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Did you know rice doesn’t need to grow in water? In fact, the main reason for rice paddies is to prevent weeds.
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- Added: Oct 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Why build a house when you can grow one? So says sustainable building designers at Britain's University of Bath. They recently created a home from ...
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- Added: Oct 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Cambodia's endangered "whispering bird," the Bengal Florican, now has a whisper...of hope!
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- Added: Oct 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Don't flush! At least not your ship's ballast tanks. In port, cargo ships load tons of seawater into ballast tanks that add weight to balance the s...
- Added: Jun 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
If you think songbird songs are wonderfully complex, you’re going to find this story simply amazing.
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
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...
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- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
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We all know divorce can be painful for those involved. And now, researchers at the University of Michigan have determined that divorce also hurts t...
- Added: May 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
Sometimes the devil makes for good company -- at least that's what they think in Tasmania.
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: 01:30
The biggest winner from Beijing, China's 2008 Olympic Games may be the environment.
- Added: Apr 27, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Added: Mar 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
It’s stocky and dark brown with a long bushy tail, and fur softer than a mink’s. Meet the Pacific Fisher. This handsome, otter-like critter related...
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- Added: Mar 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
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Looking back on an argument, it’s nice when it turns out they were wrong and you were right -- and it’s tempting to say “I told you so.”
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- Added: Mar 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
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Giant pandas are about as cute as an animal can get -- and, just as endangered. Population estimates of pandas in the wild range from just 1,600 t...
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- Added: Mar 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Does it really pay to be energy-efficient? The folks at Clarum Homes hope so. The company plans to build more than 400 “net-zero” homes over the ne...
- Added: Mar 26, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
What's a significant threat to the survival of captive gorillas? Surprisingly it's heart disease.
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- Added: Feb 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
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If you’re wondering how our penguin friends in the Antarctic are doing these days, here are the cold, hard facts. Their poo is getting mighty pollu...
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- Added: Feb 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
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What does rain forest conservation have to do with preventing malaria? In the Amazon rainforest, the means to these two ends are virtually one in t...
- Added: Feb 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
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...
- Added: Feb 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
For many who are environmentally-minded, the mere mention of DDT sets them on edge. After all, it disrupted ecosystems around the globe crashing bi...
- Added: Feb 24, 2010
- Length: 01:30
Who’s more environmentally responsible? Seniors? Young Adults? Men? Women?
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- Added: Jan 25, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
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: Jan 22, 2010
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
We've all heard of individuals who go, "off the grid." You know, the folks who install solar panels or have their children ride stationary bicycles...
- Added: Dec 18, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
Ever wanted to go organic in your garden, but didn’t know how? Well, students in East Palo Alto, California, are learning.
- Added: Dec 18, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
To the world-at-large, global warming is anything but a game. But if you happen to be on the Internet, it can be.
- Added: Dec 18, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Can a stock market tool save a species? Conservationists often struggle to project animal populations because they hinge on complicated, interdepen...
- Added: Dec 17, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
