Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Produced by Pat Maxwell

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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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LEDs Bright Future
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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What do you get when you cross folk art with photonic technology? A very bright idea.

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Underwater Powerhouse
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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We burn a lot of fossil fuels, and many of us would like to curb our dependence on foreign oil. Ocean tides and crashing waves could be at least a ...

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Surfer Good Guys
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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Here's one of the "good guys" of conservation -- The Surfrider Foundation.

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The Amazing Earthrace
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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While most scientists agree the rate of climate change is setting new records, a boat created to call attention to it attempted to set a record of ...

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Shark Fin Sales Change Kill Estimate
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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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...

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Bacteria Biosensors
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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The crashing surf, gleaming sunshine and warm beaches make coastlines look like...well, a relaxing place. But for the creatures that live there, it...

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Recycling Housewives
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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Who's more environmentally responsible? Seniors? Young Adults? Men? Women?

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Cleanup After War
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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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...

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Bottled vs. Tap
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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American's have been hitting the bottle a lot lately -- to the tune of 9 billion gallons of water in 2007.

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Rediscovered Okapi
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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Sometimes good old Mother Nature seems a bit mixed up. For example, the rare okapi looks like an unlikely cross between a giraffe and a zebra. It w...

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Ancient Fish Bones Lending Insight
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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To prepare for climate change, sometimes it's good to get down to the bare bones. Fish bones, that is.

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Gassing Up The Greenhouse
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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It's like a breath of fresh...carbon dioxide? Okay, so that's what you'd be breathing...if you were a plant.

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Old Species Need Trees
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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You know the saying "you can't teach an old dog new tricks?" Well, looks like it holds true for long-established species coping with deforestation.

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Russia's Salmon Plan
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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The Russian government is trying to protect its Kamchatka peninsula, one of Earth's last salmon strongholds.

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Lost World Found
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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"Pygmy possum" and "giant rat." They sound like rock groups, but no! These are two mammals new to science found recently in a pristine jungle in th...

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LEEDing in Green Construction
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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In 2005, Washington became the first state in the nation to require that all new publicly-funded schools, colleges, offices, and even prisons meet ...

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Got Fleas?
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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To get rid of fleas, there may be an alternative to poison...

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Africa's Lost Crops
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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Sometimes you don't have to look far to find a solution. While 300 million people in Africa suffer from hunger and malnutrition, the most popular ...

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Fly the Environmentally Friendly Skies
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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Ever wonder what jet fuel is made of? So do scientists from four universities working on a $7.5 million project funded by the Air Force and an airc...

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Creature Feature: Not a Shrew
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From Pat Maxwell
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It's about the size of a small cat, but looks like a bizarre cross between a miniature antelope and an anteater. Give up?

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