October 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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Fishy Smell (Don't ask, don't smell)
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When our noses are plugged, we sound stuffy and have trouble breathing. For fish, stuffy noses have life and death consequences.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Listening for Elephants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Even if you don't want to talk about the proverbial "elephant in the room," you could at least count the number roaming around wild. Or so you'd t...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Retired Tires On the Road Again
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Old tires. Mountains of rubber. What's happening with them these days?

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Fields of Clean Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When it comes to discovering sources of renewable energy, Penn State engineering professor Bruce Logan is outstanding in his field. A corn field, ...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Shrinking Cod
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For followers of fish facts: Even though cod populations are increasing, they're still seeing less fish.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
"Seals" in the Amazon
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Get in and get out! It works for the Navy Seals. So why not do the same with a crack team of scientists?

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Natural Pesticide
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Mother Nature doesn't fly a crop-duster -- she doesn't need to. A research team at the University of Warwick, England, recently discovered a natura...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Cleaning up in the Market and the Environment
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When the government wants to control pollution, it usually imposes regulations on polluters. Then it enforces those regulations - at least in theor...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caves Disappearing
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Nature builds neighborhoods in the most interesting places. Caves, for example, are pretty spectacular neighborhoods.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Cockroaches are Cool - Get Over It
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's safe to say almost everybody hates cockroaches, but...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
A Haven for Tasmanian Devils
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes the devil makes for good company -- at least that's what they think in Tasmania.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Monster Toads in Australia
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Now playing in Australia: Invasion of the Monster Toads!

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Defensive Plants May Reduce Herbicide Use
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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"Get out of my space - or else!" Most people don't know it, but some plants go to extremes to defend their turf.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Whale Music
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here's a question for you. What musical artist holds the record for the largest single pressing in the history of the business? Michael Jackson? So...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
High-Tech Salmon
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Save the Salmon - it's easier said than done. But today, sophisticated science is being used to preserve their genetic diversity.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Burial
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There's a bounty on carbon dioxide molecules these days. And for good reason. Too much C02 can create global trouble by trapping heat in our planet...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
No Free Plastic
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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No free plastic! That's IKEA's position. The Swedish retailer charges customers five cents for every plastic bag they use.

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
DNA Maps Could Save Elephant
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A genetic map could help save the endangered African elephant.

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 2
How About Some Whale Watching?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Whales are probably worth more alive than dead, so why is the worldwide moratorium on commerical whaling under siege?

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:19
  • Purchases: 2
Deep-Freeze Vault Will Preserve Seeds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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I don't know if Santa Claus ever collected seeds, but one of his neighbors sure does...

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 2