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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...

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Added: Dec 24, 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!

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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.

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  • 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.”

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  • 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.

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  • 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
Bayou Buildup
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The forested wetlands of Louisiana have inspired Hollywood movie scenes ever since the 'talkies.' But the Cypress swamps and floating marshes of Ba...

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  • 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.

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Africa's Lost Crops
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes you don't have to look far to find a solution. While 300 million people in Africa suffer from hunger and malnutrition, the most popular ...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wind Power Offshore
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - 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: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Kelp Forest Health
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The seas off the West Coast of the United States are thick with giant kelp that grows up to 120 feet tall. Kelp is home to all kinds of sea life, a...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Naval Sonar Impacting Whale Navigation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A beached whale is a heartbreaking sight. And while nobody's sure exactly why "beachings" occur, scientists have offered several theories.

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Invasive "Biosecurity" Threat
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We've all heard of "homeland security." But what's "biosecurity"?

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Seeds Escape Test Plots
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It started off routinely enough -- at least in this day and age of genetic engineering and other laboratory efforts to "improve" upon nature.

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Carbon Sink Into the Sea
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Most of us have heard that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and a major contributor to global warming...is there a way to capture the carbon bef...

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:26
After a Drought, Ponds All Sing Same Chorus
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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...that's only pa...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Saving the Wrong Fish?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's another conservation success? Maybe not.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Life and Death on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In recent years, scientists have watched in dismay as large parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef have died off.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Got Corn?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2008 - 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.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:25
Puffin Stuff
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Saving the puffins is a tough job. But folks in Maine miss the colorful little birds resembling miniature penguins that can fly.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Which came first? The hydrogen or the egg?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2008 - 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: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Mussel Development
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Although less "charismatic" than whales, the Monkeyface, Threehorn Wartyback, and Pink Heelsplitter, deserve our attention too!

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Chicken Litter
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Forget Chicken Little's paranoid delusions about the sky falling. With chicken litter, we really do have a problem.

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1