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Greenest Fuel of All
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2009 - 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.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Recycling -- Groks Science Show 2009-06-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Byron Elton discussed carbon recycling technology.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2009
  • Length: 25:28
  • Purchases: 1
Sweet Solution for Making Ethanol
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The ethanol experts are at it again. Scientists in Brazil have found a way to boost biofuel production that’s naturally more attractive.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Eco Barons -- Groks Science Show 2009-05-13
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Edward Humes discussed the new generation of Eco Barons.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 1
Cold Fusion -- Groks Science Show 2009-05-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Michael McKubre and Dr. Irving Dardik discussed the advances in cold fusion research.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMXT, and KVSC


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 3
“Good Onya, Oz”
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Think you know how to conserve water? Not like Australia, mate, it's in its worst drought on record. Some toddlers Down Under don't even know what ...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Apr 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Accelerating Evolution -- Groks Science Show 2009-04-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Gregory Cochran discussed how civilization accelerated human evolution.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 21, 2009
  • Length: 29:55
  • Purchases: 1
Supersense -- Groks Science Show 2009-04-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Bruce Hood discussed the origins of superstitious beliefs and why we believe in the unbelievable.

Bought by WTJU, KPIK-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 16, 2009
  • Length: 26:48
  • Purchases: 4
Overdosed America -- Groks Science Show 2009-04-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
On this program, Dr. John Abramson discussed Overdosed America.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 16, 2009
  • Length: 31:50
  • Purchases: 2
Coal? It’s a Gas!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It’s no news flash that, over the years, one of the dirtiest sources of energy has been coal; in fact, it’s among the top contributors to carbon di...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ben Bova
From: Tony Tellado
Series: Best Of Sci-Fi Talk
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A look at this new installment of his Grand Tour series, Dr. Bova mixes the wonder of exploration and politics nicely in his latest work.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 42:20
Hope Floats (and it’s Slimy!)
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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To anyone who’s ever gone skinny-dipping in a pond, the green stuff floating on top is really disgusting. But to Professor Dave Bayless, blue-green...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
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...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wind Power Offshore
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Tiny Revolution
From: WAMU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This piece takes a look at nanomedicine in the fight to combat breast cancer.

  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 06:23
Seeds Escape Test Plots
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It started off routinely enough -- at least in this day and age of genetic engineering and other laboratory efforts to "improve" upon nature.

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Carbon Sink Into the Sea
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Most of us have heard that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and a major contributor to global warming...is there a way to capture the carbon bef...

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:26
Science of Teleportation
From: Michio Kaku
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Commentary on teleportation

Bought by Monarch Radio, KFCF FM, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 15, 2008
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 3
Got Corn?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What's better than a glass of cold milk? How about a glass of cold organic milk from a biodegradable bottle.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:25
The Passive Environmentalist
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How many environmentalists does it take to screw in a passive light bulb? None! And that's the beauty of it.

Bought by WYOU


  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
Don't Be Fuelish, Do the Math
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
British scientists recently had this suggestion about the European Union's target of having ten percent of gas and diesel come from renewable resou...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
Concentrated Solar Power
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How can we get more energy from our most abundant, clean, renewable resource? By concentrating.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Algae Biodiesel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fill 'er up with: Algae 100 - you know, the gas that's made from those golden brown or green plants growing along our coasts...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1

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