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Fuel Cells improve with Platinum
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - 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...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Streetcars Make Comeback
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember that old-fashioned mode of transportation -- the trolley, or streetcar? It's making a comeback worldwide. From Albuquerque to Winston-Sale...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Costly Invasive Fire Ants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is killing fire ants using a method that sounds like it was inspired by the movie Alien.

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping Methane in Check
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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University of Calgary biology professor, Peter Dunfield, has been to hell and back looking for ways to keep methane gas out of the atmosphere.

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Second Life for Junkyard Plastic
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A German company has developed a way to get more mileage out of junked cars. Of course they have to shred them to pieces first.

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Sun in Spain Good for Solar Farm
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. But near Serpa, in neighboring Portugal, the sun shines nearly all the time. This is why an internati...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water Pollution Cleanup
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Garbage and noise. Sounds like the latest rock group. But no, turns out the two are much more useful. In fact, garbage and noise are actually being...

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Products for Responsible Consumers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Is it ‘hip,’ or ‘cool,’ to be environmentally sustainable? That's a question that some of the biggest companies are asking about the world's most p...

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 3
Compostable Cups for National Parks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There are plans underway to eliminate waste in our nation’s parks. One cup at a time.

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 3
Roof Gardens
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Why be boring and plant your garden in the ground when there’s a whole world of gardening possibilities up on the roof?

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 3
Hydrogen from Bacteria
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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While hydrogen is being touted as the environmentally friendly fuel of the future, a pair of Penn State engineers believe the future may be closer ...

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 3
The Greenest Fuel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Alternative fuels are more environmentally friendly than petroleum products, right? Actually, that’s not always the case.

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 3
Two-Way Energy Traffic
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Dutch researcher Jos would like to put in a plug for energy self-sufficiency. In fact, he’d like to put in a plug for everyone in his country. Why?...

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 3
Environmentally Friendly Furniture
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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As eco-friendly furniture makes the transition from small specialty shops to mass market merchandisers, one thing is becoming clear. Green comes in...

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 3
Recipe for Plastic Decomposition
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's good to know that tomorrow's scientists are solving environmental problems today.

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Dogs Help with Conservation Study
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What's furry, barks, and sniffs out rare species like a Sherlock Holmes? Yep -- it's a dog! As it turns out, man's best friend knows a bear or a b...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New Technology for Cheetah Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Cheetahs are fast, but time is catching up with them. Their numbers are dwindling due to a small gene pool that makes these graceful Big Cats vulne...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Saving Energy on Street Lights
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Already declared the third smartest city in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, Ann Arbor, Michigan recently had another bright idea.

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bale House
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Why build a house when you can grow one? So says sustainable building designers at Britain's University of Bath. They recently created a home from ...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Challenges in Amur Leopard Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Veterinarians made a house call on the world’s rarest cat recently to give it a high-tech medical examination. It was one of thirty Amur leopards b...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Electric Fans For Cars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Getting better gas mileage for the ride doesn’t have to mean hydrogen fuel cells, or a fancy hybrid. One solution already exists right under the ho...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Fire and Climate Change
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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We live on a flammable planet! Consider our forests: Vegetation that dries out seasonally. And our atmosphere? Oxygen! Add lightening strikes, volc...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Creating A Better Commute
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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These days, Americans are driving three times as many miles per capita as they did in 1980. Not only are longer commutes driving us crazy, they’re...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bird Friendly Turbines
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Wind turbines are a great source for alternative energy. They're less great, however, for birds.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
Growing a Better Spud
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Americans love potatoes. Fried, baked, steamed, boiled, and broiled. On average, each of us scarfs up about 140 pounds of this delectable tuber a y...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1