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Driven
Honda's Japanese founder liked to talk about the "Three Joys" of making cars. Joy? In the auto industry? Yes, if fleetwide fuel efficiency has been part of your corporate DNA for 25 years.
Comments (4) | February 28, 2010
Renewable Energy Catches on in Red America
Kern County, California, with an economy driven by oil and the military, is as conservative a place as you could find. But it's fallen in love with wind and solar power -- for strictly fiscal reasons. If this revolution helps green the planet, well, that's icing on the cake.
Comments (6) | February 28, 2010
True Confessions of a Citizen Scientist
One woman's quest to become the world’s leading expert on a bug.
Comments (1) | February 28, 2010
Water's Edge
Photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel encourage us to meditate on the mysteries of the New York City waterfront. With text by Robert Sullivan
Comments (0) | February 28, 2010
Focus Group
Photojournalist Lynn Johnson teaches students from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to see their world through fresh eyes. With text by Michelle Nijhuis.
Comments (1) | December 1, 2009
Redrawing the American City
In their quest to rein in sprawl and create a more livable metropolis, Chicago’s city planners are working to solve a multitude of ills, from time and energy wasted in traffic and lost economic productivity to the biggest problem of all: climate change.
Comments (14) | December 1, 2009
Riddle of the Shells
How many individual animals do you need to keep a species alive? On California's Channel Islands, archaeologists are digging into the deep past to save an ancient mollusk.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2009
Stowaway Species
The blob that ate the Black Sea; the hairy crab that invaded San Francisco. Follow the journey of a single cargo ship to see how these and other ocean interlopers wreak havoc.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2009
A Dream of Bears
In the wild, rain-swept valleys of the Pyrenees, it takes a pure heart to find the last survivors of a race of giants.
Comments (2) | August 26, 2009
A Sunny Day in Rizhao
As China struggles to reduce its carbon footprint, the rooftops of an obscure port city may hold the key to a nation’s solar-powered ambitions.
Comments (1) | August 26, 2009