March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie

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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Tiger Conservation Population Model
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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It may not be plain to see “we’ve got a tiger by the tail” -- as the song Buck Owens made popular insists. But we do seem to have ’em right where ...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
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Pond Recovery Study
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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When rain refills a dried out pond, life soon returns to normal. Frogs croak, algae grows and dragonflies dart back and forth. But Jonathan Chase o...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Reducing Exposure to Air Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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If you’re stuck in traffic, here’s something you might be interested in knowing. A University of Southern California research group reports that ne...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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The Wrong Fish
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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It’s another conservation success? Maybe not. The greenback cutthroat trout was declared extinct in 1937, but a few populations were found in Color...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Coral and Symbiodinium
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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In recent years, scientists have watched in dismay as large parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have died off. Fortunately, they’re beginning t...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Nature at Home
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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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. Many peo...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Pyrolysis with Benefits
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Let’s hear it for “agrichar”! Why?

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Speedy Songbirds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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If you think songbird songs are wonderfully complex, you’re going to find this story simply amazing. Until recently, researchers knew little about ...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Coral Bank
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Mary Hagedorn, a marine biologist with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, is banking on the future of coral. Literally.

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Stover Fuel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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When it comes to discovering sources of renewable energy, Penn State engineering professor Bruce Logan is outstanding in his field. A corn field, ...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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For the Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Birds of a feather flock together -- but not like they used to. That's the finding of Kimberly With, a biology professor at Kansas State University...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Muscle Power
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Jet propulsion doesn't always make you fast...Take, for example, the Antarctic scallop. These bivalve mollusks shouldn't even be able to move. Yet ...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Chemistry That’s Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Contrary to what you might think, “green chemistry” is not used to make that “gooey, drippy, oozy, cold and clammy stuff” called “Green Slime” that...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Corridors for Salamanders
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Why did the salamander cross the road? The same reason that would motivate most creatures: To have sex, of course.

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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“Crispy Noodle” Chemistry
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Crispy noodles: They're tasty, and…fuel-efficient! That is, if someday we're driving hydrogen-fueled cars.

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Prairie Tallgrass Biofuel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Prairie tallgrass may soon make an electrifying comeback. Long considered one of the earth's most endangered ecosystems, today, prairie grass -- es...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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New Plastics from Old Paint
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Have you ever bathed in paint? Canary yellow or baby blue? Well of course you haven’t! But almost three million Americans could have last year, sin...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Smarter Electric Cars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Tomorrow’s electric cars could get smarter, thanks to artificial intelligence and…well, military tanks.

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Beef on the Menu
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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Some environmentalists have a beef with beef. And that’s reasonable. Cows provide burgers, boots and milk, yet consume substantial resources and c...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
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Low Carb Diet
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Serie
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A low “carb” diet: Good for us, and good for the planet. No, not carbohydrates but low carbon, as in eating foods that minimally impact our planet’...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2