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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, demand for minerals to supply rapid growthi n manufacturing and building rose at an incredible rate. To accommodate this demand, surface miners stripped billions of tons of minerals from the earth. In the process, the land was also stripped of vegetation and topsoil and often, it seemed, its ability to support plant and animal life. This program looks at the great strides science has taken to reclaim...
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Munching Machines enter a huge junkyard and consume all of the waste, then smooth the ground, plant trees and flowers, create a lake and playground, and much more.
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Landscape architecture projects have always begun with the site. As the practice of landscape architecture has changed so have the types of sites that designers are taking on. Projects now have to help connect neighborhoods, manage stormwater, cool urban centers, and provide wildlife habitats. In Landscapes of Change, Roxi Thoren, associate professor at the University of Oregon, examines how these new types of sites drive the design process and result...
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Journey of the mountain man: When it comes to outbursts of violence in the Old West, there's nothing worse than a range war. They're fueled by greed, fanned by gunfire, and fated to end in bloodshed. Which is why Smoke Jensen would just as soon keep his distance. But when his cousin Fae is involved, he's got no choice but to strap on his Colts, team up with four old friends--and get ready for a hundred-gun showdown. This is going to be one hell of...
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