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Friday, April 01, 2011
In a co-production with NOVA Science Now, QUEST explores the potential of algae once considered nothing more than pond scum to become the fuel of the future.
Tags: california, algae, biofuel, science, energy efficiency, KQED
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Monday, April 04, 2011
An explosion in green building is underway, with cleverly engineered libraries, office buildings, even public housing projects popping up across the Bay Area, and championed as much by landlords trying to cut energy and water costs as by environme
Tags: sustainability, california, Green, Environment, architecture, Building, PBS, science, KQED, Quest
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
For years there's been buzz -- both positive and negative -- about generating ethanol fuel from corn. The Bay Area is rapidly becoming a world center for the next generation of green fuel alternatives.
Tags: Technology, california, biofuel, Alternative Energy, Ethanol, energy, science, corn, KQED
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Measuring Redwood Giants: Forest ecologist Steve Sillett is leading a team of scientists as they climb and measure every branch of some of the last and tallest old growth redwoods in California.
Tags: california, science, Adaptation, Redwood Giants
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Scientists say it's no secret San Francisco Bay is rising, along with all of the earth’s oceans. This rise in sea level will affect everyone who lives, works, or plays near the bay. QUEST asks how high will the Bay rise and when?