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Not In My Backyard: Coal Ash Landfill
The people of this small rural Alabama county are divided over the Arrowhead landfill. The final resting place for tons of toxic coal ash. Is it a health risk or is it financial boost that helps the town?
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Captive BreedingCelebrity Zoo Keeper Jack Hannah talks about Zoo captive breeding programs and how they are the last best hope to preserving endangered species.Focus Earth (03:26)
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Greening the GhettoMajora Carter is an environmental activist who is trying to make life better for residents in the South Bronx area, where people have a higher rate of pollution related diseases.Focus Earth (02:30)
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Everglades Species Fading AwayThe Everglades are disappearing. As this unique ecosystem fights for survival, hundreds of rare and exotic species are at risk of extinction.Focus Earth 2 (02:21)
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Restoring The EvergladesThe road to restoration of the Everglades will be long and complicated, but from the residents of Florida, Bob Woodruff finds that they are all for supporting the cause.Focus Earth 2 (01:43)
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Glow KittyThis zoo is trying to save species by saving their DNA. There are some very interesting applications to this technology, including developing a glow in the dark cat.Focus Earth (03:23)
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The Most Polluted, Onondaga...Some stories have happy endings. Onondaga lake in upstate NY was one of the most polluted lakes in the world. Not a great title to hold, but now it's making a comeback with a happier ending for the environment.Focus Earth 2 (01:22)
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No More ChildrenSome people believe that the only way to solve the population explosion is to have less children. Some take the radical view we should have no children. And then some go one step further and advocate the controled extinction of the human race.Focus Earth (03:37)
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Alligators On The MoveBob Woodruff, from Focus Earth, goes out at night to find out why crocodiles are flourishing around a nuclear powerplant instead of staying in the Everglades.Focus Earth 2 (02:41)
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Saving The Whales, Is This...Bob Woodruff, of Focus Earth, talks candidly with Paul Watson, of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, about eco-terrorism and his quest to save the whales.Focus Earth 2 (02:49)
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Too Many PeopleWe are quickly reaching the limits of our reasources. Now, due to overpopulation the Earth has reached it's natural resource capacity. What will happen in the future. Bob Woodruff explores the issue of overpopulation.Focus Earth (03:16)
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Mountaintop MinefieldFocus Earth's, Bob Woodruff, visits West Virginia's coal country and reveals both sides to the fiery debate over the future of coal.Focus Earth 2 (04:19)
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The Beginning of EcoterrorismCraig Rosebraugh, former spokesperson for the ELF and the ALF, talks about his experiences representing both groups and the beginning of eco-terrorism.Focus Earth 2 (02:04)
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