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Saving Money and Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Does it really pay to be energy-efficient? The folks at Clarum Homes hope so.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Water Logging
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If a tree at the bottom of a lake falls, does it make a sound? Either way, it doesn’t matter to lumberjacks at the Triton Logging Company.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • 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...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Doggy Doo Do
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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So what should you do with your doggie's doo? Your dog Fido probably wishes you'd just leave it in the yard -- let the world know that somebody imp...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 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 ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode November 22, 2008
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's national weekly science program

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Urban Farming
From: Tom Niemisto
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Urban farming for sustainable food sources

  • Added: Nov 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:45
Charging Up
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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A look at batteries and transportation.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2008
  • Length: 12:00
Quirks & Quarks: Episode November 15, 2008
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: Nov 14, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode November 08, 2008
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's national weekly science program

Bought by North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 07, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Postcard from Paris: Getting from A to B
From: Janet Robbins
Series: A Postcard from Paris
Caption: Paris, 2008
Public transportation in Paris has been transformed

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 01, 2008
  • Length: 09:23
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode November 01, 2008
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: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • 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...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
What to Do with Doggy Doo
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A rhinestone dog collar: $35. A doggy doo composter: Priceless...At least that's what Sharon Slack of Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture thinks...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cod Farming
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Pass the fish and chips, please. Pardon me for eating on the radio, but I just can't pass up the fish and chips. Neither can a lot of people it s...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode October 25, 2008
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: Oct 24, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode October 18, 2008
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: Oct 17, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode October 11, 2008
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: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 53:02
  • Purchases: 1
Quirks & Quarks: Episode October 4, 2008
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks
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Canada's weekly national radio science program.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 03, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 2
Winds of Change - Wind Power and Campaign 08
From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways
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A look at the challenges of wind power development in rural areas, and what the election could mean for the future of wind.

Bought by KOSU, KDNK, WILL, and KBIA


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:18
  • Purchases: 4
LEDs Bright Future
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What do you get when you cross folk art with photonic technology? A very bright idea.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Underwater Powerhouse
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We burn a lot of fossil fuels, and many of us would like to curb our dependence on foreign oil. Ocean tides and crashing waves could be at least a ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Amazing Earthrace
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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While most scientists agree the rate of climate change is setting new records, a boat created to call attention to it attempted to set a record of ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Bottled vs. Tap
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Gassing Up The Greenhouse
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It's like a breath of fresh...carbon dioxide? Okay, so that's what you'd be breathing...if you were a plant.

Bought by KOSU


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

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