January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Series produced by Catalina Island Conservancy

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Fun, entertaining, science-based radio show exploring critical issues regarding our natural world.

Isla Earth, a production of the Catalina Island Conservancy, is a
radio series exploring environmental issues of local, national,
and global importance. Our mission is to increase ecological awareness, deepen understanding, and encourage environmentally sustainable choices.


23 Pieces

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Nature Selects for Diversity in Rainforests
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Scientists studied seven plots of rainforest in Borneo, Malaysia, India, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Thailand. They took a complete census of all the ...

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Putting Invasive Species to Work
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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First, pollution and over-harvesting caused the population of Puget Sound oysters to plummet. And then, a new sea creature came to town! The "arche...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
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Protecting Wildlife in Afghanistan
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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From the rubble of post-war Afghanistan, a movement is emerging to protect the county's spectacular wildlife.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
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Car Sharing Gets a Green Light
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Car sharing is catching on in cities across the country. Today, about 92,000 people belong to car-sharing services like Zipcar and Flexcar.

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A Zebra Mussel's Trojan Horse
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's an invasive little mollusk that's costing the U.S. billions. Its name? The Zebra mussel.

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Sea Star Blooms Endanger Coral
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A predator is threatening the coral. It's a huge sea star known as the Crown-of-Thorns, which usually lives in a natural balance with the coral. My...

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New Technology for Cleaner Fish Farms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Fish farming - also known as aquaculture - helps to keep fish stocks up and prevent over-fishing. But fish farms are usually located in shallow wat...

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Climate Change Threatens Siberian Permafrost
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Siberian permafrost - a sub-Arctic peat bog about the size of France and Germany - is chock full of carbon that's trapped in its frozen soils. ...

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Developing Hydrogen Power
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Every so often you hear a story about hydrogen power - water being turned into fuel using electricity. It sounds futuristic, but in the state of M...

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"Bright" Worms Live Longer
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Why do we grow old and die? Most scientists cite genetics, environmental factors, and chance. Shane Rea, a scientist at the University of Colorado,...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
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Alaska Model Produces Sustainable Yields
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Many of the world's fisheries and marine ecosystems are in trouble from overfishing and high "bycatch" - the accidental killing of millions of mari...

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Tiny Flies Combat Invsive Fire Ants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Fire ants may be small insects, but their sting packs a wallop. They arrived in the U.S. from South America in the early 1900s, and have spread to ...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
Wind Power's Explosive Growth
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Wind is the world's fastest-growing energy source, with an average annual growth rate of 29 percent over the last 10 years. Wind-driven turbines co...

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Citizen Scientists Help Preserve Wetlands
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The volunteer stewards also participate in scientific projects. Working with biologists and other scientists, the volunteers gather seeds for genet...

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  • Length: 01:30
Jelly Critter Reducing Atmospheric CO2
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Small but mighty is one way to describe the organism called "salp." A report in the journal Deep Sea Research suggests that salp, along with the ti...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
Pollution Affects Polar Bears
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Miles of pure, white snow stretching for as far as the eye can see. That's how many people imagine the North Pole - a place you wouldn't think of a...

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Up the Creek!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Have you ever wanted to help "green up" your town, but the project seemed too daunting? This inspiring story is about how a handful of folks in Tac...

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It's Not Easy, Being "Chemically Green"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Toilet bowl cleaner, cough medicine, and rubber duckies have something in common: they're all made with chemicals. In fact, most of today?s product...

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Mussels May Yield Medically Useful Glue
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here's a story that?ll stick with you! We're talking about sticky stuff - glue - and the mussels that make it.

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Bowling for Rhinos
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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"Bowling for Rhinos?" Who came up with that idea? But believe it or not, American bowlers have raised more than two million dollars to protect cri...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30