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Growers Cover Up Local Produce
From: The Environment Report
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The growing use of hydroponics in agriculture is letting people get local produce even in places where the climate is chilly.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:02
Locally Grown Food Sprouts in Restaurants
From: The Environment Report
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Chef is encouraging farmers to grow local food for new trend in restaurants.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Texas Park Has Bad Air Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Big Bend National Park has some of the most spectacular scenery in the United States. It's in the boonies of southwest Texas, yet it has the smoggi...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Tale of Two Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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This is a tale of two marsh birds that live on opposite sides of the United States. They belong to the same species, and prefer the same kind of ha...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Restoring a Fragile Marine Ecosystem
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A study in the journal Nature found that up to 90 percent of the larger specimens of these species have disappeared from the world's oceans.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New Meters Could Help Conserve Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The EPA says that the average home produces more greenhouse gases than the average car.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Understanding Fish Migration Patterns
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Tracking whale sharks is a tricky business. But conservationists have come up with a hi-tech solution, an ingenious new device that allows research...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Citizen Scientists help Protect Amphibians
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Amphibians have existed for 300 million years. But in recent decades, 168 species are believed to have gone extinct, and almost 2,500 others are di...

Bought by KMXT and KZYX


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Merced's new Sustainable Campus
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Colleges and universities are jumping on the green building bandwagon.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Reduce Home Water Use
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Americans use a lot of water. In fact, the average American uses more than 100 gallons every day.

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Mobile Urban Farms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ken Dunn transforms unused urban land into productive gardens.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Trees Offsetting Vehicle Emissions
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Filipinos are aiming to improve the quality of the air they breathe by planting trees on the country's roadways.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Creatures in Love
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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To celebrate Valentine's Day, we're going to look at the mating habits of three very different creatures.

Bought by WTIP and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Credits Explained
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Trading carbon credits, or "cap and trade," is a promising free-market solution.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Climate Change Implicated in Amphibian Decline
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Harlequin frogs can't seem to beat the heat. The vibrantly colored amphibians have been dying in droves.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Sustainable College
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The green building trend hasn?t been lost on higher education.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Feed the Tigers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Tigers are victims of vanishing wilderness.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Collection Threatens Southern California Lizard
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Unlike its animated counterpart, the barefoot-banded gecko is a secretive lizard that likes to stay out of the limelight.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Solar Backpacks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Today, you can recharge many gadgets with solar power.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Get Your Goats!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Controlling invasive weeds costs a bundle. Billions of dollars are spent each year on weed and fire hazard management.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Henry Ford's Soybean Dream
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Henry Ford always thought agriculture and industry were natural partners.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Saving the Salton Sea
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Have you ever wondered where migratory birds get all the energy for such long, grueling flights? Well, there are pit stops along the way, like the ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Selects for Diversity in Rainforests
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Scientists studied seven plots of rainforest in Borneo, Malaysia, India, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Thailand. They took a complete census of all the ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Putting Invasive Species to Work
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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First, pollution and over-harvesting caused the population of Puget Sound oysters to plummet. And then, a new sea creature came to town! The "arche...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Protecting Wildlife in Afghanistan
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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From the rubble of post-war Afghanistan, a movement is emerging to protect the county's spectacular wildlife.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

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