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Climate Change Threatens Siberian Permafrost
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Siberian permafrost - a sub-Arctic peat bog about the size of France and Germany - is chock full of carbon that's trapped in its frozen soils. ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Developing Hydrogen Power
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Every so often you hear a story about hydrogen power - water being turned into fuel using electricity. It sounds futuristic, but in the state of M...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
"Bright" Worms Live Longer
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Why do we grow old and die? Most scientists cite genetics, environmental factors, and chance. Shane Rea, a scientist at the University of Colorado,...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Alaska Model Produces Sustainable Yields
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Many of the world's fisheries and marine ecosystems are in trouble from overfishing and high "bycatch" - the accidental killing of millions of mari...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tiny Flies Combat Invsive Fire Ants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fire ants may be small insects, but their sting packs a wallop. They arrived in the U.S. from South America in the early 1900s, and have spread to ...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
Wind Power's Explosive Growth
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Wind is the world's fastest-growing energy source, with an average annual growth rate of 29 percent over the last 10 years. Wind-driven turbines co...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Citizen Scientists Help Preserve Wetlands
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The volunteer stewards also participate in scientific projects. Working with biologists and other scientists, the volunteers gather seeds for genet...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
Jelly Critter Reducing Atmospheric CO2
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Small but mighty is one way to describe the organism called "salp." A report in the journal Deep Sea Research suggests that salp, along with the ti...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
Pollution Affects Polar Bears
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Miles of pure, white snow stretching for as far as the eye can see. That's how many people imagine the North Pole - a place you wouldn't think of a...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Up the Creek!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Have you ever wanted to help "green up" your town, but the project seemed too daunting? This inspiring story is about how a handful of folks in Tac...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
It's Not Easy, Being "Chemically Green"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Toilet bowl cleaner, cough medicine, and rubber duckies have something in common: they're all made with chemicals. In fact, most of today?s product...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bowling for Rhinos
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
"Bowling for Rhinos?" Who came up with that idea? But believe it or not, American bowlers have raised more than two million dollars to protect cri...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
Using Markets to Combat Climate Change
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Many economists - and some environmentalists - see greed as the potential engine of an environmental revolution.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Subsidizing the Sun
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Solar power's been around for a long time, and while it's gotten some government support, it's never enjoyed the huge subsidies that fossil fuels h...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wyoming Rainmakers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Here's a "rain dance" worth following. It's called cloud seeding, and it's been around for decades. Millions of dollars are spent each year on clou...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Polar Bears: Branding Global Warming
From: Nathanael Johnson
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Bear as symbol vs. bear in person

Bought by PRX to iTunes, New Hampshire Public Radio, WFUV, Aspen Public Radio, and WYSO


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 5
RN Documentary: Taming the Salt Monster
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The great swathes of the Western Australian wheatbelt were created a century ago when 1000 acres of bush were burned a day and the land became the ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KUER, WRPI, KXOT Public Radio, WYSO and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 6
The "Whole Foods" Effect
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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How does a Grocery Chain pick it's urban locations and what are the economic effects of such a choice?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
LA's Community Gardens
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Neighborhood Gardens in Urban Los Angeles

  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 03:43
Great Pumpkins
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Pumpkin Growing Contest in Massachusetts

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, and KOOP


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 3
Sex and Voices
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Is a deeper voice more "attractive?"

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
Kids on the Farm
From: WFUV
Series: Notes from the Farm
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Farmer Cindy Jones talks about how growing up on a farm has affected her kids.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2006
  • Length: 03:34
A Loyal Helper
From: WFUV
Series: Notes from the Farm
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Farmer Cindy Jones tells us about her weekly helper.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2006
  • Length: 03:23
Are Your Favorite Medicinal Herbs Endangered?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A lot of medicines are derived from plants. And today, the growing popularity of traditional medicine has many of us using herbs to prevent and tre...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
ROVs Provide New Information about Marine Life
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A technology that's used for offshore drilling is benefiting marine biologists worldwide.

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3

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