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Panda Conservation

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Is there a sex-therapist in the house? Apparently, China's pandas could use some help. It seems that some of the males have lost their moves, their...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Aug 24, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Curious Creature: Elephant Shrew

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

It’s about the size of a small cat, but looks like a bizarre cross between a miniature antelope and an anteater. Give up?

Bought by KOSU

Added: Aug 24, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Beetle Juice

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The African Stenocara beetle has learned a thing or two about water conservation. Living in the Namib desert, it uses its wings to capture water va...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Aug 24, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Smarter Electric Cars

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Tomorrow’s electric cars could get smarter, thanks to artificial intelligence and…well, military tanks.

Bought by KOSU

Added: Aug 24, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

The Amazing Krill

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The old saying that "there’s power in numbers" is true! Scientists were amazed to discover that a tiny marine shrimp called “krill” may affect the ...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Aug 24, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

That Sinking Feeling

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Here’s a curious problem. What should you do with old ships, trucks, subway cars, and even military tanks? For one company, California Ships to Ree...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Aug 24, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Manatee Habitats

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Ever seen a manatee? Well, they look kind of like a tusk-less walrus -- BIG, slow, and pretty darn chunky. Makes you wonder why Christopher Columbu...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Aug 24, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Salmon Chips

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Save the Salmon -- it’s easier said than done. Efforts to restock Maine’s many rivers with Atlantic salmon have been going on for 130 years. But t...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Aug 24, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

The Better Bee

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Domestic tranquility has its place, but we all need a little walk on the wild side from time to time. And, apparently, the same goes for bees.

Bought by KOSU

Added: Aug 24, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Harvest Celebration

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

For thousands of years, people have celebrated successful harvests. And today, many celebrations are held on or near the Harvest Moon, which occur...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Jul 31, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Adobe Software’s LEED Building

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Have you ever opened a pdf file? Or used slick software like PhotoShop to manipulate images? Just a click or two with the trusty mouse, and it’s by...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Jul 31, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Air Pollution Travels

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

When it comes to air pollution, every little particulate has a green card. It can just board the next wind current and take a ride to greener pastu...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Jul 31, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Global Problem of River Dumping

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

One of every 15 people in the world relies on China’s Yangtze River, the third largest river on Earth. How big is it? Well, people used to say the ...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Jul 31, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Conservative about Conservation

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Ah, the path to a greener planet is paved with good intentions. A Yale and George Mason university study polled 1,001 American adults to determine ...

Added: Jul 31, 2011
Length: 01:30

Raising the Bar

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Have you ever been really bugged by a new ding in your car, but weeks later, you barely noticed it? We all learn to tolerate negative changes by ad...

Added: Jul 31, 2011
Length: 01:30

Defrag Nature

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Ocean dead zones. Air and water pollution worldwide. All this bad news is enough to cause “Eco-phobia.” Sadly, fragile ecosystems are disappearing ...

Added: Jul 31, 2011
Length: 01:30

We All Benefit from Biodiversity

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The business of conservation is often characterized as interfering with people’s ability to make a living. However, a study has concluded that, in ...

Added: Jul 31, 2011
Length: 01:30

Chemistry That’s Green

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Contrary to what you might think, “green chemistry” is not used to make that “gooey, drippy, oozy, cold and clammy stuff” called “Green Slime” that...

Added: Jul 30, 2011
Length: 01:30

Carbon Solution Found in Sea

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Most of us have heard that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and a major contributor to global warming. We all should ditch incandescent light bu...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Jul 30, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Habitat Corridors Not Always Coolest

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Imagine trying to get home by running across a busy freeway. Without a walkway, a stoplight or a crosswalk, it could be a dangerous adventure. Well...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Jul 30, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

More Trees Please

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

There’s no doubt about it: our environmental problems can seem too overwhelming for one person to do anything about. But even our simplest actions ...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Jul 30, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Designer Pesticides

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

What’s “bugging” farmers these days? Greenbugs and grain aphids. They're tiny insects found nearly on every continent. And they destroy about a hu...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Jul 29, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Wind Power Offshore

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

You’ve probably seen those daring para-surfers who use wind power to skip across the waves. Well, the gusts and gales that these terrestrial mammal...

Bought by KOSU and WRNC-LP