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Fuel to the Last Drop
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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“Regular, unleaded or decaf?” Coffee may keep our eyes open, but coffee grounds might, someday, fuel our cars.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ailing Acacia Tree
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In Africa, two species depend on each other for survival. But scientists are now discovering that a third species is crucial to that equation.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Beetle: Feet of Inspiration
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ever been told you have feet of clay? How about feet of a beetle? Well now you can take that one as a compliment.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bees Move Elephants Along
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you ever need to shoo a herd of elephants out of your backyard, new research suggests that you may want to unleash: the bees!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Going Bananas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know bananas might soon slip into history? That's because from Paris to Peoria, we all eat only one variety, and it's vulnerable to a fungu...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Northwest Passage Open for Shipping
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There’s now a shortcut between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, courtesy of climate change.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Hatching Hydrogen
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Engineers at Ohio State University are cracking up over a new way of separating gasses. And they've possibly created a new process to produce a cle...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Year of the Cat
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Deep in a Borneo rainforest, a mysterious catlike creature pads across the jungle floor. It has dark red fur, a bushy tail, and could be the first ...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Saving with Solar
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You don’t have to an eco-activist to switch to solar power anymore. Just a savvy consumer.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Saving Real-life Furbys
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember Furbys? Those toy robots with big eyes and ears? Well they're back, but this version doesn't take batteries, because it's the real-life eq...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Microbial Fuel Cells
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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How now, brown cow? With digestive fluid you say? Along with some hay? That’s how researchers are generating electricity at the University of Ohio ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wild Grasslands Do Best
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Which is better? A picture perfect golf course, or a wild and wooly prairie? Well, when it comes to ecosystem health, the more native plants -- the...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Roads and Health
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The shape of our cities might be determining...the shape of our bodies.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
“CDA” Saves Fuel, Cuts Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Is there an environmentally friendly way to land airplanes? There is.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Earthworm Gold
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Earthworms rate pretty low on the “cuddly” scale for most people, but they do something exceedingly well: They eat all kinds of trash and turn it i...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Seattle Targets Zero Waste
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In Seattle, everyone composts their kitchen scraps. They do it because city laws prohibit food waste from heading to landfills.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Extreme Urban Makeover
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - 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...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
National Parking Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What if we traded asphalt jungles for grass-phalt jungles? That's happening. One September day each year, on National Park(ing) Day.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Boy Genius Makes Good
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's good to know that tomorrow's scientists are solving environmental problems today. Meet Daniel Burd from Waterloo, Canada.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Nose that Knows
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What's furry, barks, and sniffs out rare species like a Sherlock Holmes? Yep -- it's a dog! As it turns out, man's best friend knows a bear or a b...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Golden Frog of Supata
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A newly discovered frog in the remote mountains of Colombia has scientists hopping. Not only can they lay claim to its discovery, but they've also ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
More Rice, Please
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - 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.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
I Sing the Fan Belt Electric
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Getting better gas mileage for the ride doesn’t have to mean hydrogen fuel cells, or a fancy hybrid. One solution already exists right under the hood!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Checkup for Leopards
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Veterinarians made a house call on the world’s rarest cat recently to give it a high-tech medical examination. It was one of thirty Amur leopards b...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Pond Diversity Lost After Drought
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When rain refills a dried out pond, life soon returns to normal. Frogs croak, algae grows and dragonflies dart back and forth. But that’s only part...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2