August 2014 - 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
Worms To The Rescue
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Businessman Tom Herlihy has 8 million employees -- 8 million, hungry, little red worms, that is. And keeping this work-force fed is a full-time job.

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Golden Rule: Recycle
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Who's more environmentally responsible? Seniors? Young Adults? Men? Women? When it comes to recycling glass at least, a recent study conducted by r...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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The New Power Suit
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Power Suit is back. Yep. Thanks to scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. But goodbye polyester: These suits use molecular-sized ...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Gecko Robot
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If imitation is really the sincerest form of flattery, Mother Nature must love today's story. Geckos -- those friendly little animated creatures th...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Bright Ideas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In the race to energy efficiency it looks like CFLs, or compact florescent lightbulbs, are slowly gaining on traditional incandescents. But, there'...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Shark Photo ID
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Smile, whale shark, you're on candid camera -- the high seas version. Whale sharks are truly impressive creatures, growing up to 66 feet long and w...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pacific Fisher Update
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's stocky and dark brown with a long bushy tail, and fur softer than a mink's. Meet the Pacific Fisher. This handsome, otter-like critter related...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Earth Friendly Resort
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Welcome to Isla Earth. Or should I say, Aloha? It turns out that one of the world's top Earth Friendly getaways is the Mauna Lani Resort on the Koh...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Climate Change And Fish Bones
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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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  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Humboldt Invasion
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You've heard about following your bliss. Well, here's a creature that's simply following dinner.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tracking Pandas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Giant pandas are about as cute as an animal can get -- and, just as endangered. Population estimates of pandas in the wild range from just 1,600 to...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Reversing Urban Sprawl
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Don't you love urban sprawl? Right. Thirty years ago, car-friendly developments, and the freeways to get us there, were smart planning. Today? They...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Pond Scum Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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To anyone who's ever gone skinny-dipping in a pond, the green stuff floating on top is really disgusting. But to Professor Dave Bayless, blue-green...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
International Coastal Cleanup Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It all began with one woman walking along the beach of South Padre Island in Texas. Appalled at the amount of trash she saw, Linda Maraniss felt co...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Making Connections
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The hand bone's connected to the wrist bone, the wrist bone's connected to the arm bone, and so on and so on. That was a great campfire song. Turns...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Elephant Photo ID
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Probably the last place you'd expect to see a photo I.D. would be in the wilds of India -- featuring a photo of a male Asian elephant no less. But ...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Nano Flakes
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The biggest power plant on earth is high in the sky -- it's the sun. But, we only get one percent of our energy from it because it typically costs ...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Spying Seals
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Watch out! The shadowy world of espionage has a new agent, the elephant seal. And, they're working as spies in an ocean near you.

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Plug-and-Play Solar Array
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Rooftop solar panels are finally becoming affordable, for the rest of us. Sure, a fancy array to power your whole house will still cost you 10 gran...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Habitat Change Difficult
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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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  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1