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- Added: Apr 18, 2007
- Length: 05:55
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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
Two encounters with Jupiter, as we get a status report from Alan Stern on the eve of the New Horizons flyby, and we talk with folksinger Cheryl Whe...
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- Added: Feb 26, 2007
- Length: 28:51
- Purchases: 2
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
- Added: Feb 14, 2007
- Length: 01:34
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- Added: Feb 14, 2007
- Length: 01:35
- Added: Feb 14, 2007
- Length: 01:33
- Added: Feb 14, 2007
- Length: 01:35
- Added: Feb 14, 2007
- Length: 01:32
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...
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- Added: Jan 12, 2007
- Length: 01:30
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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
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You can cheat a polygraph exam, but you can't cheat the examiner.
- Added: Dec 18, 2006
- Length: 06:30
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
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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 story that?ll stick with you! We're talking about sticky stuff - glue - and the mussels that make it.
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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
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- Added: Dec 07, 2006
- Length: 05:06
A technology that's used for offshore drilling is benefiting marine biologists worldwide.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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"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
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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
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Growing meat without killing animals for food.
- Added: Oct 30, 2006
- Length: 01:56
Tiny tornados could make a big, helpful impact.
- Added: Oct 22, 2006
- Length: 01:50