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Zap The Trash
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here’s a conundrum. What do you do with three thousand tons of smelly garbage a day? Could you just, well, vaporize it?!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Paint Plastics
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Futures for Future Species
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Can a stock market tool save a species?

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Where Are The Caves?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Nature builds neighborhoods in the most interesting places. Caves, for example, are pretty spectacular neighborhoods.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Saving Taz
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes the devil makes for good company -- at least that's what they think in Tasmania.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Hope Floats (and it’s Slimy!)
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - 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...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Cod Downsizing
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Followers of fish facts -- especially North Atlantic Cod enthusiasts -- are doing a double-take these days.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Salmon Microchip
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Save the Salmon -- it’s easier said than done.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Save Energy -- Shower with Someone!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We all know divorce can be painful for those involved. And now, researchers at the University of Michigan have determined that divorce also hurts t...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Kelp Forest Health
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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An ecosystem is like a finely woven garment -- pull out one thread, and the entire thing might come apart. An unraveling, of sorts, happened off th...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Alien Mussels Muscling In
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Alien mussels are muscling their way into our waterways. And like unwelcome guests, once the move in, they’re almost impossible to move out!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Saving Money and Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Does it really pay to be energy-efficient? The folks at Clarum Homes hope so.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Cleaning Up PCB
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Batman step aside! You're no match for these polluting villains. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, make the Riddler look like a saint.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Advantages of Hibernation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Believe it or not, sometimes, it’s a good idea to be “as cold as ice.”

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
First Place Polluter
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the biggest polluter of them all?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tough Times for Pandas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Giant pandas are about as cute as an animal can get -- and, just as endangered.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New Fuel From Old Sources
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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So, what's so great about fossil fuels, anyway? Well the truth is, they burn easily, so they're handy for powering internal combustion engines or e...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Doggy Doo Do
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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So what should you do with your doggie's doo? Your dog Fido probably wishes you'd just leave it in the yard -- let the world know that somebody imp...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Recycled for Good
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For some people, "used" is a four-letter word. They must have the latest goodies. "Pre-owned" just won't do. Paying brand-new prices buys brand-new...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: Ben Taylor
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Ben Taylor resisted becoming a musician for a lot of reasons, beginning with the pressure of his lineage. Taylor is the son of James Taylor and Ca...

Bought by WGDR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
Bayou Buildup
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The forested wetlands of Louisiana have inspired Hollywood movie scenes ever since the 'talkies.' But the Cypress swamps and floating marshes of Ba...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Harvest Celebration
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For thousands of years, people have celebrated successful harvests. And today, many celebrations are held on or near the Harvest Moon, which occur...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
What to Do with Doggy Doo
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A rhinestone dog collar: $35. A doggy doo composter: Priceless...At least that's what Sharon Slack of Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture thinks...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Other Side of DDT
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For many who are environmentally-minded, the mere mention of DDT sets them on edge. Yet, like so many environmental issues, there is another side.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Last Tree Standing
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You know, I'd like to meet the person who cut down the last palm tree on Easter Island. What were they thinking?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1