August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

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.


23 Pieces

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Have you ever been really bugged by a new ding in your car, but weeks later, you barely noticed it? We all learn to tolerate negative changes by ad...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
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"Thermal depolymerization." No, it's not a code word for 'global warming.' But it IS a big buzz in alternative energy circles.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Replacing your floor with wood? Sounds very, well, natural. But, could your wood floor be destroying forests? Well it could, but, it doesn't have to.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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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...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Ocean dead zones. Air and water pollution worldwide. All this bad news is enough to cause "Eco-phobia."

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Here's some good news for Japan's landfills. Piles of scrapped cars are becoming a thing of the past.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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The toll that war takes on human life and property is widely known. But we don't hear much about the devastating effects war has on wildlife and wi...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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The Appalachian Trail has been called "America's footpath." Today, scientists are taking a closer look at the Appalachian Trail, seeing it as a bar...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Is there a sex-therapist in the house? Apparently, China's pandas could use some help.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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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 ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Here's one of the "good guys" of conservation - The Surfrider Foundation ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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The crashing surf, gleaming sunshine and warm beaches make coastlines look like...well, a relaxing place. But for the creatures that live there, it...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Cod - the delicious white fish that provides the counterpart to the chips -- is so popular that wild stocks have been severely depleted.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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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...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Are you worried about global warming? Well, here's an idea. How about rocketing one trillion miniature umbrellas into orbit somewhere between us ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:23
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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?

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
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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.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
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Is Carl Safina up to something fishy? A prominent marine ecologist who is passionate about the sea, and making sure that we don't overfish it, has...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:24
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Just about everybody's seen Jaws, the hit movie about a monster shark that snacks on captains and coeds. But have you ever wondered how many sharks...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:06
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While telecommunications can keep us informed, the towers needed can pose a problem to birds.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:23