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Methane Leak Lessons
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The massive methane leak in California’s Aliso canyon highlights the global side effects of the fossil fuel industry on the atmosphere.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, WEZU, and WLPR


  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Shark Fin Sales Change Kill Estimate
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Just about everybody’s seen Jaws, the hit movie about a monster shark that snacks on captains and coeds. But have you ever wondered how many sharks...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Better Tuna Fishing Methods
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Can you imagine a world without tuna? No more, "Chicken of the Sea?" Believe it or not, most tuna species have been heavily fished, some almost to ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Deficit Disorder
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Reducing Exposure to Air Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you’re stuck in traffic, here’s something you might be interested in knowing. A University of Southern California research group reports that ne...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Better Bee
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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 WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Wolves of Isle Royale
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Running with the wolves just isn't happening on upper Michigan's Isle Royale. That's because most wolves on the remote isle have advanced arthritis.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
For the Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Prairie birds of a feather flock together -- but not like they used to.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Tale of Two Heads
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Seems there are some strange critters living in water. Take for example the anglerfish with its glow-in-the-dark lantern on its forehead...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Plague on the Prairie
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The black plague once decimated human towns in Medieval Europe. Today it's hitting prairie dog towns on the grasslands of the northern Midwest.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Fertilizer Dead Zones
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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This isn’t how fertilizers are supposed to work. You’d think that more nutrients in water would be good for aquatic life. But, they’re actually con...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Pesticide Banned
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Rachel Carson warned us.In 1962, she spoke out against the use of DDT in her book Silent Spring. I wonder what she would say about carbofuran today...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pollution Connection
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Reducing Road Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you’re stuck in traffic, here’s something you might be interested in knowing. A University of Southern California research group reports that ne...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Bees Disappearing Act
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In the groovy 60s we were singing “Where have all the flowers gone?” Could a day come when we’ll sing the same about the honeybees?

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Yangtze River Dead Zone
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Global Air Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Planning
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ocean dead zones. Air and water pollution worldwide. All this bad news is enough to cause “Eco-phobia.”

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cleanup After War
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The toll that war takes on human life and property is widely known. But we don't hear much about the devastating effects war has on wildlife and wi...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping Sea Lice in Check
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Remember elementary school when the nurse checked everyone's head for lice? Now, it's fish farmers who need to keep sea lice in check.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Naval Sonar Impacting Whale Navigation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A beached whale is a heartbreaking sight. And while nobody's sure exactly why "beachings" occur, scientists have offered several theories.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dead Zones: Courtesy of Fertilizers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This isn't how fertilizers are supposed to work. You'd think that more nutrients in water would be good for aquatic life.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Elephants Going Mad
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Are elephants going crazy? They've been destroying villages, crops, and attacking -- sometimes killing -- humans. It's happening at an increasing r...

Bought by XRAY.fm and KOSU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Where Have the Aspens Gone?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The American West conjures up images of cowboys, cattle ranches, and unspoiled mountains under bright blue skies. But one icon of the west -- the a...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Where Have All the Bees Gone?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In the groovy 60s we were singing "Where have all the flowers gone?" Could a day come when we'll sing the same about the honeybees?

  • Added: Jul 01, 2008
  • Length: 01:32