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The Biological Car
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Henry Ford had the right idea. Back in the early 1940, he developed the world's first "bio-car."

Bought by WEPS


  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Mushrooms for Insulation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There's a fungus among us that could become a more environmentally-friendly way to weatherize your home, or business.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Ships and Whales Don?t Mix
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Canadian Defense Department recently tested a robotic submarine that detects the presence of whales and transmits a warning to stay out of thei...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 1
Pass the Gas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On top of everything else ailing Mother Earth these days, apparently she's got gas. Lots of it.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Batteries That Run on Sugar
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
i-Pods powered by Kool-Aid? They might be just around the corner.

Bought by KMXT and WEPS


  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
TODAY'S GREEN MINUTE - "In The Billions"
From: Jim Parks
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A daily one-minute news feature about the greening of America

  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 01:00
TODAY'S GREEN MINUTE - "Greener Glue"
From: Jim Parks
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A daily one-minute news feature about the greening of America

  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 01:00
Listening for Elephants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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...

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Retired Tires On the Road Again
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Old tires. Mountains of rubber. What's happening with them these days?

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Fields of Clean Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
When it comes to discovering sources of renewable energy, Penn State engineering professor Bruce Logan is outstanding in his field. A corn field, ...

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Natural Pesticide
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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 KMXT and KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Monster Toads in Australia
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Now playing in Australia: Invasion of the Monster Toads!

Bought by KMXT and KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
High-Tech Salmon
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Save the Salmon - it's easier said than done. But today, sophisticated science is being used to preserve their genetic diversity.

Bought by KMXT and KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Burial
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There's a bounty on carbon dioxide molecules these days. And for good reason. Too much C02 can create global trouble by trapping heat in our planet...

Bought by KMXT and KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Deep-Freeze Vault Will Preserve Seeds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
I don't know if Santa Claus ever collected seeds, but one of his neighbors sure does...

Bought by KMXT and KUAC


  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 2
Paint River
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Have you ever bathed in paint? Canary yellow or baby blue? Well of course you haven't! But almost three million Americans could have...

Bought by KMXT and KUAC


  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:24
  • Purchases: 2
More Sediment for Wetlands
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The forested wetlands of Louisiana have inspired Hollywood movie scenes ever since the 'talkies.' But the Cypress swamps and floating marshes of Ba...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Choosing "Net-Zero"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Does it really pay to be energy-efficient? The folks at Clarum Homes hope so.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Reservoir Logging: a Green Wood
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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 KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
PCB Possible Cleanup Solution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Batman step aside! You're no match for these polluting villains. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, make the Riddler look like a saint.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Who's the Biggest Polluter?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the biggest polluter of them all? Is it the company with the biggest smoke-stacks? Or, as a recent study suggests...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
African Stenocara Beetle Inspires Technology
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Biomass Fuel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New Shrimp Nets Reduce Bycatch
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
From Dehli to Dallas, and places in between, just about everybody loves shrimp - but at what cost?

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Where the Buffalo Roam
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Once upon a time in the West, there were 30 million American bison. Now, around Yellowstone National Park, there are only 3900-but that's up from j...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32