September 2011 Show Archives
Week 1 Show 1136
Metro Tech Career Academy (View Video)
We visit an innovative school that is helping young people who have dropped out of school obtain their high school diploma.
For more information visit these links:Metro Career Academy
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Green School (View Video)
With education funding down, schools are trying to find ways to save money; and, Metro Career Academy in Oklahoma City may have found a way...by going green.
For more information visit these links:Metro Tech Career Academy
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Green Hospital (View Video)
The new hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma, could well be the greenest healthcare facility in the U.S. An environmental accomplishment for sure; and one that could also be a guide for healthcare facilities across the nation.
For more information visit this link:Muskogee Community Hospital
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OU Green Roof (View Video)
One way to limit water runoff is to keep rainfall right where it falls. Rooftop gardens are starting to popup across the country designed to do just that.
For more information visit these links:State of Oklahoma Environment Office
University of Oklahoma -- College of Architecture
Texas Green Roofs
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Solar Power (View Video)
One potential energy source is pretty much a constant without harming the environment. A growing number of Americans are counting their energy savings thanks to a little help from the sun.
For more information visit this link:GE Energy
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Interview with Garry Golden--Oklahoma's Energy Future (View Video)
We visit with industry insider and energy futurist Garry Golden and discuss how an energy state like Oklahoma transitions into an alternative energy state.
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Week 2 Show 1137
Biotech Overview (View Video)
Bioscience-related jobs creates a 6.7 billion dollar impact on Oklahoma's economy; and, a lot of people don't know exactly what it is. We look at how genetic engineering is changing everything from what we eat to how we live.
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Biotech Academy (View Video)
Biotechnology is one of the top ten growing industries in our nation and its growth is dependent upon a steady stream of educated workers.
For more information visit this link:Southern Oklahoma Tech Career
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Biotech Food (View Video)
Plant breeding is nothing new. It was ten thousand years ago when man first began domesticating wild plants and animals. Yet, with the advent of biotechnology, changes that took generations can now be done in a matter of years. With genetic engineering that is changing everything from what we eat to how we live.
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Interview with Keith Kisling--Biotech in Agriculture (View Video)
We visit with Keith Kisling, a member of the AC21 committee, who has seen issues surrounding biotechnology from both practical and political standpoints.
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Food Fight (View Video)
While biotech is now a scientific reality, acceptance on a social level has been slower and nowhere has there been more opposition to the manipulation of genes than in Europe.
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Interview with Tom Coburn--Nation's Deficit (View Video)
We visit with U.S. Senator Tom Coburn about a subject he believes is more dire today, than ever before…fiscal responsibility.
For more information visit this link:Senator Tom Coburn
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Value Added--Interview with Tom Coburn--Nation's Deficit (Cont.) (View Video)
We continue our visit with U.S. Senator Tom Coburn about a subject he believes is more dire today, than ever before…fiscal responsibility.
For more information visit this link:Senator Tom Coburn
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Week 3 Show 1138
Drought Impact (View Video)
It's been a long, hot, dry summer and while the sweltering triple digit temperatures may be over for now, their affects will certainly linger. And no where more so than with those who live off the land.
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Smart Grid (View Video)
For many of us, this year's electric bills were at an all time high. Yet, for some Oklahomans, a new smart grid is lessening the pain of energy costs.
For more information visit this link:OG&E Smart Grid
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Interview with Pete Delaney--Smart Grid (View Video)
We visit with Pete Delaney, CEO of OG&E, about their new smart grid technology.
For more information visit this link:OG&E Smart Grid
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Paramedic Preacher (View Video)
We visit Ringwood, Oklahoma, where an innovative classroom is literally saving lives.
For more information visit this link:Kiamichi Tech Center
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SimMan (View Video)
Much of the training for EMTs can be done by distance education except for some of the work that needs to be hands-on, but not necessarily on flesh and blood.
For more information visit this link:Caddo Kiowa Tech Center
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Portable Health Trailer (View Video)
A new "health trailer" recently rolled off the assembly line and it serves a double function…both as an emergency response unit and a mobile classroom.
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Week 4 Show 1139
CNG Classroom (View Video)
Converting to CNG will take natural gas filling stations and an infrastructure to support the new cleaner burning vehicles. CNG industry leaders attended the grand opening of a new training facility at Tulsa Tech.
For more information visit this link:Tulsa Tech
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Interview with T. Boone Pickens--CNG (View Video)
Dependence on foreign oil is an American weakness. We visit with T. Boone Pickens about a solution that could change what, and how, we drive.
For more information visit this link:Pickens Plan
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CNG Race Car (View Video)
Not only is CNG a cleaner burning fuel, it’s also a very efficient fuel, which is why a group of OSU researchers decided to put it to the test on the race track.
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Value Added--CNG Bus (View Video)
Not only is CNG a cleaner burning fuel, it’s also a very efficient fuel, which is why a group of OSU researchers decided to put it to the test on the race track.
For more information visit this link:Pickens Plan
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Interview with Bob Hammack and Ron Mercer--Pump Fiction (View Video)
We visit with Ron Mercer and Bob Hammack co-producers of a new online video called Pump Fiction about why they think their idea is the way to go.
For more information visit this link:Pump Fiction
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