bbc madagascar - land of heat and dust 2011 hd
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this episode focuses on the desert-like west and south of madagascar it might not rain there for nine months of the year and some years not at allto live here you have to be a specialist the verreaux039s sifakas lives in the strange quotspiny forestquot -- many of the trees here have savage spikes and some drip toxic chemicals but this species of lemur is totally at home here -- they get all the moisture they need from the plants039 hard leaves slow-motion filming shows their incredible knack of moving among the dagger-like spines without harming themselvesamong the iconic baobab trees live huge-eyed mouse lemurs -- the world039s smallest primates -- emerging at night to feed on the droppings of fluffy bugs this is a land where opportunists survive the lean times -- the female vasa parrot gets males to feed her by singing loudly to themgangs of ring-tailed lemurs bring up their babies through the toughest time of year but these canny lemurs catch giant flying insects plucking them from the airwhen at last the rains come for a few fleeting weeks everything changes labord039s chameleon is the shortest-lived land vertebrate in the world this striking animal lives just 12 weeks from hatching to adulthood it spent nine months in an egg and has only three months to pack in the rest of its life -- growing to adulthood fighting off rivals mating and dying soon afterwardsthe challenge for madagascar039s wildlife is not just with the passing seasons much of it is under threat from hunting and loss of habitat david sums up: quotwe are still unravelling the mysteries of madagascar039s wildlife how tragic it would be if we lost it before we039ve even understood itquotthe madagascar diaries feature the filming of the mating of fearsome predator the fossa

weathering fights - the daily show with jon stewart - 102611 - video clip comedy central
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a koch-brothers-funded study confirms global warming is real but the story gets no media attention airdate - 102611

exclusive - ron paul extended interview pt 3 - the daily show with jon stewart - 092611 - video clip comedy central
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ron paul thinks that even limited federal government regulation inevitably grows into a monster airdate - 092611

bay area teen reverses effects of pesticides on bees - youtube
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honeybees are the worldrsquos most important pollinators but their population is on the decline mdash herersquos how one bay area teen discovered a way to repair the ef

over 400000 rusting wells in the gulf of mexico-footage of leaking gas
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when bp finally seal off the macondo wellhead that has been spewing oil into the gulf of mexico for more than three months it will become just one of thousands of abandoned well-heads that litter the area

that custom-tailored obama scandal you ordered is finally here - the daily show with jon stewart - 091511 - video clip comedy central
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how to design a stunning logo for your roof garden shorts roofgarden logo - youtube
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in this video i039ll show you how to design a stunning logo for your roof garden by following my simple steps you039ll be able to create a logo that will repr

the sagan series pt 3 - a reassuring fable
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https:wwwfacebookcomthesaganseries quotlikequot the sagan series on facebookdaniel knox - http:wwwdanielknoxcom and his upcoming album http:la-soccomdanielknoxhtmlcarl sagan - the pale blue dot - http:enwikipediaorgwikipale_blue_dotquotkaguya taking full earth-risequot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=h1kwtg66leqbbc life - http:enwikipediaorgwikilife_bbc_tv_seriesbbc planet earth - http:enwikipediaorgwikiplanet_earth_tv_seriesquot1968 - martin luther king039s speechquot http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=x1l8y-mx3pgbaraka - http:enwikipediaorgwikibaraka_filmreligulous - http:enwikipediaorgwikireligulousquotpope benedect xvi: the papal visit in westministerquot http:vimeocom17777008quotwestboro baptist churchquot http:vimeocom19735043bbc galapagos - http:enwikipediaorgwikigalc3a1pagos_tv_seriesvimeo quottimescapes timelapse: mountain lightquot by tom lowe - http:wwwvimeocom6686768jesus camp - http:enwikipediaorgwikijesus_camphome - http:enwikipediaorgwikihome_2009_filmquotwildlife apocalypse: video of gulf birds fish caught in bp oil spillquot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=o1ngyi6ezzsthe human experience - http:enwikipediaorgwikithe_human_experiencequotworld trade centre collapse very close to towersquot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=smrerx51cusquottsunami wave spills over seawall smashes boats carsquot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=5-zfcbcq-8iquotdevastation following haiti quakequot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=la7hnu1mdw4quotg20 protest the battle of torontoquot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=nojgdvju-poquotjapan tsunami: devastation in the town of otsuchiquot - http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=t36uw2uyp8ibbc nuclear nightmares - http:newsbbccouk2hisciencenature5173310stmquotthe auroraquot - http:vimeocom21294655bbc wonders of the solar system - http:enwikipediaorgwikiwonders_of_the_solar_system

