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Saving Money and Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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
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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
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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...

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Doggy Doo Do
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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
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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 ...

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Urban Farming
From: Tom Niemisto
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Urban farming for sustainable food sources

  • Added: Nov 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:45
Trailer Treasure
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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
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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...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cod Farming
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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...

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
LEDs Bright Future
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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
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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
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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
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American's have been hitting the bottle a lot lately -- to the tune of 9 billion gallons of water in 2007.

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Gassing Up The Greenhouse
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's like a breath of fresh...carbon dioxide? Okay, so that's what you'd be breathing...if you were a plant.

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Got Fleas?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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To get rid of fleas, there may be an alternative to poison...

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  • 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
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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...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wind Power Offshore
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Harnessing Geothermal Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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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...

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Platinum
From: Distillations
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Platinum: beautiful, expensive, and scientifically important.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Neon
From: Distillations
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The story of neon, element 10.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Krypton
From: Distillations
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The real story of krypton

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Carbon
From: Distillations
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the most abundant element in the universe

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Ruthenium
From: Distillations
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Ruthenium, a transition metal.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
A Stand-Up Guy for the Environment
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you hear the one about the comedian who spent nearly a half-million dollars on solar panels for his garage?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Water Bladders for Free Heating, Cooling?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A brilliant young professor invents a way to heat and cool homes -- for free. The president gives him a prestigious award, and he waits for the en...

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1