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Platinum Catalyst
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You think gas is expensive? What about the price of platinum? Believe it or not, that’s one of the things the automotive industry is looking at be...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Slimming Down Solar
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When it comes to selling solar cells, it pays to be cheap -- and thin. At least that’s what Professor Ken Durose at England’s Durham University is ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pyrolysis with Benefits
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Let’s hear it for “agrichar”! Why? First, because agrichar is a carbon byproduct of pyrolysis, a process that involves heating crop waste in the a...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Biodegradable Car
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Henry Ford had the right idea. Back in the early 1940s, he developed the world's first "bio-car." Actually, it was a prototype displayed once at a ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
More Power to Cattle
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Attention feed lot operators. Panda Energy International in Hereford, Texas, wants your manure. But only the good stuff.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Patent for Better Insulation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There’s a fungus among us that could become a more environmentally-friendly way to weatherize your home, or business. Eben Bayer, a recent graduate...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lighting Up India’s Homes
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In rural India, electricity is scarce. About 70 percent of rural areas have no electricity, so most families use kerosene lamps for light. These a...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
Antarctica: Life On The Ice 30 Second Promo
From: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
30 Second Promo for Antarctica: Life On The Ice Special

Bought by WFIU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCPN, 90.5 WSNC, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 5
Antarctica: Life On The Ice 15 Second Promo
From: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
:15 Second Promo for Antarctica: Life On The Ice Special

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: :15
  • Purchases: 1
Coastal Wetlands
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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New Orleans. Home to Dixieland Jazz, Mardi Gras, and some of the best fresh seafood you’ll ever eat. Shrimp etouffee. Oysters on the half shell. Wh...

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Farming the Wind
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Farming has always been subject to the uncertainties of weather and market conditions. But farmers in Huron County, Michigan, have found something...

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Airborne Windmills
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Up in the air -- it’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s a -- flying windmill?

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Eaters
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here’s a two-fer: A renewable fuel source that also reduces carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Algae to the Rescue
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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On top of everything else ailing Mother Earth these days, apparently she’s got gas. Lots of it. Specifically, carbon dioxide.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Green Energy from Plants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Medieval alchemy -- you’ve seen it in the movies: A wizard-like figure hovers over a glowing vat adding mysterious ingredients in his quest to turn...

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Sizing Up Storms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It’s no news to anyone that Hurricanes’ can be devastating. Luckily, hurricane forecasting has improved a lot over the years. We owe much of that i...

Bought by KOSU and WTIP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Energy from TDP
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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“Thermal depolymerization.” No, it’s not a code word for ‘global warming.’ But it IS a big buzz in alternative energy circles.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Antarctica: Life On The Ice (Filler Version)
From: Spectrum Radio
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“Antarctica: Life on the Ice.” Our guide is Glenn Zorpette. He takes us behind the scenes to see what its like to live in Antarctica year round. W...

Bought by KMXT, WLRN, KVSC, Marfa Public Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Jun 20, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Antarctica: Life On The Ice
From: Spectrum Radio
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Antarctica: Life On The Ice is a co-production of IEEE Spectrum Radio and The National Science Foundation.

Bought by WTIP, KEOS, KXOT Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jun 20, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
Is Humanity Unsustainable?
From: Alex Smith
Series: Radio Ecoshock Show
Caption: Dr. William Rees
The co-inventor of "the ecological footprint" now calls for a planned contraction of the economy, to save the biosphere and promote world fairness....

  • Added: Jun 14, 2010
  • Length: 53:00
Better Wind Turbines
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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With wind turbine blades approaching 90 feet in length whipping around at 150 miles an hour, they’ve been called everything from “raptor-matics” to...

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
Bacteria Super Power
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - 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.

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Beetle Juice
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The African Stenocara beetle has learned a thing or two about water conservation. Living in the Namib desert, it uses its wings to capture water va...

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Sensing Whales
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What do you get when you cross a whale with a ship? A disaster at sea.

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Solution Found in Sea
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - 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. We all should ditch incandescent light bu...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1