gop arrests gasland director 1st amendment attacked on the hill: interview with josh fox
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from the majority report live m-f 11:30am est and via daily podcast at http:majorityfm:the gop has gasland filmmaker josh fox arrested for trying to film a public congressional hearing on fracking we spoke with him the next day

economic freedom amp quality of life
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continue the discussion at http:wwwfacebookcomeconomicfreedomeconomic freedom and the quality of life is a short informative video centered on the ideas of economic freedom and the societal benefits it produces the video helps explain what economic freedom is and why it039s key to improving society

fast4ward peak electric bike
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this is a quick video on ultra motor039s new fast4ward peak electric bike the peak has a range of up to 40 miles and goes 155 mph for more information on this bike go to: http:wwwherbchamberscomalso check out nbuckettv facebook page: http:wwwfacebookcomwatchthebucketfollow nbuckettv on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomnbuckettv

faces of green jobs: wind energy provides stable middle class jobs in america039s heartland
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in august most of the gop presidential field gathered in iowa to autograph their names on a wind turbine to symbolically support the state039s growing industry for most of the campaign however the vast clean energy opportunity in iowa has largely gone unnoticed iowa has become a national leader in the growing wind industry due to its natural potential and early adoption of the technology it stands to gain even more economically and environmentally by promoting wind energy in the coming yearshowever congressional inaction on an important tax credit has threatened the industry in iowa and throughout the nation with the production tax credit set to expire next december manufacturers are already seeing a cut back in orders and developers are thinning their portfolios wind companies need clarity on future investments and a looming tax credit expiration hurts businessso who are the american workers with jobs in the wind industry impacted by political inaction the center for american progress traveled to iowa and met nathan crawford a lead wind technician at alliant energy039s whispering willow wind farm we spent the day with nathan and learned about the quality of life afforded by good-paying middle-class jobs in america039s heartland

3 new organism - fdn interview with dr huber
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take action http:actionfooddemocracynoworgsigndr_hubers_warningpetitiondavid murphy of food democracy now interviews dr don huber professor emeritus of plant pathology purdue university on discovery of new organism and crop disease livestock infertility and threats to us food and agriculture

the voice of doomm is heard
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kenneth feinberg aka black heart feinberg came to new orleans on the anniversary of the bp disaster mr feinberg who works for bp spent most of his time with pep rally type speech making when it came time for quotpublic question and answerquot time he was getting some pretty hot questions when he saw the line-up he said just a couple more questions and called drew landry to the mic after drew was paul doomm a young man confined to a wheelchair since the end of summer 2010 after swimming in the gulf after all the government said it was safe a lot of controversy has surrounded paul039s illness that doesn039t give black heart feinberg the right to ignore him

canadian environmentalist david suzuki on democracy now from rio20 un summit part 1 of 2
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democracynoworg - as the rio20 earth summit -- the largest un conference ever -- ends in disappointment we039re joined by the leading canadian scientist environmentalist and broadcaster david suzuki as host of the long-running cbc program quotthe nature of thingsquot seen in more than 40 countries suzuki has helped educate millions about the rich biodiversity of the planet and the threats it faces from human-driven global warming in 1990 he co-founded the david suzuki foundation which focuses on sustainable ecology and in 2009 he was awarded the right livelihood award suzuki joins from the summit in rio de janeiro to talk about the climate crisis the student protests in quebec his childhood growing up in an internment camp and his daughter severn039s historic speech at the rio earth summit in 1992 when she was 12 years-old quotif we don039t see that we are utterly embedded in the natural world and dependent on mother nature for our very well-being and survival then our priorities will continue to be driven by man-made constructs like national borders economies corporations markets those are all human created things they shouldn039t dominate the way we live -- it should be the biosphere and the leaders in that should be indigenous people who still have that sense that the earth is truly our mother that it gives birth to us you don039t treat your mother the way we treat the planet or the biosphere todayquot watch part 2 of our interview with david suzuki: http:youtubef88qaqpvpyq to watch the complete weekday independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast search our vast archive or to find more information about democracy now and amy goodman visit http:wwwdemocracynoworg follow democracy now online: facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-now daily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt