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Viruses don't win many popularity contests. But a virus is helping wildlife biologists protect one of nature's fiercest and most elegant animals.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Nov 19, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Henry Ford had the right idea. Back in the early 1940, he developed the world's first "bio-car."
Bought by WEPS
- Added: Oct 29, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
There's a fungus among us that could become a more environmentally-friendly way to weatherize your home, or business.
Bought by KISU
- Added: Oct 29, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
i-Pods powered by Kool-Aid? They might be just around the corner.
- Added: Oct 29, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 2
Old tires. Mountains of rubber. What's happening with them these days?
Bought by KUAC
- Added: Sep 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
When it comes to discovering sources of renewable energy, Penn State engineering professor Bruce Logan is outstanding in his field. A corn field, ...
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- Added: Sep 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Mother Nature doesn't fly a crop-duster -- she doesn't need to. A research team at the University of Warwick, England, recently discovered a natura...
- Added: Sep 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 2
Save the Salmon - it's easier said than done. But today, sophisticated science is being used to preserve their genetic diversity.
- Added: Sep 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 2
Batman step aside! You're no match for these polluting villains. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, make the Riddler look like a saint.
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- Added: Aug 27, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
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 from j...
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
As oil prices rise and supplies decline, interest in wind energy is soaring. But finding sites for wind farms hasn't been a breeze...
- Added: Apr 16, 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
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
Guadeloupe uses Geothermal heat to create islands' energy source
- Added: Jan 29, 2007
- Length: 07:59
Tracking whale sharks is a tricky business. But conservationists have come up with a hi-tech solution, an ingenious new device that allows research...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Today, you can recharge many gadgets with solar power.
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
Henry Ford always thought agriculture and industry were natural partners.
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- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Wind is the world's fastest-growing energy source, with an average annual growth rate of 29 percent over the last 10 years. Wind-driven turbines co...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Toilet bowl cleaner, cough medicine, and rubber duckies have something in common: they're all made with chemicals. In fact, most of today?s product...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Here's a "rain dance" worth following. It's called cloud seeding, and it's been around for decades. Millions of dollars are spent each year on clou...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
A technology that's used for offshore drilling is benefiting marine biologists worldwide.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
"Rain gardens" are one way you can help limit stormwater drainage. They collect storm water and allow it to soak into the soil.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
Some universities and colleges are teaching more than reading and writing. They're educating students about what a sustainable future might look li...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 3
Passive solar heating is a way to warm a living space with the heat of the Sun and the natural movement of heat and air.
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 1
Leftovers could make a significant contribution to the future of alternative energy.
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 1
