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Who would've imagined? A wildlife refuge in sight of New York City? Well, believe it! Because, it's the Long Island Sound...
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- Added: Aug 27, 2007
- Length: 01:30
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The forested wetlands of Louisiana have inspired Hollywood movie scenes ever since the 'talkies.' But the Cypress swamps and floating marshes of Ba...
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- Added: Aug 27, 2007
- Length: 01:32
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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
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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
Here's one of the "good guys" of conservation - The Surfrider Foundation ...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Not long ago, a kindergartener snapped a photo of a rare bird...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
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 acres...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
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...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Over South Africa, the Bateleurs combine love of flying with a passion for nature...
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
The waters near the Papua Province of Indonessia is home to a stunning variety of marine life, including species never before seen.
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Thanks to the "Green Goal" initiative, the 2006 World Cup was the most environmentally friendly World Cup ever.
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Fewer than 3,000 manatees, the "gentle giants", survive in the wild.
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
While Bangalore, India is known for its high-tech industry, it is also called the "Garden City."
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
So what exactly is an arborist?
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Last year, the wind industry reached an important milestone in the United States.
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
It started in 1872 on the barren plains of Nebraska...It's Arbor Day!
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Ever wondered if your city is a "Tree City?"
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
The compact fluorescent light is way more efficient at converting electricity to light than the incandescent bulb.
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
National Arbor Day, celebrated in late April, is a good day to consider the benefits of trees.
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Benjamin Franklin said 'nothing is certain except death and taxes.' Well, today you can at least reduce your taxes...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Lighting accounts for about a quarter of all the electricity that's consumed in the United States. Here are some ways to lighten the energy load...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
On average, each of us scarfs up about 140 pounds of this delectable tuber a year. It's a $2 billion industry, but just a fraction of the potatoes ...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Next time you travel, forget renting that gas-guzzler. A few rental car companies are offering hybrids and cars that run on biodiesel.
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf? Certainly not wildlife lovers in eastern Germany...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
They sighted him wandering through the Bavarian Alps, and the German media named him "Petzi" -- the first brown bear known to roam through super-po...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30