February 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.


20 Pieces

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Green Toilets In New York City
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In New York City, at one public park, people may soon come for the tennis but stay for the toilets. That's because designs for new bathrooms at Riv...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Boat Made Of Plastic Bottles
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Call it a message in 12,500 bottles. Reclaimed plastic bottles, that is, used to build Plastiki, an ocean-going catamaran that crossed the Pacific,...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, WXDU, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Global Problem Of River Dumping
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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One of every 15 people in the world relies on China's Yangtze River, the third largest river on Earth. How big is it? Well, people used to say the ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KSKQ


  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Designer Pesticides
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What's "bugging" farmers these days? Greenbugs and grain aphids. They're tiny insects found nearly on every continent. And they destroy about 100 m...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Wind Power Offshore
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You've probably seen those daring para-surfers who use wind power to skip across the waves. Well, the gusts and gales that these terrestrial mammal...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Place For DDT
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For many who are environmentally-minded, the mere mention of DDT sets them on edge. After all, it disrupted ecosystems around the globe crashing bi...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rich As Dirt
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There was a time when a compost heap was far from mainstream. I mean, growing your food in decomposing garbage? No way!

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Russian Tigers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know that a century ago about 100,000 Siberian tigers roamed across Asia? Today? There are barely 3,000. So call it good news that China an...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Forest Floor Junk
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Pick up your toys! That's what mom used to say...So why not do the same in a forest? After a company logs an area, they ought to pick up after them...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Of Pirates And Scientists
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Tales of pirates and plunder have inspired more than a few Hollywood epics. Did you catch the summer block buster with Johnny Depp? But, believe it...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Digging To Live
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Plants and animal are going extinct at least 100 times faster than in the past, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water Footprint
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It turns out that the milk that goes with the 'breakfast of champions' is less environmentally friendly than a pint of beer...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Jan 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Helium Atom
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Oh no! We're running out of helium! Soon, we won't be able to talk like this anymore! If you didn't know, helium gas is used for serious purposes, ...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Jan 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cacti Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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While cacti can really stick it to us, the plight of the giant saguaro is nothing to poke fun at. With their arm-like branches, saguaro are the tra...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Jan 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lighting With Passive Light
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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How many environmentalists does it take to screw in a passive light bulb? None! And that's the beauty of it...

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Hot Spring Discovery
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Maybe there's hope for troublemakers. Some creatures thrive in hot water...

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Earthworms Cleanup Capitol Waste
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - 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: They eat all kinds of trash and turn it i...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Jan 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Philippines Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Birds of a feather flock together -- supposedly. But sometimes very similar birds can be from wholly different regions and are actually a flock all...

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Grass To Biogas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - 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 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Eco-Friendly Tanning
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2014 - 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...

Bought by KSKQ


  • Added: Jan 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1