October 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

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
More Power to Cattle
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Attention feed lot operators. Panda Energy International in Hereford, Texas, wants your manure.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Frog Pond Success
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Frogs are symbols of good luck, especially in Asia -- win the lottery, get that job, find a husband -- life is better with a frog charm in your po...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Oil Eaters
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Considering all the animals trapped in the Los Angeles La Brea Tar Pits, you’d think the gas it’s belching up is caused by something that it ate.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water Use
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know it takes over 132 gallons of water to make a tortilla? No doubt, more than you thought.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Better Light
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We recently aired a story about Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs -- called CFLs -- which were described as environmentally friendly alternatives to ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Gecko Connection
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Island life evolves in isolation, and complex relationships develop that can make island ecosystems especially dependent on niche species.

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Algae to the Rescue
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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On top of everything else ailing Mother Earth these days, apparently she’s got gas. Lots of it.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Batteries Powered by Sugar
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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i-Pods powered by Kool-Aid? Yep. They might be just around the corner -- no kidding!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Grass Defends Turf Naturally
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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“Get out of my space -- or else!” Most people don’t know it, but some plants go to extremes to defend their turf.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Monitoring Carbon
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Catch the news and weather at 10 tonight along with the day’s carbon report. Carbon report? That’s right.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
XptA1: Nature’s Pesticide
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Mother Nature doesn't fly a crop-duster -- she doesn't need to. A research team at the University of Warwick, England, recently discovered a natura...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Carbon Storage in Mangroves
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Mangrove trees are simply amazing, in a sci-fi kind of way. They live in perhaps the most hostile plant environment imaginable.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Invasion of Monster Toads
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Now playing in Australia: Invasion of the Monster Toads! Today’s story began back in the 1930s when Australia’s sugar-cane farmers had a problem.

Bought by Prairie Public and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
San Francisco's City Hall Chooses Green Vendors
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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San Francisco, a lovely progressive earth-conscious city by the Bay, is coming out with a new web site listing products that meet the city’s strict...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Banking on Seeds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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I don’t know if Santa Claus ever collected seeds, but one of his neighbors sure does. About 200 miles from the North Pole, the United States is bui...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Mapping Elephant DNA
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Over the years, treasure maps have been of such interest that the Library of Congress devoted a volume to them! Now, a new kind of map is proving t...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cave Habitats
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Nature builds neighborhoods in the most interesting places. Caves, for example, are pretty spectacular neighborhoods.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Future for Taz
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes the devil makes for good company -- at least that's what they think in Tasmania.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Logging Underwater
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - 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.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bacteria Super Power
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Batman step aside! You're no match for these polluting villains.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1