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Coolin' It
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In the summer, an air conditioner can be a necessity. However, cooling down a house can be expensive, but there are ways to reduce the cost.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Place for DDT
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For many who are environmentally-minded, the mere mention of DDT sets them on edge. After all, it disrupted ecosystems around the globe crashing bi...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Where’s the Beef?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Economist Nathan Fiala of the University of California at Irvine has a beef…about beef. Specifically, he's concerned about the impact producing bee...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rich as Dirt
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There was a time when a compost heap was far from mainstream. I mean, growing your food in decomposing garbage? No way! Well, the times they are a ...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Reaper
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Have you ever thought of using your loved ones as compost? Uh, I’d better explain…

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Root and Tillage
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Farmers, start your vacations. Because after crops come in, you can leave the debris where it is and let microbes do the rest. By feeding on the le...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Turtles
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Marine scientists recently launched a pilot study to track the elusive loggerhead turtle. Even though loggerheads are the most common sea turtle in...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Forest Floor Junk
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Pick up your toys! That’s what mom used to say… So why not do the same in a forest? After a company logs an area, they ought to pick up after thems...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tuna Tagging
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Hello, Bluefin Tuna. Tag, you’re it! No, you’re really it -- you are among the last of a species that once thrived throughout the Atlantic.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Up a Tree With CO2
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you’re looking for nature to somehow save us from global warming, don’t bank on trees. They’re doing the best that they can

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dust Bowl Survivor
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The droughts that can lead to dust storms are part of the historical landscape. In fact, severe dry spells are common on the Great Plains, and tre...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pachyderms: Pint Sized Surprise
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Today’s creature feature is on a petite pachyderm that has dark gray to reddish brown skin and abundant hair that is finer and softer than a “norma...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
What’s in a Suriname?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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And now a good news, bad news, good news story. First, the first good news. Surveys conducted recently identified 24 unknown species as well as 27 ...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Roofs
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember Carole King’s song, “Up on the Roof”? Well, nowadays, escaping to the roof is taking on a whole new dimension with a phenomenon called “gr...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Callendar Effect, Affects Change
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Wouldn’t it be great to have a freeway named after you, a galaxy -- or, maybe a complex formula for calculating carbon dioxide’s effect on climate ...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Parking Lots
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There’s a move to put the "park" back in parking lots! Several universities have explored the idea, testing pavements that absorbs water but keeps ...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Of Pirates and Scientists
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Tales of pirates and plunder have inspired more than a few Hollywood epics. Did you catch the summer block buster with Johnny Depp? But, believe it...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Healthier Cities
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The shape of our cities might be determining...the shape of our bodies.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tailpipe Carbon Recycling
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Imagine a conventional, gas-powered car, with no carbon emissions. I mean, absolutely zero. In the cartoon world, the only way to do that was a ban...

  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
The Car Wash
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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That classic American pastime, washing the family car, might soon get washed down the drain. Some communities struggling with water pollution, and ...

  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Encyclopedia of Life
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Book of Life: That book in heaven with the list of names? Well, biologists on earth have started their own version.

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  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lava Flows are for the Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Raising endangered birds...on a volcano? It has benefits -- or, so says Alan Lieberman, head of the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center, perched on Ha...

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  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Zoo on Ice
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A frozen zoo...for all animals? Well, no one’s making the Panamanian golden frog shiver in its terrarium. Instead, this is a unique way that the Sa...

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  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Off the Grid
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We've all heard of individuals who go, "off the grid." You know, the folks who install solar panels or have their children ride stationary bicycles...

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  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water Rights
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Water conservationists might learn a thing or two from the oil industry. That’s right! Groundwater experts at the University of Oregon say that mil...

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  • Added: May 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1