February 2011 - 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.


20 Pieces

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City Aims to Reduce Refuse to Landfill
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In Seattle, everyone composts their kitchen scraps. They do it because city laws prohibit food waste from heading to landfills.

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Reversing Urban Sprawl
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - 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: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Polar Bear Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Animated Polar Bears are the cutest creatures. Remember the commercial with the adorable Polar Bear drinking a soda? In the real world though, Pola...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Giant Panda Earthquake
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Turns out few things are worse for giant pandas than giant earthquakes. So say Chinese conservationists...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
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Bring Your Own Lunch, Greener
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When is a good time to get a kid interested in reducing waste? As early as possible! And, if you pack your child’s school lunch, try getting them s...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
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A Greener Cleaner
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Soap and Detergent Association is cleaning up its act. They recently provided industry leaders with information about the latest – and greenest...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Grass to Biogas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In 1900, America used 80 million acres of grassland to feed the 30 million or so horses and mules pulling America’s wagons, buggies, and carriages....

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Dissolving Golf Balls
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Golf balls away, my boys, golf balls away...For sailors at sea, seems there’s nothing more relaxing than hitting a few golf balls off the deck of a...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Better Packaging
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's difficult to imagine these days, with hermetically sealed food products everywhere, but there was a time when soda crackers were purchased out...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
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Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here’s a question for you aspiring ornithologists out there. Why does the Spoon-billed Sandpiper have a spoon-shaped bill?

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Workforce of Earthworms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Earthworms rate pretty low on the “cuddly” scale for most people, but they do something exceedingly well...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Eco-Friendly Tanning
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Scientists in India have developed a way to save energy called “reverse tanning.” No, they’re not talking about unplugging tanning beds to make peo...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
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Cleaning Up A Toxic Waste Site
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It took ten years, but one of the country’s worst toxic waste sites is clean.

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
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Clean Energy Investments on the Rise
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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No question. The year 2008 zapped the world's financial markets. But among the news of these general economic woes came a surprise: Investments in ...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Giving Land to Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Things are going to the birds. Land that is. In the form of 1,500 land trusts in the U.S. that protect bird habitats.

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Mauritius’ Endangered Parakeet
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Like its name, the Echo Parakeet is bouncing back. And the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation couldn’t be happier.

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Endangered Bivalves
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Although less "charismatic" than whales, the Monkeyface, Threehorn Wartyback, and Pink Heelsplitter, deserve our attention too!

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Grasslands Ecosystems Best Left Wild
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Which is better? A picture perfect golf course, or a wild and wooly prairie?

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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King Crabs Go Deep
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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No crab wants to land in hot water. And scientists are now discovering how true that is.

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Energy From Barnyard Waste
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Forget Chicken Little’s paranoid delusions about the sky falling. With chicken litter, we really do have a problem.

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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