Green Videos

Doctor: Menopause memory loss 'is real' Video: Dr. Rebecca Brightman of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the North American Menopause Society offers her perspective on a new study focusing on memory loss during menopause, outlining some of the symptoms.	Fiddling championship draws fast-flying fingers Video: People who love music spent part of the Memorial Day weekend in Homestead National Monument in Nebraska for America's Monumental Fiddling Championship. A total of $1,300 in prize money was handed out.	Baby rescued from sewage pipe in China Video: Firefighters in eastern China rescued an abandoned newborn baby boy lodged in a sewage pipe after he was apparently flushed down the toilet.
How smart is your dog? Company's 'doggie IQ' test helps you get a better picture of your canine's personality and capabilities.	Cicadas emerge from 17-year hibernation If you’ve noticed holes suddenly appearing in the ground, get ready – warmer weather means cicadas have begun to come out of a 17-year hibernation along the mid-Atlantic, from North Carolina to New York. NBC’s Tom Costello reports.	President Obama honors Carole King President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host a concert in the East Room honoring singer-songwriter Carole King, the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
Tornado survivor finds dog during live TV interview Video: During a live TV interview, an elderly woman finds her missing dog under the rubble of her house, which was destroyed by a tornado.	Disabled pig becomes web celeb Video: An update on Chris P. Bacon; the disabled pig who became a YouTube sensation.	Bill Nye: It's going to happen again Video: Bill Nye talks to Piers Morgan about tornadoes and the chance something like the Moore tornado could happen again.

53-year-old wins Iditarod, joins the record books Video: Mitch Seavey is the oldest person to win the Iditarod trail sled dog race, a 1,000-mile event. His son, Dallas, became the youngest winner in history after winning last year at age 25.	Gator learns to move with prosthetic tail Video: An alligator in Phoenix is learning to walk and swim with its new prosthetic tail.	Pig helps train firefighters Video: Dominic the pig is being used by in England to help firefighters train in the art of how to handle escaped animals.
Technology can help locate sinkholes Video: Scientists are using advanced technology to lessen the danger from sinkholes like the one in Florida that swallowed part of a house. Ground-penetrating radar can scan sites for cavities 50 feet or more below the surface.	Mount Etna lights up the sky over Sicily Video: Italy's Mount Etna erupts overnight spewing hot ash and lava into the evening sky.	Lion kills volunteer at Calif. animal park Video: A male lion at a Central California animal park killed a 24-year-old female volunteer on Wednesday.
Teenage skiier found alive after 2 nights in bitter cold Video: The high school senior survived two freezing nights alone by building a snow shelter.	Tornado warnings in your pocket Video: A new Red Cross smartphone app puts potentially lifesaving info in your hand by not only warning of approaching tornadoes, but also by helping after a storm hits.	Just like the Bible! Swarm of locusts plagues Egypt Video: Experts estimate that a swarm of 30 million locusts in Egypt will cause severe crop damage. The correlation to the plague of locusts in the Bible has the Internet buzzing.

Meditation may improve heart health Video: New research says Transcendental Meditation, when practiced regularly, could help heart patients live longer.	4 yoga moves you can do at your desk Video: Yoga coach Gwen Lawrence shows off a variety of moves you can do at your desk for those long days at work, including the cat cow and the seated spinal twist.	Anorexic baker raises money for treatment Video: Washington woman with an eating disorder sells cookies online to raise funds for medical attention.
Man drops 330 pounds in one year Video: A New Hampshire man took on the battle of the bulge and won by dropping 330 pounds in one year.	Death toll from meningitis outbreak rises Video: CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on the pharmacy at the center of the meningitis outbreak.	Can you really be scared to death? Video: Can you be literally scared to death? Yes, say doctors, including neurologist Martin Samuels at Brigham and Women's Hospital, who has been collecting evidence on the phenomenon for years, including some preserved body parts.
New Pap smear guidelines Video: The annual test for cervical cancer and HPV is now only deemed necessary once every three to 5 years, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.	Are annual physicals a waste of time? Video: Dr. Richard Besser discusses new study that casts doubt on common medical practice.	Mystery epidemic tied to sugarcane Video: NBC's Kerry Sanders reports from Nicaragua on an inexplicable epidemic in Central America where more than 16,000 people — mostly sugar cane workers — have died from incurable chronic kidney disease.

