October 2010 - 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

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Growing a Better Spud
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Americans love potatoes. Fried, baked, steamed, boiled, and broiled. On average, each of us scarfs up about 140 pounds of this delectable tuber a y...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A world without honeybees? That won't happen, if scientists solve the mystery of honeybees abandoning their hives.

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nature at Home
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Some 60 million American households now keep at least one pet. Most favor cats or dogs, though the ranks of exotic pet owners are growing.

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wind Powers Up National Grid
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Chicago may be the Windy City, but California may become the wind-powered state. That’s thanks to the Tehachapi Renewal Transmission Project.

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Eco Tourism in Madagascar
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Looking for an environmentally conscious vacation that’s out of the way? Try Madagascar. It’s a California-sized island off the east coast of Afric...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Update on Sumatran Tigers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It’s tough to be a Sumatran Tiger these days. This beautiful creature is listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservatio...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Children’s Theatre Goes Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Kermit the Frog always said, “It’s not easy being green.” But like him, another group of actors has discovered it can be popular. Especially with c...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Alex: The Talking Grey Parrot
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Alex was hatched without fanfare in 1976. But when he died in 2007, he was one of the most famous talking grey parrots on the planet. The reason? ...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Brazil’s Sweet Deal for Ethanol
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The ethanol experts are at it again. Scientists in Brazil have found a way to boost biofuel production that’s naturally more attractive.

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Saving the Iberian Lynx
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Scientists in Spain have found the missing lynx. But to be perfectly honest, they didn’t know they were missing.

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Argo Monitors Ocean Temperatures
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Between rampant pollution and climate change, scientists say our oceans are ailing. But in order to correctly diagnose it, they’ve concluded they ...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Twist on Wind Turbine More Efficient
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Together with Sandia National Labs, engineers from Knight and Carver of San Diego have added a new twist to wind turbines used for generating elect...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wild Horse Habitat Shrinking
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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He was smart and really funny. And as a TV personality, Mr. Ed the talking horse was a big hit in the 1960’s. Of course, horses can’t talk. Though,...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Ice Cream Factory Goes Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There’s nothing like ice cream on a sweltering summer day. And it doesn’t much matter whether it’s in a cone, a shake, a sundae, or a banana split....

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Wetlands Helped by Hurricanes
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Are hurricanes good for anything? Maybe. Katrina and Rita devastated hundreds of square miles in the Louisiana and Mississippi lowlands. But it tur...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Tiger Conservation Uses Business Model
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Tiger, tiger burning bright / In the forests of the night... Okay, so that poetic image is to a business spreadsheet what a peacock’s tail is to a ...

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  • Added: Sep 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Saving Alaska’s Coral Gardens
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Vibrantly colored fish darting among bright-red bubblegum coral. That’s what scientists saw when they discovered cold-water coral gardens in the Gu...

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  • Added: Sep 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Biophilia: For Your Sanity
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Gnarls Barkley’s award winning song “Crazy” starts off with the lyrics, “I remember when I lost my mind.” Perhaps you can relate. But noted entomol...

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  • Added: Sep 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Air Pollution Travels
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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: Sep 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Real Value of Beavers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Beavers are pretty amazing builders. They craft dams more than 2000 feet long and transform mountain creeks into sizeable ponds. The ponds become v...

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  • Added: Sep 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1