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Dust Bowl Survivor
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sunday, April 14th, 1935, mid-afternoon: A monstrous black dust cloud quickly forms over southwest Kansas -- and within minutes, people were runnin...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Bird Friendly Turbines
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Wind turbines are a great source for alternative energy. They're less great, however, for birds.

Bought by KMXT and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Pachyderms: Pint Sized Surprise
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Today's creature feature is on a petite pachyderm that has dark gray to reddish brown skin and abundant hair that is finer and softer than a "norma...

Bought by KMXT and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
What’s In A Suriname?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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And now a good news, bad news, good news story. First, the first good news.

Bought by KMXT and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Green Roofs
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember Carole King's song, "Up on the Roof"? You know...When this old world starts a getting me down, And people are just too much for me to face...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New Tool May Help Save Endangered Plants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Unless you like plants, you might find them rather boring. After all, they don't seem to do much. And, they're not cute and cuddly. But in fact, th...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Callendar Effect, Affects Change
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Wouldn't it be great to have a freeway named after you, a galaxy - or, maybe a complex formula for calculating carbon dioxide's effect on climate c...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Biodegradable Car
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Henry Ford had the right idea. Back in the early 1940s, he developed the world's first "bio-car." Actually, it was a prototype displayed once at a ...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
More Power To Cattle
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Attention feed lot operators. Panda Energy International in Hereford, Texas, wants your manure. But only the good stuff.

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Patent For Better Insulation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There's a fungus among us that could become a more environmentally-friendly way to weatherize your home, or business. Eben Bayer, a recent graduate...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Take Home Box
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here's a home that's truly "outside the box" -- or inside, depending on where you stand. They're made out of recycled steel shipping containers. Ye...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
RBI Highlights Conservation Needs
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Get in and get out! It works for the Navy Seals. So why not do the same with a crack team of scientists?

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Autumn Colors Fading
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Changing seasons in New England is well, second nature. But a change in the look of the season is a change that has folks concerned.

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Provides Clues for Survival
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Believe it or not, sometimes, it’s a good idea to be “as cold as ice.” Take, for example, the arctic ground squirrel. He's a creature that knows a ...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Drinking Ocean Water
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Experts say that as population and water use rise, the world's fresh water supplies are shrinking. Then why don’t we desalinate more sea water and…...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Natural Security
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Nature has a few tricks up her sleeve that can teach us a thing or two about national security. Raphael Sagarin, editor of "Natural Security: A Da...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and WXDU


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Bugs Have Ears
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Not to bug you with extra noise, but … a rainforest katydid is like you and me in one way. It’s the one bug we know of that hears with a mammal-li...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rice Growers Go Dry
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - 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: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Up a Tree With CO2
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you’re looking for nature to somehow save us from global warming, don’t bank on trees. They’re doing the best that they can.

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Where the Buffalo Roam
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Home, home on the range only covers 20 percent of what it used to. That’s worldwide, according to a new study from the World Wildlife Fund. Human e...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Citizen Scientists Watch Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Bird watching can be pretty intense. Some birdwatchers travel deep into the Amazon to spy the exquisite Quetzal, or battle surf off the coast of th...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Class Students Dig
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ever wanted to go organic in your garden, but didn’t know how? Well, students in East Palo Alto, California, are learning. In fact, they really di...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Harvest Celebration
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For thousands of years, people have celebrated successful harvests. And today, many celebrations are held on or near the Harvest Moon, which occur...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Team Tracking Slower Species Emergence
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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French poet Paul Valery wrote, “the trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.” He might’ve been onto something. Accordin...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New Tool May Help Save Endangered Plants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Unless you like plants, you might find them rather boring. After all, they don’t seem to do much. And, they’re not cute and cuddly. But in fact, th...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1