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Essential and Endangered: Conservation Efforts

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The abandonment of industrial sites along rivers creates an opportunity to create parks and protect the quality of water of our nation’s rivers.

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Janine Benyus Talks at TED About Biomimicry (23:58)

Watch this video from TED featuring author Janine Benyus on HowStuffWorks. Janine Benyus provides fascinating examples of biomimicry -- humans mimicking nature in the products we build and the systems we implement. See how humans and evolution work... More »

Yellow River Pollution in China (2:02)

Watch this video about China's Yellow River pollution on HowStuffWorks. The Yellow River, cradle of China's thousands-year-old civilization, is shrinking and polluted so badly that nearly 70% of the river is not safe for drinking or swimming.... More »

Reducing Air Pollution and Toxic Emissions (11:22)

Watch this video about air pollution on HowStuffWorks. According the American Cancer Society, air pollution can be as damaging to our health as inhaling second-hand smoke. See how Lakes Environmental Software helps to reduce toxic emissions in this... More »

Protecting Our Nation's Food Supply (13:17)

Watch this video about homeland security on HowStuffWorks. Analysts have cautioned that terrorist attacks could occur within the food production or food processing environment. See how Wonderware helps to protect food processing and warehousing in... More »

South African Elephant Crisis (1:14)

Watch this video about elephants on HowStuffWorks. At Kruger National Park the number of elephants has risen to around 14,000 since culling stopped in 1995. This is actually endangering the elephant population because of the animals' voracious... More »

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In the late 20th century, the Gatling gun was re-imagined as a new and far more lethal aircraft weapon.

Energy Policy: Alternative Fuel Technology (1:28)

John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil Corp., discusses the role of technology in alternative fuels. Learn more about alternative fuel technology in this video.

Energy Policy: Combating Global Warming (1:40)

John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil Corp., addresses the issue of global warming. Learn more about global warming in this video.