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It's like a breath of fresh...carbon dioxide? Okay, so that's what you'd be breathing...if you were a plant.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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What do you do when the land you love is 'slip sliding away'? Luckily for folks in Louisiana, legislators and scientists are looking at several cre...

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Water shortages could force us to rely on drinking water from treated sewage.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Monsanto and Scotts Company were growing a genetically modified strain of grass when suddenly the grass appeared two miles away.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Pollution from China and India is making its way to cities thousands of miles away.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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Scientists are working to find a way to capture the carbon dioxide before it's released into the atmosphere.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
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French scientist runs office lab atop an active volcano

  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 07:14
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Using cellphones to call up the wild world of owls

  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 07:44
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Scientists study the Amazon River's manatees

  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 10:12
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Guadeloupe uses Geothermal heat to create islands' energy source

  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 07:59
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Tracking whale sharks is a tricky business. But conservationists have come up with a hi-tech solution, an ingenious new device that allows research...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Commentary on the developing hybrid car technology

  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:05
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First, pollution and over-harvesting caused the population of Puget Sound oysters to plummet. And then, a new sea creature came to town! The "arche...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Car sharing is catching on in cities across the country. Today, about 92,000 people belong to car-sharing services like Zipcar and Flexcar.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Small but mighty is one way to describe the organism called "salp." A report in the journal Deep Sea Research suggests that salp, along with the ti...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
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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
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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
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A technology that's used for offshore drilling is benefiting marine biologists worldwide.

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
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"Green" buildings incorporate the latest technology to squeeze the most out of the energy that's used for heating, cooling, and lighting. They're a...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
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The endangered American Crocodile may owe its future to conservation measures taken near a nuclear power plant. The Turkey Point plant in south Flo...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
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We've all marveled at the shifting patterns that clouds form in the sky. Beyond capturing our imagination, though, clouds play a vital role in Eart...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
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Gunter Pauli is the director of "ZERI," which is short for Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives. He started out making biodegradable detergents...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
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Using ?genetic barcoding? in combination with traditional identification practices is helping scientists make rapid advances in understanding the w...

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
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Professional Lighting Designer creates enviro-friendly light systems

  • Added: Sep 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:18
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Wind Turbine energy blows into your neighborhood

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2006
  • Length: 08:07
  • Purchases: 1