September 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.


22 Pieces

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Eavesdropping on Elephants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Even if you don’t want to talk about the proverbial “elephant in the room,” you could at least count the number roaming around wild. Or so you’d t...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
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Rubber Hits the Road
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Old tires. Mountains of rubber. What’s happening with to them these days? Well, in Pennsylvania, they’re hitting the road!

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Powered By The Sun
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Now here’s a ride Little Miss Sunshine and her eccentric family would have appreciated. Think sixties hippie culture meets Star Trek, and you end u...

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Doggie Doo
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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So what should you do with your doggie's doo? Your dog Fido probably wishes you’d just leave it in the yard -- let the world know that somebody imp...

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Mysterious Vulture Deaths
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - 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...

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Bats Deliver Seeds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The world’s rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate. But conservationists have a new trick that may help restore them. All it takes is so...

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Ocean Sinks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Our oceans have had their fill of carbon dioxide! So says a significant new study from Columbia University. It reports that oceans no longer absor...

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The Little Cod
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Followers of fish facts -- especially North Atlantic Cod enthusiasts -- are doing a double-take these days.

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Off-put by Offsets
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Carbon offsets are setting off controversy. Here’s the gig: Airplane travelers, commuters or anyone generating carbon emissions, can pay a fee to b...

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Delta Decline
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - 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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Finding Food in Africa
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes you don’t have to look far to find a solution. While 300 million people in Africa suffer from hunger and malnutrition, the most popular ...

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Ice Cream Factory Goes Green
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There’s nothing like ice cream on a sweltering summer day. And it doesn’t much matter whether it’s in a cone, a shake, a sundae, or a banana split....

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Gone Fishing, Again
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Is Carl Safina up to something fishy? You see, Carl is a prominent marine ecologist and the prize-winning author of three books. He’s passionate a...

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Panda Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Is there a sex-therapist in the house? Apparently, China's pandas could use some help. It seems that some of the males have lost their moves, their...

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Curious Creature: Elephant Shrew
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It’s about the size of a small cat, but looks like a bizarre cross between a miniature antelope and an anteater. Give up?

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Beetle Juice
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The African Stenocara beetle has learned a thing or two about water conservation. Living in the Namib desert, it uses its wings to capture water va...

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Smarter Electric Cars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Tomorrow’s electric cars could get smarter, thanks to artificial intelligence and…well, military tanks.

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The Amazing Krill
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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 ...

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That Sinking Feeling
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here’s a curious problem. What should you do with old ships, trucks, subway cars, and even military tanks? For one company, California Ships to Ree...

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Manatee Habitats
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ever seen a manatee? Well, they look kind of like a tusk-less walrus -- BIG, slow, and pretty darn chunky. Makes you wonder why Christopher Columbu...

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