December 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Series produced by Catalina Island Conservancy
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
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These days, Americans are driving three times as many miles per capita as they did in 1980. Not only are longer commutes driving us crazy, they’re...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
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 ...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:31
Getting better gas mileage for the ride doesn’t have to mean hydrogen fuel cells, or a fancy hybrid. One solution already exists right under the hood!
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
The road to a sustainable future could soon be paved with green concrete. Okay, not as enchanting as a road paved with gold. But since some 27,000 ...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
A newly discovered frog in the remote mountains of Colombia has scientists hopping. Not only can they lay claim to its discovery, but they've also ...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Cambodia's endangered "whispering bird," the Bengal florican, now has a whisper…of hope!
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
An umbrella is a handy thing to have around during a down pour. Likewise, an umbrella species protects other plants and animals that live in their ...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Why can’t members of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization sleep at night? They’re counting fish instead of sheep.
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Dallying under the Mistletoe during the holiday season is an ancient tradition among lovers young and old. But, the green sprig, tied with a red bo...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Veterinarians made a house call on the world’s rarest cat recently to give it a high-tech medical examination.
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Already declared the third smartest city in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, Ann Arbor, Michigan recently had another bright idea. They decided to repl...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Cheetahs are fast, but time is catching up with them. Their numbers are dwindling due to a small gene pool that makes these graceful Big Cats vulne...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Researchers from the College of Forestry at Oregon State University recently received a Presidential citation for developing an environmentally fri...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Nearly 828 million people live in what the United Nations calls “slums.” In some cases, these are temporary “tent” cities that crop up after natura...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
San Francisco’s Project Open Hand is in a lot of hot water these days. About 170,000 gallons a year, to be exact. And it’s heated by clean, non-po...
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
To get rid of fleas, there may be an alternative to poison, and that’s a simple vacuum cleaner.
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Here’s a question for you aspiring ornithologists out there. Why does the Spoon-billed Sandpiper have a spoon-shaped bill? Give up?
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
It took ten years, but one of the country’s worst toxic waste sites is clean.
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Like its name, the Echo Parakeet is bouncing back. And the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation couldn’t be happier.
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
Although less "charismatic" than whales, the Monkeyface, Threehorn Wartyback, and Pink Heelsplitter, deserve our attention too!
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 01:30
