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Windmills Underwater
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We burn a lot of fossil fuels, and many of us would like to curb our dependence on foreign oil. Ocean tides and crashing waves could be at least a ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
“Good Onya, Oz”
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Think you know how to conserve water? Not like Australia, mate, it's in its worst drought on record. Some toddlers Down Under don't even know what ...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Solar Cell Sets a New World Record
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here’s something that probably won’t be in the Guinness Book of World Records. But maybe it should be since it could impact more people than anyth...

Bought by KMXT and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Smart Fridges
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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f you’re looking to save energy and cold, hard cash, check out the fridge.

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  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Corntainers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What’s better than a glass of cold milk? How about a glass of cold organic milk from a biodegradable bottle.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ben Neill: Mutantrumpet Ninja
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Ben Neill is the sole player of an instrument called the mutantrumpet. It has three different bells, two sets of valves, a mini-trombone slide and ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wind Power at Sea
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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As oil prices rise and supplies decline, interest in wind energy is soaring. But finding sites for wind farms hasn’t been a breeze.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Fuel to the Last Drop
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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“Regular, unleaded or decaf?” Coffee may keep our eyes open, but coffee grounds might, someday, fuel our cars.

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Beetle: Feet of Inspiration
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ever been told you have feet of clay? How about feet of a beetle? Well now you can take that one as a compliment.

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Hatching Hydrogen
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Engineers at Ohio State University are cracking up over a new way of separating gasses. And they've possibly created a new process to produce a cle...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Saving with Solar
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You don’t have to an eco-activist to switch to solar power anymore. Just a savvy consumer.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Microbial Fuel Cells
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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How now, brown cow? With digestive fluid you say? Along with some hay? That’s how researchers are generating electricity at the University of Ohio ...

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Roads and Health
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The shape of our cities might be determining...the shape of our bodies.

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
“CDA” Saves Fuel, Cuts Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Is there an environmentally friendly way to land airplanes? There is.

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Earthworm Gold
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - 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...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Extreme Urban Makeover
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - 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...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Boy Genius Makes Good
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's good to know that tomorrow's scientists are solving environmental problems today. Meet Daniel Burd from Waterloo, Canada.

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  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
I Sing the Fan Belt Electric
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Getting better gas mileage for the ride doesn’t have to mean hydrogen fuel cells, or a fancy hybrid. One solution already exists right under the hood!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Checkup for Leopards
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Veterinarians made a house call on the world’s rarest cat recently to give it a high-tech medical examination. It was one of thirty Amur leopards b...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Tailpipe Carbon Recycling
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Imagine a conventional, gas-powered car, with no carbon emissions. I mean, absolutely zero.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Smart Grid
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Dutch researcher Jos Meeuwen would like to put in a plug for energy self-sufficiency. Why?

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Corporate Trash
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Is it ‘hip,’ or ‘cool,’ to be environmentally sustainable? That's a question that some of the biggest companies are asking about the world's most p...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Zoo on Ice
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A frozen zoo...for all animals? Well, no one’s making the Panamanian golden frog shiver in its terrarium. Instead, this is a unique way that the Sa...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Monitoring Sea Temperatures
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2009 - 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 ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Universal Design In Japan
From: Ross Chambless
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In Japan Universal Design is often being heard through talking machines and appliances.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 15, 2009
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1