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A frozen zoo...for all animals? Well, no one’s making the Panamanian golden frog shiver in its terrarium. Instead, this is a unique way that the Sa...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: May 28, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
The ethanol experts are at it again. Scientists in Brazil have found a way to boost biofuel production that’s naturally more attractive.
Bought by KOSU
- Added: May 28, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Between rampant pollution and climate change, scientists say our oceans are ailing. But in order to correctly diagnose it, they’ve concluded they ...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: May 28, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Who will be liable for the CO2 geophysicists plan to pump underground?
- Added: May 20, 2009
- Length: 05:32
Call it the Manure Mandate. California’s utilities face a state-ordered goal: Provide one-fifth of electricity from renewable resources by 2010. No...
- Added: Apr 28, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Think you know how to conserve water? Not like Australia, mate, it's in its worst drought on record. Some toddlers Down Under don't even know what ...
- Added: Apr 28, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Okay, so you’re out in the clear waters of Hawaii and notice that algae are smothering the beautiful coral reefs just below the surface. What’s goi...
- Added: Apr 28, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
If your friends call you an “early adopter," you’ll want to take note of MIT student Ben Gulak’s way-cool emission-free vehicle. It looks like a cr...
- Added: Apr 28, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
This week learn about the cleaning power of vinegar, what to do if you have hard water, and why green dry cleaning is catching on. Chemical Agent: ...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, Prairie Public, KMXT, RadioFreePalmer and more
- Added: Apr 24, 2009
- Length: 11:55
- Purchases: 11
Are biofuels the answer to our energy problem? An exploration from the scientific side of things.
- Added: Mar 26, 2009
- Length: 11:40
It’s no news flash that, over the years, one of the dirtiest sources of energy has been coal; in fact, it’s among the top contributors to carbon di...
- Added: Mar 25, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Attention feed lot operators. Panda Energy International in Hereford, Texas, wants your manure. But only the good stuff.
- Added: Mar 24, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Mar 11, 2009
- Length: 29:30
- Purchases: 1
Medieval alchemy -- you’ve seen it in the movies: A wizard-like figure hovers over a glowing vat adding mysterious ingredients in his quest to tur...
- Added: Feb 25, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Up in the air -- it’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s a -- flying windmill? That’s right, a flying windmill.
- Added: Feb 25, 2009
- 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: Feb 25, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Here’s a two-fer: A renewable fuel source that also reduces carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Feb 25, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
It's said that “time and tide wait for no man.” But it looks like there’s considerable power waiting for us in the tides.
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Feb 25, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
The African Stenocara beetle has learned a thing or two about water conservation and scientists are hoping to capitalize on the beetle’s adaptation...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Jan 29, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Okay -- so it sounds pretty disgusting when you first hear about it. But, well, here it goes. We may be able to get drinking water from treated sew...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Jan 29, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Most of us have heard that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and a major contributor to global warming. But is there a way to capture the carbon ...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Jan 29, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
You can save on electricity if you never open the door
Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920
- Added: Jan 10, 2009
- Length: 01:54
- Purchases: 1
The Power Suit is back. Yep. Thanks to scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
- Added: Dec 24, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Over the years, treasure maps have been of such interest that the Library of Congress devoted a volume to them! Now, a new kind of map is proving t...
- Added: Dec 24, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Hybrid vehicles on a wall socket: The next “plug-and-play” technology? We might have an answer soon.
- Added: Dec 24, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
