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December 17th, 2006

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Fish farming - also known as aquaculture - helps to keep fish stocks up and prevent over-fishing. But fish farms are usually located in shallow wat...

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Climate Change Threatens Siberian Permafrost

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The Siberian permafrost - a sub-Arctic peat bog about the size of France and Germany - is chock full of carbon that's trapped in its frozen soils. ...

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Developing Hydrogen Power

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Every so often you hear a story about hydrogen power - water being turned into fuel using electricity. It sounds futuristic, but in the state of M...

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

"Bright" Worms Live Longer

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Why do we grow old and die? Most scientists cite genetics, environmental factors, and chance. Shane Rea, a scientist at the University of Colorado,...

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 2

Alaska Model Produces Sustainable Yields

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Many of the world's fisheries and marine ecosystems are in trouble from overfishing and high "bycatch" - the accidental killing of millions of mari...

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Tiny Flies Combat Invsive Fire Ants

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Fire ants may be small insects, but their sting packs a wallop. They arrived in the U.S. from South America in the early 1900s, and have spread to ...

Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30

Wind Power's Explosive Growth

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Wind is the world's fastest-growing energy source, with an average annual growth rate of 29 percent over the last 10 years. Wind-driven turbines co...

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Citizen Scientists Help Preserve Wetlands

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The volunteer stewards also participate in scientific projects. Working with biologists and other scientists, the volunteers gather seeds for genet...

Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30

Jelly Critter Reducing Atmospheric CO2

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Small but mighty is one way to describe the organism called "salp." A report in the journal Deep Sea Research suggests that salp, along with the ti...

Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30

Pollution Affects Polar Bears

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Miles of pure, white snow stretching for as far as the eye can see. That's how many people imagine the North Pole - a place you wouldn't think of a...

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Up the Creek!

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Have you ever wanted to help "green up" your town, but the project seemed too daunting? This inspiring story is about how a handful of folks in Tac...

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

It's Not Easy, Being "Chemically Green"

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Toilet bowl cleaner, cough medicine, and rubber duckies have something in common: they're all made with chemicals. In fact, most of today?s product...

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Mussels May Yield Medically Useful Glue

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Here's a story that?ll stick with you! We're talking about sticky stuff - glue - and the mussels that make it.

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Bowling for Rhinos

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

"Bowling for Rhinos?" Who came up with that idea? But believe it or not, American bowlers have raised more than two million dollars to protect cri...

Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30

Using Markets to Combat Climate Change

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Many economists - and some environmentalists - see greed as the potential engine of an environmental revolution.

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Subsidizing the Sun

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Solar power's been around for a long time, and while it's gotten some government support, it's never enjoyed the huge subsidies that fossil fuels h...

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Added: Dec 17, 2006
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Wyoming Rainmakers

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Here's a "rain dance" worth following. It's called cloud seeding, and it's been around for decades. Millions of dollars are spent each year on clou...

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