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Energy Wave
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's said that “time and tide wait for no man.” But it looks like there’s considerable power waiting for us in the tides.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Feb 25, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode February 21
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's weekly national science program

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2009
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode February 14
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's national weekly science program

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2009
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode February 7
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's weekly national science program

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 06, 2009
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode January 31
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's weekly national science program.

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 30, 2009
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Beetle Inspired Water Technologies
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The African Stenocara beetle has learned a thing or two about water conservation and scientists are hoping to capitalize on the beetle’s adaptation...

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Potable Water to Drinking Water
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Okay -- so it sounds pretty disgusting when you first hear about it. But, well, here it goes. We may be able to get drinking water from treated sew...

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Sink the Carbon
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Most of us have heard that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and a major contributor to global warming. But is there a way to capture the carbon ...

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode January 24
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's national weekly science program.

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 23, 2009
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode January 17
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's weekly national radio science program

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 16, 2009
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Energy Efficient Refrigerator
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You can save on electricity if you never open the door

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode January 10
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's weekly science radio program

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 09, 2009
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode January 3
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's weekly national science program

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2009
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Plug and Drive?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Hybrid vehicles on a wall socket: The next “plug-and-play” technology? We might have an answer soon.

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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
Hope Floats (and it’s Slimy!)
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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To anyone who’s ever gone skinny-dipping in a pond, the green stuff floating on top is really disgusting. But to Professor Dave Bayless, blue-green...

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
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...

Bought by KOSU


  • 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
Quirks & Quarks: Episode December 27
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's weekly national radio science program.

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode December 13
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's weekly national radio science program

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 12, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
New Fuel From Old Sources
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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So, what's so great about fossil fuels, anyway? Well the truth is, they burn easily, so they're handy for powering internal combustion engines or e...

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1