April 2010 - 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.


22 Pieces

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Composting Doggy Doo
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A rhinestone dog collar: $35. A doggy doo composter: Priceless...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
Mysterious Vulture Deaths
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It seemed like the right thing to do at the time. In India, tens of thousands of cows die each year. In the late 1980s, India’s largely Hindu popul...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
Fish ‘n Chips
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Pass the fish and chips, please. Pardon me for eating on the radio, but I just can’t pass up the fish and chips. Neither can a lot of people it s...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Delta Decline
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - 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: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Tale of Two Heads
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Seems there are some strange critters living in water. Take for example the anglerfish with its glow-in-the-dark lantern on its forehead...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Space Age Climate Solutions
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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 ...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Last Axe
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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?

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Appalachian Wonders
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Appalachian Trail has been called “America’s footpath.” It stretches almost 2,200 miles through 14 states and eight national forests from Georg...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Great Whales Anchor Ecosystem
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water, Water -- Everywhere?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Experts say that as population and water use rise, the world's fresh water supplies are shrinking. Then why don’t we desalinate more sea water and…...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cleaner Energy in Biomass
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - 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...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Better Flooring
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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.

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Conquering the Cold
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - 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: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Logging Underwater
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If a tree at the bottom of a lake falls, does it make a sound? Either way, it doesn’t matter to lumberjacks at the Triton Logging Company.

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
White Shark Cafe
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sharks, it seems, are not unpredictable nomads. They're more like commuters: As predictable in their travels as the office carpool. And that fact c...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Energy Efficient Homes
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Does it really pay to be energy-efficient? The folks at Clarum Homes hope so. The company plans to build more than 400 “net-zero” homes over the ne...

Bought by WMNF and KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Elephant Photo ID
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Probably the last place you’d expect to see a photo I.D. would be in the wilds of India -- featuring a photo of a male Asian elephant no less.

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tracking Pandas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Giant pandas are about as cute as an animal can get -- and, just as endangered. Population estimates of pandas in the wild range from just 1,600 t...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Biodiesel Comeback
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Looking back on an argument, it’s nice when it turns out they were wrong and you were right -- and it’s tempting to say “I told you so.”

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
For the Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Prairie birds of a feather flock together -- but not like they used to.

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1