June 2012 - 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.


21 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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A shark that strolls along coral on its fins. A shrimp with enough muscle and speed to shatter the glass in an aquarium. These and 48 other never-b...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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The old saying that "there’s power in numbers" is true! Scientists were amazed to discover that a tiny marine shrimp called “krill” may affect the ...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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Save the Salmon -- it’s easier said than done. Efforts to restock Maine’s many rivers with Atlantic salmon have been going on for 130 years. But t...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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Ever seen a manatee? Well, they look kind of like a tusk-less walrus -- BIG, slow, and pretty darn chunky. Makes you wonder why Christopher Columbu...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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The decomposition of tiny sea animals and plants that died hundreds of thousands of years ago created enormous natural gas deposits under the seafl...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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Most of us have heard that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and a major contributor to global warming. We all should ditch incandescent light bu...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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Have you ever opened a pdf file? Or used slick software like PhotoShop to manipulate images? Just a click or two with the trusty mouse, and it’s by...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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Shakespeare called it “a precious stone set in the silver sea.” Can you name the country?

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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With all the pressure these days to develop desirable land, the wide, open spaces don’t stay that way without help.

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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A beached whale is a heartbreaking sight. And while nobody’s sure exactly why “beachings” occur, scientists have offered several theories.

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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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...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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We’ve all heard of “homeland security.” But what’s “biosecurity”?

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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The forests of America face double jeopardy these days. First, there’s pressure to harvest wood from native forests -- even forests that provide ha...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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They sighted him wandering through the Bavarian Alps, and the German media named him “Petzi” -- the first brown bear known to roam through super-po...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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Well, it’s back to the future again. Farmers are turning to “companion planting,” an agricultural trick that Native Americans came up with centurie...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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Wait! Stop! What’s that you’re throwing away? Each year, Americans dump nearly 180 million tons of trash into landfills according to the Environmen...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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Have you ever been really bugged by a new ding in your car, but weeks later, you barely noticed it? We all learn to tolerate negative changes by ad...

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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Some folks would like to have a galaxy named after them. Others, like Jeff Goddard, are honored with a sea slug.

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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Replacing your floor with wood? Sounds very, well, natural. But, could your wood floor be destroying forests? Well it could, but, it doesn’t have to.

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
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Ocean dead zones. Air and water pollution worldwide. All this bad news is enough to cause “Eco-phobia.”

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  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
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