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GOOD: Landmine Flowers

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Scientists in Denmark have developed a plant that turns red when it comes into contact with trace amounts of TNT. If sowed over an area contaminated by landmines, these plants would form a botanical, color-coded map that would keep civilians out of harm's way.

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Animal Emotions
For many years, scientists thought that animals were incapable of having emotions; they were merely living robots - biological machines ruled simply by urges, instincts and hormones. Since then, the attitude towards animals has changed but feelings and emotions have always been so difficult to study that for many years scientists didn't even try to decipher them. But now, thanks to recent advances in neuroscience, we have the means to understand what is happening inside animal brains. We have discovered that, like us, they feel emotions such as fear, anger, sadness and love. And they need these emotions in order to survive. From primary to more complex emotions, this documentary explores the internal lives of a whole range of species in the animal kingdom. www.saint-thomas.net

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GOOD: Bryant's Better Data Center
As the country's second most wired campus, Bryant University needed a data center that was state of the art. Their new system saves energy, space, and money—and, of course, keeps the students connected.

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GOOD: The Revolution Door
Revolving doors are ubiquitous in our cities. Why not use them to generate free energy? The Revolution Door by Fluxxlab would do just that. It converts the kinetic energy used to push the door into electricity. Several similar projects are in operation worldwide. Now we're not just spinning our wheels.

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GOOD: Your Daily Water Use
Thirsty? So is everyone else. We're headed for a water shortage. Here's how a few simple choices can reduce your daily water use by 1,213 gallons. A GOOD Transparency video.

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GOOD: Wireless Parking
What if sensors on the street knew exactly which parking spots were free? Your phone could direct you straight to a free space and the city could use that real-time information for dynamic meter pricing, discouraging driving when car traffic is too high. San Francisco is already trying the idea. If it works, it will be good for motorists, for the city, and for the environment.

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BIG IDEAS: ep 7 - Energym by Gustavo Barceloni
The Big Ideas competition winner!

There are more than 20,000 gyms and health clubs in America. That's a lot of spinning and rowing. What if we could harness the power of all those workouts? Gustavo Barceloni's Big Idea is the Energym, a place where exercise makes free electricity.

To watch the rest of the Big Ideas series, visit the Big Ideas page.

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GOOD: Pollen Bots
Seasonal allergy sufferers, rejoice! Japanese scientists have deployed an army of anthropomorphic pollen sensors across the country in an effort to aid the 15 million Japanese allergic to pollen. These Pollen Bots' eyes change color depending on the pollen count so allergy sufferers can plan their outdoor activities accordingly. For those of us with hay fever, that's nothing to sneeze at.

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GOOD: Bikes to Rwanda
Lugging huge bags of coffee through the unpaved hills of Rwanda to a processing plant was back-breaking work for the Karaba coffee co-op. In this original GOOD video see how a collaboration between Karaba and a Portland, Oregon, coffee roaster has solved that problem, boosted production, and given birth to a new non-profit.

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Harmony: Mini Wind Turbines
Our planet is a fragile ecosystem. To keep it in balance, we’ll have to figure out how to harness nature to generate clean, affordable energy. Mini Wind Turbines in San Francisco has one answer. Their turbines are cheap and practical, and can power lights or charge cell phones in villages that are off the grid.
For more content from this Branded Channel, check out Babelgum’s GOOD

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GOOD: Hippo Rollers
In rural Africa, women spend 26% of their time fetching water, often walking for miles with heavy buckets balanced on their heads. That's time that could be spent going to school, working outside the home, or teaching their children. The Hippo Water Roller eases the burden by allowing women to transport five times as much water with much less physical effort. In our latest LOOK video, we examine the impact of the rollers on one village in South Africa. LEARN MORE hipporoller.org

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