July 2008 - 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.
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We may be able to get drinking water from treated sewage -- and water shortages could eventually force us to rely on this option.
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- Added: Jun 30, 2008
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The Fourth of July is almost here complete with picnics and fireworks. How do you honor the red, white and blue while honoring the environment at t...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
We've all heard of "homeland security." But what's "biosecurity"?
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
It may not be plain to see "we've got a tiger by the tail" -- as the song Buck Owens made popular insists. But we do seem to have 'em right where ...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Car companies say that flex-fuel vehicles reduce our dependence on foreign oil. But how do they measure up where the rubber meets the road?
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
What to do you get after you empty a barrel of fermented beer or whiskey? Besides a hangover, that is...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
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Maybe there's hope for troublemakers. Some creatures thrive in hot water...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
While hydrogen is being touted as the environmentally friendly fuel of the future, a pair of Penn State engineers believe the future may be closer ...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Face it. We're energy junkies -- and our fix is getting more expensive.
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
As eco-friendly furniture makes the transition from small specialty shops to mass market merchandisers, one thing is becoming clear. Green comes in...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Ever seen a manatee? Well, they look kind of like a tusk-less walrus -- BIG, slow, and pretty darn chunky.
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Dutch researcher Jos Meeuwen would like to put in a plug for energy self-sufficiency. In fact, he'd like to put in a plug for everyone in his count...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
In 1966, Thomas Brock of Indiana University discovered life forms that thrive in the near-boiling temperatures of Yellowstone's hot springs and gey...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
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The forests of America face double jeopardy these days, both pressure to harvest wood from native forests and invasive species taking over those na...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
We've all heard of the goose that laid the golden eggs. And we know what happened to her...But what about golden bacteria?
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Businessman Tom Herlihy has eight million employees -- eight million, hungry, little red worms, that is.
- Added: Jul 01, 2008
- Length: 01:32
The old saying that "there's power in numbers" is true! Scientists were amazed to discover that a tiny marine shrimp called "krill" may affect the ...
- Added: Jul 01, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Alternative fuels are more environmentally friendly than petroleum products, right?
- Added: Jul 01, 2008
- Length: 01:32
A shark that strolls along coral on its fins. A shrimp with enough muscle and speed to shatter the glass in an aquarium. These and 48 other never-b...
- Added: Jul 01, 2008
- Length: 01:32
There are plans underway to eliminate waste in our nation's park -- one cup at a time.
- Added: Jul 01, 2008
- Length: 01:32
