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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade -- or so the saying goes. But what if a river of mud were to swamp four towns, 20 factories and many acre...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Aug 20, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Well, it seemed like a good idea. Replace paper grocery bags with plastic grocery bags. Save a tree! But, we know what happened.
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Aug 20, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
With all the pressure these days to develop desirable land, the wide, open spaces don't stay that way without help.
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Aug 20, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
A beached whale is a heartbreaking sight. And while nobody's sure exactly why "beachings" occur, scientists have offered several theories.
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Aug 19, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
It may not be plain to see "we've got a tiger by the tail" -- as the song Buck Owens made popular insists. But we do seem to have 'em right where ...
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
We've all heard of "homeland security." But what's "biosecurity"?
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
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...
- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
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
Remember that old-fashioned mode of transportation -- the trolley, or streetcar -- it's making a comeback worldwide.
- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
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
Finding the perfect Father's Day present can be daunting. Does he really need a new wallet? Does he even wear a tie?
Bought by WSLR
- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Have you ever opened a pdf file? Or used slick software like PhotoShop to manipulate images? Just a click or two with the trusty mouse, and it's by...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:30
Benjamin Franklin said 'nothing is certain except death and taxes.' Well, today you can at least reduce your taxes by creating a living legacy that...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Shakespeare called it "a precious stone set in the silver sea." Can you name the country?
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
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...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Well, it's back to the future again. Farmers are turning to "companion planting," an agricultural trick that Native Americans came up with centurie...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Next time you travel, forget renting that gas-guzzler. A few rental car companies are offering hybrids and cars that run on biodiesel.
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
In 1941, there were only fifteen Whooping cranes left in North America -- a flock from Canada that wintered in Texas. In part because of the Enda...
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
When rain refills a dried out pond, life soon returns to normal. Frogs croak, algae grows and dragonflies dart back and forth. But...that's only pa...
- Added: Apr 29, 2008
- Length: 01:32
"Mother Nature"..."Mother's Day." A coincidence? I think not. Mother gave you life, nurtured and sustained you. The same can be said for Mother Na...
Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.
- Added: Apr 29, 2008
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Organic food is becoming trendy, and you'll be seeing more of it at your supermarket; it'll probably be cheaper too.
- Added: Apr 29, 2008
- Length: 01:32
The Soap and Detergent Association is cleaning up its act.
- Added: Mar 29, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Here's a question for you aspiring ornithologists out there. Why does the Spoon-billed Sandpiper have a spoon-shaped bill?
- Added: Mar 29, 2008
- Length: 01:32
It's another conservation success? Maybe not.
- Added: Mar 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Things are going to the birds. Land that is...
- Added: Mar 27, 2008
- Length: 01:32
