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Saving Seeds: Svalbard
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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I don’t know if Santa Claus ever collected seeds, but one of his neighbors sure does.

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
The New Power Suit
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Power Suit is back. Yep. Thanks to scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Elephant DNA Maps
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Over the years, treasure maps have been of such interest that the Library of Congress devoted a volume to them! Now, a new kind of map is proving t...

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Down With Carbon
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There’s a bounty on carbon dioxide molecules these days. And for good reason.

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Tuning Into Elephant Sounds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Even if you don’t want to talk about the proverbial “elephant in the room,” you could at least count the number roaming around wild. Or so you’d t...

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Rubber Road
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Old tires. Mountains of rubber. What’s happening to them these days?

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Credit the Environment
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When the government wants to control pollution, it usually imposes regulations on polluters. Then it enforces those regulations -- at least in theory.

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Solar Cell Breakthrough?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - 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...

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Energy Fields
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When it comes to discovering sources of renewable energy, Penn State engineering professor Bruce Logan is outstanding in his field. A corn field, ...

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Solar Cell Sets a New World Record
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here’s something that probably won’t be in the Guinness Book of World Records. But maybe it should be since it could impact more people than anyth...

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green at Home and Abroad
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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Leaving a green home, staying in a hotel and being green.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
We All Benefit from Biodiversity
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The business of conservation -- preserving and protecting an ecosystem and all of the plants and animals in it -- is often characterized as interfe...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cleaning Up PCB
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - 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.

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Advantages of Hibernation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Believe it or not, sometimes, it’s a good idea to be “as cold as ice.”

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Beetle Inspired Water Technologies
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The African Stenocara beetle has learned a thing or two about water conservation.

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
I.D. for Elephants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - 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 ...

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Recycle Faucet Water
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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How to be an Everyday Enviromentalist.

  • Added: Nov 26, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Urban Farming
From: Tom Niemisto
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Urban farming for sustainable food sources

  • Added: Nov 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:45
Migration Interrupted
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Since the early 1990s, wildlife researchers with Operation Migration have been using ultralight aircraft to literally teach endangered birds a new ...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Parrot Fish on the Menu
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The parrot fish with its colorful, multi-patterned designs and parrot-like beak is credited with being the sandmaker of the sea -- perfectly suited...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Trailer Treasure
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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One architecture professor is giving trailer parks a good name. Michael Berk of Mississippi State University has developed award-winning mobile hom...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Holy Batfish!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Holy algae, batfish, we need you to clean up that reef! When researchers wanted to know what fish on Australia's Great Barrier Reef was best at rem...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Creative Climate Solutions
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Are you worried about global warming? Well, here's an idea. How about rocketing one trillion miniature umbrellas into orbit somewhere between us ...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Other Side of DDT
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For many who are environmentally-minded, the mere mention of DDT sets them on edge. Yet, like so many environmental issues, there is another side.

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Last Tree Standing
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
You know, I'd like to meet the person who cut down the last palm tree on Easter Island. What were they thinking?

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

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