April 2011 - 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.


21 Pieces

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Coffee Grinds Make Biodiesel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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“Regular, unleaded or decaf?” Coffee may keep our eyes open, but coffee grounds might, someday, fuel our cars.

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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What Killed the Lions of Tanzania?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Are climate extremes killing lions in Africa? A team of biologists believe it's likely a significant factor.

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
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Ecosystem Health Built on Three Unlikely Species
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In Africa, two species depend on each other for survival. But scientists are now discovering that a third species is crucial to that equation.

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Beetle Feet Inspire Technology
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ever been told you have feet of clay? How about feet of a beetle? Well now you can take that one as a compliment.

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Fishy Naming Leads to Reduced Fish Populations
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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How about a nice piece of Pacific Red Snapper. The truth is, you can't have one.

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Endangered Banana
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know bananas might soon slip into history? That's because from Paris to Peoria, we all eat only one variety, and it's vulnerable to a fungu...

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
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Reproducing the White Rhino
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo who breed white rhinoceroses are finding themselves, well, on the horns of a dilemma. Their female white rhinos ...

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Edible School
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In two New Orleans schools, the favorite course is...lunch! But, not for the reason you might think.

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
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Indonesia’s Pygmy Tarsier
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember Furbys? Those toy robots with big eyes and ears? Well they're back, but this version doesn't take batteries, because it's the real-life eq...

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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Environmentally Friendly Public Buildings
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What is green and gold and read all over? Give up? It’s Southern California’s Santa Monica Public Library. Allow me to explain.

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
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Waves of Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Interest in developing new sources of renewable energy is on the rise, and scientists at Florida Atlantic University are going with the flow.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Mystery Cat
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Deep in a Borneo rainforest, a mysterious catlike creature pads across the jungle floor. It has dark red fur, a bushy tail, and could be the first ...

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Buzzing Bees Move Elephants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you ever need to shoo a herd of elephants out of your backyard, new research suggests that you may want to unleash: the bees!

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
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How Invasive Fish Travel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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By 1999 the Round Goby, a harmless-looking little bug-eyed fish from the Black Sea, was found in all five of the Great Lakes. And it was wreaking h...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
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Great Lakes Invaded by Goby
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In April of 1990, biologist David Jude pulled a little bug-eyed fish from the Saint Claire River near Detroit. It was a Round Goby. Immediately, al...

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Ice Melts Create New Shipping Passage
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There’s now a shortcut between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, courtesy of climate change...

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Hydrogen and Egg Shells
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Engineers at Ohio State University are cracking up over a new way of separating gasses. And they've possibly created a new process to produce a cle...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
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Low Carb Diet
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A low “carb” diet: Good for us, and good for the planet. No, not carbohydrates but low carbon, as in eating foods that minimally impact our planet’...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
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Health and Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
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Lighting with Passive Light
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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How many environmentalists does it take to screw in a passive light bulb? None! And that’s the beauty of it.

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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