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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Jun 16, 2014
- Length: 01:34
Ever wanted to go organic in your garden, but didn’t know how? Well, students in East Palo Alto, California, are learning. In fact, they really dig...
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- Added: May 30, 2011
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Kermit the Frog always said, “It’s not easy being green.” But like him, another group of actors has discovered it can be popular. Especially with c...
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- Added: May 28, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Ever wanted to go organic in your garden, but didn’t know how? Well, students in East Palo Alto, California, are learning.
- Added: Mar 24, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
It's about the size of a small cat, but looks like a bizarre cross between a miniature antelope and an anteater. Give up?
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- Added: Sep 29, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Saving the puffins is a tough job. But folks in Maine miss the colorful little birds resembling miniature penguins that can fly.
- Added: Mar 26, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Use water wisely, and we all benefit. Produce a film inspiring others to, and you could win thousands of dollars.
- Added: Mar 26, 2008
- Length: 01:32
On Survivor Island, everyone is out for themselves. On Conservation Island, everyone is out for the planet.
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- Added: Dec 14, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
For some people, "used" is a four-letter word. They must have the latest goodies. "Pre-owned" just won't do.
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- Added: Aug 27, 2007
- Length: 01:29
- Purchases: 1
Cassowaries are kind of, well, "unique" looking birds. They have a brownish casque crowning their heads and two red wattles on their necks that wig...
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- Added: Aug 27, 2007
- Length: 01:13
- Purchases: 2
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: Aug 27, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Have you ever been really bugged by a new ding in your car, but weeks later, you barely noticed it? We all learn to tolerate negative changes by ad...
- Added: Jul 27, 2007
- Length: 01:30
"Thermal depolymerization." No, it's not a code word for 'global warming.' But it IS a big buzz in alternative energy circles.
- Added: Jul 27, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Replacing your floor with wood? Sounds very, well, natural. But, could your wood floor be destroying forests? Well it could, but, it doesn't have to.
- Added: Jul 27, 2007
- Length: 01:32
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 ...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Are you worried about global warming? Well, here's an idea. How about rocketing one trillion miniature umbrellas into orbit somewhere between us ...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:23
Jet propulsion doesn't always make you fast... Take, for example, the Antarctic scallop. These bivalve mollusks shouldn't even be able to move.
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:29
While telecommunications can keep us informed, the towers needed can pose a problem to birds.
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:23
Save the Whales! For years, that was the clarion call of environmentalists everywhere. So how are the great cetaceans doing?
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:24
From Dehli to Dallas, and places in between, just about everybody loves shrimp - but at what cost?
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Sometimes good old Mother Nature seems a bit mixed up. Take the Okapi, for example...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Since we're using more corn for ethanol, are we gonna run out of corn for popping?
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:30
There's nothing like ice cream on a sweltering summer day. And it doesn't much matter whether it's in a cone, a shake, a sundae, or a banana split.
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Tropical rainforests are home to a spectacular variety of frogs. This rich diversity of species helps drive conservation efforts in the tropics. Th...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Sometimes you don't have to look far to find a solution. While three hundred million people in Africa suffer from hunger and malnutrition, the mos...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
