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Extracting oil from Canadian sand pits

Aug 3, 2010
Canada has some of the most oil in the world, and about half of it comes from the "oil sands." Oil companies use some of the most expensive, energy intensive technology to extract the oil from the sand -- which leaves an impact on the environment too.

Make your home more energy efficient

Jul 30, 2010
Host Tess Vigeland and Marketplace Sustainability reporter Adriene Hill discuss methods you can use today to help reduce energy use and those hefty electric bills.

Can there be clean air and economic growth?

Jul 30, 2010
Economic growth is often coupled with an increase in pollution. But those two factors may not be mutually inclusive, at least not the way they once were.

An addiction to oil or a way of life?

Jul 28, 2010
Oil spills around the world may be the fault of individual companies, but Americans -- with their bus-less suburbs, saran wraps and highways -- are also perpetuating the country's reliance on oil.

U.S. hesitant to accept Dutch oil clean-up tech

Jul 27, 2010
The Dutch have some of the best oil spill clean-up technology in the world, and they've offered it to the U.S. to help with the BP oil spill -- only to be told that their help is not necessary.

'Downstream, Death of the Mighty Colorado'

Jul 23, 2010
Kai Ryssdal talks to photographer Brian Frank about his travels along the Colorado River, where he photographed the impact of overpopulation, pollution, damming, global warming and apathy on the river and the communities that relied on it.

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Bringing both sides for conservation

Jul 15, 2010
Like a lot of things, environmental conservation is another issue that divides conservatives and liberals -- but maybe it can turn into a bipartisan issue with a little bit of tweaking on how the conservation message is conveyed.

China stops subsidizing polluting industries

Jul 15, 2010
The Chinese government withdrew its subsidies from some the country's most energy-intensive industries to stop paying polluters and also to show the world that it's economy is stable enough to make the withdrawal.