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You Can't Beat Peat

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

What's a good thing to sink your money into these days? Try bogs.

Added: Jan 27, 2008
Length: 01:32

Polluted Penguin Poo

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

If you're wondering how our penguin friends in the Antarctic are doing these days, here are the cold, hard facts. Their poo is getting mighty pollu...

Added: Jan 27, 2008
Length: 01:32

Warming Trends and Hurricanes

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

We've all seen the tremendous destructive power of hurricanes. There were a record number of hurricanes in 2005, and future hurricane seasons may b...

Added: Jan 27, 2008
Length: 01:32

Green House Gasses Make Rain

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

Recently, a group of scientists comparing rainfall over the last century with global production of greenhouse gases and aerosols reached a startlin...

Added: Jan 27, 2008
Length: 01:30

Best Homes "Waste Not, Want Not"

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

"Waste not, want not" is how the old saying goes. And if you're in the market for a new home, you might want to take it to heart.

Added: Jan 27, 2008
Length: 01:32

Giant Squid Invade Pacific Coast

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

The kraken is a fictitious Scandinavian sea monster...But this fiction is borrowed from fact. There really is a giant squid called the Humboldt.

Added: Jan 27, 2008
Length: 01:32

Flying for the Environment

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

In the skies above South Africa, a group of 124 pilots combine their love of flying with a passion for nature by volunteering for environmental mis...

Bought by KWCW and KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 2

Callendar Effect, Affects Change

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

In 1938, scientist Guy Stewart Callendar wrote a paper answering the question of whether carbon levels affect climate change...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Wind Power Achieves Milestone

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

Last year the wind industry reached an important milestone in the United States...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:04
Purchases: 1

Green Roofs

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

Escaping to the roof is taking on a whole new dimension with a phenomenon called "green roofs."

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

What's in a Suriname?

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

There's good news and bad news from the northern Amazon nation of Suriname...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Inverted Rates Run off Hogs

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

Waverly, Iowa became the first in the Midwest to own and operate its own wind generation facilities.

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Clap for the Clapper Rail

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

You'd have to look hard to find the light-footed clapper rail these days. One reason is that this small, brown bird blends in well with its wetland...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Of Pirates and Scientists

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

Tales of pirates and plunder have inspired more than a few Hollywood epics. Did you catch the summer block buster with Johnny Depp? But pirates le...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Pachyderms: Pint Sized Surprise

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

Today's creature feature is on a petite pachyderm that has dark gray to reddish brown skin and abundant hair that is finer and softer than a "norma...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Dust Bowl Survivor

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

Sunday, April 14th, 1935, mid-afternoon. A monstrous black dust cloud quickly forms over southwest Kansas -- and within minutes, people were runnin...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Conservation Landscaping

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

Did the sun burn a hole in your wallet this past summer? It certainly did for some folks. You see, it takes plenty of water to keep a yard beautif...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Forest Floor Junk

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

Pick up your toys! That's what mom used to say... So why not do the same in a forest? After a company logs an area, they ought to pick up after the...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Up a Tree With CO2

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

If you're looking for nature to somehow save us from global warming, don't bank on trees.

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:28
Purchases: 1

Tuna Tagging

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

Hello, Bluefin Tuna. Tag, you're it! You are among the last of a species that once thrived throughout the Atlantic.

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

The Virgin Congo

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

In 2007, an expedition sponsored by the Wildlife Conservation Society explored a remote area in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Team members were...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 19, 2007
Length: 01:28
Purchases: 1

Banned from the Beach

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

Before you pack up the family and head out for some sand, surf and sun, there's something you might want to consider. Your favorite beach may be cl...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 19, 2007
Length: 01:11
Purchases: 1

Getting Real With Auto Emissions

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

American motorists are familiar with the need to have emissions checked regularly to certify automobiles for registration. But a team of engineers ...

Bought by KUAC