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Dear Reader,
Welcome to our April issue of the Isla Earth
Radio Series e-Digest.
Conservation Crossword. Test your
environmental
knowledge with our e-Digest crossword puzzle.
All of
the answers are just a click away. To start
the puzzle
fun, click
here.
To check out past
puzzles
click
here.
Do you have a nature picture
that
might make a
great jigsaw puzzle? Send us your story
ideas, nature
pictures, or questions about conservation and
the
environment by email to
producer@islaearth.org.
| Vaporize Trash? |
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Down in the dumps about trash? Imagine a
future where that waste is simply zapped
away, vaporized, and even the gas it creates
becomes an energy source. It sounds pretty
sci-fi, but it's
technology that's already a reality. And, one
community in Florida is hopeful they'll smell
sweet success with their new plant.
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| Going to Bat for Bats |
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Bats get a bad rap, thanks to bad movies and
tall tales that make the hairs on the back of
your neck stand on end. But the truth is that
these creatures are quite fascinating. They
provide great services, like eating bunches
of bugs every night!
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| Marketing Hog Dung |
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We've all heard the term "hog heaven," but in
North
Carolina, yellowtail worms may have found it!
Feasting
on hog dung, these worms are giving the organic
compost business a boost and taking care of
an environmental waste problem.
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| Ban the Bulb |
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Regular light bulbs are not very efficient
and in fact
waste about 90 percent of the energy they
use, as heat! compact fluorescent lights, or
CFLs, are a great alternative. They are more
efficient, and have a longer shelf life. So
how do you get people to convert to CFLs? A
group in England has an idea!
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Tree: A Life Story is an "engaging
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American Library Association. "[It] covers
700 years in the life of a Pacific Northwest
Douglas fir. Each stage in the tree's life is
placed not only within the context of history
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Bateman's fine illustrations to create an
instructive and graceful look at the
interconnectedness of life."
Buy Tree: A Life Story by David
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8.5% of the purchase will go to support the Isla
Earth Radio Series.
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KMSU 89.7
FM
Mankato, Minnesota
"Isla Earth is a wonderful environmental
program that
provides a great community service for our
listeners. It fits well with our mission as
an independent public educational radio station."
Karen Wright, Program Director
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CONNECT with Nature and Conservation
Efforts in Minnesota...
The
Friends of the Minnesota Valley is a nonprofit
conservation organization that works in partnership
with citizens, land management agencies, community
leaders and others to promote habitat conservation,
sustainable land use practices, and improved water
quality of the Minnesota River and its Watershed.
The Land Stewardship Project is a
grassroots non-profit organization made up of
farmers, as well as rural and urban residents
working together to secure a healthful food
supply. They promote sustainable farming
practices, preserve soil, water and wildlife,
support diversified, profitable family-sized
farms, organize communities for positive
change, hold corporations and government
accountable, and create a new sustainable
vision for the food and agriculture system.
The Mankato
Area
Environmentalists are an ongoing voice for
environmental quality, a resource to other
environmental and community groups, and a
source of
action to shape environmental policies and
practices
in the Minnesota River Valley - Bend of the
River area of
south-central Minnesota.
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