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Reversing Urban Sprawl
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Don't you love urban sprawl? Right. Thirty years ago, car-friendly developments, and the freeways to get us there, were smart planning. Today? They...

Bought by WXDU and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Pond Scum Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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To anyone who's ever gone skinny-dipping in a pond, the green stuff floating on top is really disgusting. But to Professor Dave Bayless, blue-green...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Making Connections
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The hand bone's connected to the wrist bone, the wrist bone's connected to the arm bone, and so on and so on. That was a great campfire song. Turns...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Elephant Photo ID
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Probably the last place you'd expect to see a photo I.D. would be in the wilds of India -- featuring a photo of a male Asian elephant no less. But ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nano Flakes
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The biggest power plant on earth is high in the sky -- it's the sun. But, we only get one percent of our energy from it because it typically costs ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Spying Seals
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Watch out! The shadowy world of espionage has a new agent, the elephant seal. And, they're working as spies in an ocean near you.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Plug-and-Play Solar Array
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Rooftop solar panels are finally becoming affordable, for the rest of us. Sure, a fancy array to power your whole house will still cost you 10 gran...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Bacteria Super Power
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Batman step aside! You're no match for these polluting villains. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, make the Riddler look like a saint. They're fo...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Mackerel Moving On
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Fish don't care about politics. And that's terribly inconvenient for Scotland, Denmark and Iceland, where ocean mackerel, a large migratory cousin ...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Helios House
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Watch out, Hollywood, there's a new starlet in town. It's the nation's first green gas station, called, Helios House. It's in Los Angeles -- for no...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Enzymes Lead To Bio-diesel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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"Unleaded, super unleaded, or tree fungus." It could be an option someday! Alternative fuel experts have discovered a microbial fungus from one Sou...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Zoo On Ice
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A frozen zoo...for all animals? Well, no one's making the Panamanian golden frog shiver in its terrarium. Instead, this is a unique way that the Sa...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Off The Grid
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We've all heard of individuals who go, "off the grid." You know, the folks who install solar panels or have their children ride stationary bicycles...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Is That A Mouse In Your Pocket?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Pacific pocket mouse loves the beach! Surf and sun make fabulous real estate for humans, and, these mice. And therein, lies the rub!

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Shady Behavior
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Grandma's pearls are priceless and to keep them safe, a big tree might be in order. Sure a tree is great for shade and shelter, but urban forest ec...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Beetle Juice
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - 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...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
EWaste
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There's gold in them thar -- cell phones!? 'Tis true: Precious metals such as gold, copper and silver are found in the mounds of electronic waste w...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Coolin' It
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In the summer, an air conditioner can be a necessity. However, cooling down a house can be expensive, but there are ways to reduce the cost.

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Green Independence
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Fourth of July is almost here complete with picnics and fireworks. How do you honor the red, white and blue while honoring the environment at t...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Fish Fix
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Some projects seem simple only to reveal a huge complication later on. I was hemming pants and cut one leg shorter than the other -- yeah, you get ...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Defrag Nature
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ocean dead zones. Air and water pollution worldwide. All this bad news is enough to cause "Eco-phobia." Sadly, fragile ecosystems are disappearing...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Keeping Sea Urchins In Check
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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An ecosystem is like a finely woven garment -- pull out one thread, and the entire thing might come apart. An unraveling, of sorts, happened off th...

Bought by KMXT, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSKQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Emission-Free Ride
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If your friends call you an "early adopter," you'll want to take note of MIT student Ben Gulak's way-cool emission-free vehicle. It looks like a cr...

Bought by WXPR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KKRN


  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Pizzeria Takes The LEED
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When the Moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, it's the environment! At least it is at Pizza Fusion -- a chain of gourmet pizzerias.

Bought by WXPR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KKRN


  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
A Greener Cleaner
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Soap and Detergent Association is cleaning up its act. A recent conference that included officials from the Consumer Product Safety Commission,...

Bought by WXPR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KKRN


  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3