November 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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Dogs Help with Conservation Study
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What's furry, barks, and sniffs out rare species like a Sherlock Holmes? Yep -- it's a dog! As it turns out, man's best friend knows a bear or a b...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Rice Growers Go Dry
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know rice doesn’t need to grow in water? In fact, the main reason for rice paddies is to prevent weeds.

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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New Technology for Cheetah Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Cheetahs are fast, but time is catching up with them. Their numbers are dwindling due to a small gene pool that makes these graceful Big Cats vulne...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Saving Energy on Street Lights
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Already declared the third smartest city in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, Ann Arbor, Michigan recently had another bright idea.

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Bale House
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Why build a house when you can grow one? So says sustainable building designers at Britain's University of Bath. They recently created a home from ...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Challenges in Amur Leopard Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Veterinarians made a house call on the world’s rarest cat recently to give it a high-tech medical examination. It was one of thirty Amur leopards b...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Reducing Exposure to Air Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you’re stuck in traffic, here’s something you might be interested in knowing. A University of Southern California research group reports that ne...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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The Wrong Fish
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It’s another conservation success? Maybe not.

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Fish Numbers Drop
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Why can’t members of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization sleep at night? They’re counting fish instead of sheep.

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Coral Reefs Winning Seaweed Turf War
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When you think of Hollywood bad guys -- say, the Joker in Batman -- they’re ‘bad to the bone.’ They try to take over the town, seize its good citiz...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Coral and Symbiodinium
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - 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. Fortunately, they’re beginning t...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Endangered Bengal Florican
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Cambodia's endangered "whispering bird," the Bengal Florican, now has a whisper...of hope!

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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New Frog Discovery
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A newly discovered frog in the remote mountains of Colombia has scientists hopping. Not only can they lay claim to its discovery, but they've also ...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Electric Fans For Cars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Getting better gas mileage for the ride doesn’t have to mean hydrogen fuel cells, or a fancy hybrid. One solution already exists right under the ho...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Fire and Climate Change
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We live on a flammable planet! Consider our forests: Vegetation that dries out seasonally. And our atmosphere? Oxygen! Add lightening strikes, volc...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Better Tuna Fishing Methods
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Can you imagine a world without tuna? No more, "Chicken of the Sea?" Believe it or not, most tuna species have been heavily fished, some almost to ...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:31
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Conservation Union Environmental Impact Reporting
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Not satisfied to just talk the talk, the World Conservation Union is planning to walk the walk when it comes to its own environmental impact.

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Creating A Better Commute
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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These days, Americans are driving three times as many miles per capita as they did in 1980. Not only are longer commutes driving us crazy, they’re...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Protecting the Puffin
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - 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.

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Prairie Tallgrass Biofuel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Prairie tallgrass may soon make an electrifying comeback. Long considered one of the earth's most endangered ecosystems, today, prairie grass -- es...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30