In this clip, writer and environmentalist Alex Steffen talks about interesting new ways of helping the environment with smart design, such as landmine-detecting flowers that change color in the presence of mines, as well as more conventional initiatives, such as the car-sharing programs that are blossoming in many metropolitan areas.
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This episode of The Planet examines the danger posed by the looming mass extinction of animals and plants, brought about by man-made changes to the landscape.
