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Dust Bowl Survivor
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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: Dec 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Conservation Landscaping
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Did the sun burn a hole in your wallet this past summer? It certainly did for some folks. You see, it takes plenty of water to keep a yard beautif...

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  • Added: Dec 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Forest Floor Junk
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Pick up your toys! That's what mom used to say... So why not do the same in a forest? After a company logs an area, they ought to pick up after the...

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  • Added: Dec 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Up a Tree With CO2
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
If you're looking for nature to somehow save us from global warming, don't bank on trees.

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  • Added: Dec 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 1
Tuna Tagging
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hello, Bluefin Tuna. Tag, you're it! You are among the last of a species that once thrived throughout the Atlantic.

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  • Added: Dec 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Banned from the Beach
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Before you pack up the family and head out for some sand, surf and sun, there's something you might want to consider. Your favorite beach may be cl...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 01:11
  • Purchases: 1
Save the Butterflies
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Fritillaries are frittering away!

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 1
Harry Potter Fodder
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fans say Harry Potter novels are magical...In fact, according to the non-profit group, Green Press Initiative, the latest installment, "Harry Potte...

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 1
Algae Biodiesel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fill 'er up with: Algae 100 - you know, the gas that's made from those golden brown or green plants growing along our coasts...

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Virus Used to Track Cougar Movements
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Viruses don't win many popularity contests. But a virus is helping wildlife biologists protect one of nature's fiercest and most elegant animals.

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Turtle Connection
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sea turtles have been around for more than a hundred million years, so you'd have to call them survivors. But sea turtles may have met their match...

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Desalination for Water
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Desalination may not be the best solution for providing water.

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2007
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 1
A Brief History of Mistletoe
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Dallying under the Mistletoe during the holiday season is an ancient tradition among lovers young and old. But, the green sprig, tied with a red b...

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2007
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 1
Pygmy Roos
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Deep in the heart of Indonesia's Papuan rain forest lives a rare pygmy kangaroo...

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:16
  • Purchases: 2
Gardeners Unite!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
According to a recent report , the earth's temperature could rise up to seven and a half degrees before the end of the century.

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:24
  • Purchases: 2
Houses Made from Shipping Containers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Here's a home that's truly "outside the box?" - or inside, depending on where you stand.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Grizzly Come-back
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In 1975, the federal government declared the Grizzly bear an endangered species. But the Grizzly is making a come-back.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Gorillas in the Mist
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Reduced to a population of just three hundred in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the number of mountain gorillas has increased to three hun...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:26
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?

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  • 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...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Cleaning up in the Market and the Environment
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
When the government wants to control pollution, it usually imposes regulations on polluters. Then it enforces those regulations - at least in theor...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caves Disappearing
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nature builds neighborhoods in the most interesting places. Caves, for example, are pretty spectacular neighborhoods.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
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...

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
No Free Plastic
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
No free plastic! That's IKEA's position. The Swedish retailer charges customers five cents for every plastic bag they use.

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
How About Some Whale Watching?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Whales are probably worth more alive than dead, so why is the worldwide moratorium on commerical whaling under siege?

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 01:19
  • Purchases: 2