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For many who are environmentally-minded, the mere mention of DDT sets them on edge. Yet, like so many environmental issues, there is another side.
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- Added: Oct 29, 2008
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You know, I'd like to meet the person who cut down the last palm tree on Easter Island. What were they thinking?
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- Added: Oct 29, 2008
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Sometimes you don't have to look far to find a solution. While 300 million people in Africa suffer from hunger and malnutrition, the most popular ...
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- Added: Sep 29, 2008
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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...
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- Added: Sep 29, 2008
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The seas off the West Coast of the United States are thick with giant kelp that grows up to 120 feet tall. Kelp is home to all kinds of sea life, a...
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- Added: Sep 29, 2008
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Once upon a time in the West, there were 30 million American bison. Now, around Yellowstone National Park, there are only 3900 -- but that's up fro...
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- Added: Aug 20, 2008
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If you're an endangered albatross, I have good news. You can fish without fear! Okay, maybe just less fear.
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- Added: Aug 20, 2008
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There was a time when a compost heap was far from mainstream. I mean, growing your food in decomposing garbage? No way!
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- Added: Aug 20, 2008
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Have you ever thought of using your loved ones as compost? Uh, I'd better explain...
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- Added: Aug 20, 2008
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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...
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- Added: Aug 20, 2008
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Well, it seemed like a good idea. Replace paper grocery bags with plastic grocery bags. Save a tree! But, we know what happened.
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- Added: Aug 20, 2008
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With all the pressure these days to develop desirable land, the wide, open spaces don't stay that way without help.
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- Added: Aug 20, 2008
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A beached whale is a heartbreaking sight. And while nobody's sure exactly why "beachings" occur, scientists have offered several theories.
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- Added: Aug 19, 2008
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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?
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- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
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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
