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Hope Floats (and it’s Slimy!)

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series

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...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU

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

Rubber Road

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Old tires. Mountains of rubber. What’s happening to them these days?

Bought by KOSU

Added: Dec 24, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Solar Cell Breakthrough?

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series

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

When it comes to discovering sources of renewable energy, Penn State engineering professor Bruce Logan is outstanding in his field. A corn field, ...

Bought by KOSU

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

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...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Dec 24, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Auto Recycling

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Here’s some good news for Japan's landfills. Piles of scrapped cars are becoming a thing of the past.

Added: Nov 29, 2008
Length: 01:30

Saving Money and Energy

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

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

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

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

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

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

Trailer Treasure

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

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

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

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

LEDs Bright Future

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

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

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

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

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

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

LEEDing in Green Construction

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

In 2005, Washington became the first state in the nation to require that all new publicly-funded schools, colleges, offices, and even prisons meet ...

Bought by KOSU

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

Got Fleas?

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

To get rid of fleas, there may be an alternative to poison...

Bought by KOSU

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

Fly the Environmentally Friendly Skies

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Ever wonder what jet fuel is made of? So do scientists from four universities working on a $7.5 million project funded by the Air Force and an airc...

Bought by KOSU

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

Wind Power Offshore

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

You've probably seen those daring para-surfers who use wind power to skip across the waves. Well, the gusts and gales that these terrestrial mammal...

Bought by KOSU

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

Harnessing Geothermal Energy

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Ever think to yourself, "California and Iceland sure have a lot in common"? Probably not. But if you dig beneath the surface, they both harbor lots...

Bought by KOSU