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A Place for DDT
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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For many who are environmentally-minded, the mere mention of DDT sets them on edge. After all, it disrupted ecosystems around the globe crashing bi...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
Golden Rule: Recycle
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Who’s more environmentally responsible? Seniors? Young Adults? Men? Women?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Better Water
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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American’s have been hitting the bottle a lot lately – to the tune of 9 billion gallons of water in 2007.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Into The Woods
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Georgette Kanach loves to hunt, fish, hike, and do almost any activity that involves being out in the woods. It’s the place where she grew up, and ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 3
Delivering Local Food in Winter
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Idaho's Bounty Crew, Credit: Paulette Phlipot Photography
A sound rich feature on an Idaho group working to distribute local food in winter.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2010
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 3
Off the Grid
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2010 - 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, KMXT, and KOSU


  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
A Class Students Dig
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ever wanted to go organic in your garden, but didn’t know how? Well, students in East Palo Alto, California, are learning.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Climate Change Game
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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To the world-at-large, global warming is anything but a game. But if you happen to be on the Internet, it can be.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Futures for Future Species
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Can a stock market tool save a species? Conservationists often struggle to project animal populations because they hinge on complicated, interdepen...

Bought by KMXT, KMXT, and KOSU


  • Added: Dec 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Recycling Electronics
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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About two and a half million tons of old computers, televisions, cell phones, fax machines, and other equipment are trashed each year in the United...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bright Ideas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In the race to energy efficiency it looks like CFLs, or compact florescent lightbulbs, are slowly gaining on traditional incandescents. But, there’...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Shade Trees Save Money
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Cool lemonade under a shade tree? Priceless. Well, not quite priceless. Shade has a value, and it’s a lot more than a lemon.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Fuel Duel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Face it. We’re energy junkies -- and our fix is getting more expensive.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Job Makeover
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Can mid-career professionals realistically switch to "green" careers? One certainly did.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Invasive Tallow Turned Particleboard
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The forests of America face double jeopardy these days. First, there’s pressure to harvest wood from native forests...And second, some non-native t...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Leave it to Beaver
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Nab a New York apartment with a river view? That's easy -- for a beaver named Jose.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Plant Trio
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Well, it’s back to the future again. Farmers are turning to “companion planting,” an agricultural trick that Native Americans came up with centurie...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 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
Discovering New Species
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember these lyrics from Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi? "Don’t it always seem to go, That you don’t know what you got till it’s gone?"

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bright Future for Passive Lighting
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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How many environmentalists does it take to screw in a passive light bulb? None! And that’s the beauty of it.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Save White Rhino
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo who breed white rhinoceroses are finding themselves, well, on the horns of a dilemma.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Smart Meter Matters
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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So how much did you pay for that last electron? Probably a lot more than you think if you add in the environmental cost to make electricity.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Predicting Hurricanes
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Hurricane Katrina demonstrated just how destructive wind and water can be. New research into the genesis of these powerful storms could help coasta...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Women Writing on The Great Lakes
From: Judy Mintel
Caption: Pebble Beach in South Chicago, Credit: Photo by Judy Mintel
Authors Gail Griffin and Alison Swan talk about their award winning book, "Fresh Water: Women Writing on The Great Lakes" with Judy Mintel.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Sep 19, 2009
  • Length: 25:27
  • Purchases: 1
Polar Bears Threatened
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Animated Polar Bears are the cutest creatures. Remember the commercial with the adorable Polar Bear drinking a soda? In the real world though, Pola...

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: Aug 19, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2