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    Earth Day 2008

    This week, in time for Earth Day, Studio 360 saves the planet. Kurt Andersen asks a priest about the Vatican's declaration that pollution is a modern sin.  Then we explore design solutions for a changing environment.  Kurt visits a solar-powered subway station in Coney Island and talks to an engineer making biofuel from bacteria. Plus, the creative thinkers behind a hand-cranked street generator, the adobe house of the future, carbon-neutral rock shows, and the Eco Art movement.

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    By Kurt Andersen • Apr 21, 2008 • 1 min read

    This week, in time for Earth Day, Studio 360 saves the planet. Kurt Andersen asks a priest about the Vatican's declaration that pollution is a modern sin. Then we explore design solutions for a changing environment. Kurt visits a solar-powered subway station in Coney Island and talks to an engineer making biofuel from bacteria. Plus, the creative thinkers behind a hand-cranked street generator, the adobe house of the future, carbon-neutral rock shows, and the Eco Art movement.

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      Kurt Andersen

      Author of "Evil Geniuses," "Fantasyland," and "You Can’t Spell America Without Me"

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