Rosa Parks sculptor aimed to portray her 'modesty' Video: Sculptor Eugene Daub, who created the likeness of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, described why he decided not to show the famous bus seat that Parks refused to give up.	Man helps injured girlfriend through half marathon Video: When Monique Koll, who recently suffered a spinal cord injury, wanted to participate in the half marathon she ran last year, her boyfriend, Nick Zaunbrecher offered to push her wheelchair the entire distance and even helped her cross the finish line on foot.	High school basketball player passes ball to mentally challenged player Video: During a high school basketball game one generous player passes the ball to a mentally challenged player, who was on the opposite team.
C. Everett Koop, former surgeon general, dies at 96 Video: Koop, who served as surgeon general between 1981 and 1987, became an aggressive advocate for AIDS education and prevention and was the first truly public surgeon general of the modern era.	GEICO pig commercial angers 1 million moms Video: Advocacy group says ad for GEICO's new mobile app promotes bestiality.	Hot air balloon crash kills tourists in Egypt During an aerial tour of Egypt’s ancient Valley of the Kings, a hot air balloon explodes and falls to the ground in a fiery crash, killing multiple tourists.
Skier Lindsey Vonn on her crash Video: Two weeks after major knee surgery following a devastating crash, Lindsey Vonn is vowing to be ready for the 2014 Winter Olympics next February.	Robin Roberts talks about beating MDS with Diane Sawyer Video: The 'GMA' anchor tells her friend and colleague what she does to fight her fears on a special '20/20.'	Robin Roberts' recovery: Road back to 'GMA' Video: A look at Robin's long journey back to her 'Good Morning America' post.

Bump app detects potholes, alerts city officials Video: Boston officials hope a new smartphone application could eventually eliminate the need to send out trucks to survey hundreds of miles of roadways covering New England's largest city to figure out the locations of potholes.	How to turn your iPhone into a stun gun Video: In response to a home invasion, an Army reservist invented the iPhone stun gun case, which delivers 650,000 volts of shock and awe.	Volvo approaches 3 million miles Video: Irv Gordon's 1966 two-door car keeps going and going.
Linking the 'God particle' to Bieber Video: What do the Higgs Boson and Justin Bieber have in common? A physicist's analogy helps explain the discovery.	Oregon unveils 'Electric Highway' Video: A series of pit stops that allow electric vehicle drivers to charge up for free could change the way America drives.	Microsoft's big tablet announcement Video: The software giant is expected to unveil its first tablet computer.
Napster founders launch Airtime, a video social network Video: Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning, who changed the music industry with their file-sharing service, talk about a new social media venture that allows strangers to video-chat.	Climbing suit could power future soldiers Video: Utah college students have built a prototype for a vacuum-powered suit that would give soldiers 'Spider-Man'-like climbing skills.	Aussie cows milked with robotic technology Video: It's a dairy farmer's dream not having to rise at daybreak to milk the herd. An Australian dairy is now using a robotic milking system that lets the cows to decide when it's time to be milked.

Obama creating a 'Green Impact Zone' Video: President Obama speaks to employees of Smith Electric, a company using a grant from the Recovery Act to build all-electric trucks and help create a 'Green Impact Zone' in a 150-block area of Kansas City.	EcoSense for Living: There's green in my pizza! Video: Pizza Fusion shows us how any job can become a green job with the right attitude and practices.	EcoSense for Living: New life for old bottles Video: At 6 billion bottles and counting, a Fortune 100 company has forged a partnership that’s created the largest recycling center of it’s kind in the world.
EcoSense for Living: The Big (Green) Easy Video: At-risk young people get hands-on training and spread their new green skills throughout The Big Easy.	Assigment Earth: Gas drilling supports conservation Video: To offset the environmental impact of their drilling, energy companies are funding projects to protect habitat needed by wildlife.	Wind power careers in Wyoming Video: Community college program trains future wind power technicians.
Obama: Creating new jobs in a clean energy economy Video: Obama speaks about the job potential of a clean energy economy on a visit to OPOWER, an Arlington, Va., company that develops energy efficiency software.	Greening the urban jungle Video: Transforming her South Bronx neighborhood from urban wasteland into an urban oasis, environmental activist Majora Carter has become an unstoppable force in the green movement. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.	Boat made from plastic bottles sets sail Video: Adventurer and conservationist David de Rothschild sets sail on Plastiki, a boat made out of 12,000 plastic bottles, to raise awareness of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.

Chicago's food fight: Steamed over proposed rule Video: There's a new ordinance in Chicago, a city increasingly known as a food lovers paradise, aimed at the peaceful coexistence of restaurants and food trucks that park nearby on the street. Not everyone agrees with the proposed new rules.	Coffee to go at funeral home Video: A South Carolina funeral home is teaming up with Starbucks to open a coffee shop attached to their main building, but with an outside door for the public.	Spam turns 75 Video: More cans of the processed meat product have been sold than there are people on Earth.
Consumers demanding drug-free meat Video: A new study from Consumer Reports urges industry to eliminate the use of antibiotics in meat	When what you buy at the supermarket isn't what you get Video: ABC reports on food fraud — when, for example, lemon juice is promoted as 100% juice but turns out to be only 35% juice — and why it could affect your cooking. Olive oil and maple syrup have been questioned in the past.	Michelle Obama discusses sugary drink ban Video: In an interview with the Associated Press, the first lady says there's no 'one-size-fits-all' solution for the country's health challenges.
Jamie Oliver: Avoid my wife's cooking Video: Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver talks about why you should avoid his wife's dinner invitations.	Mayor Bloomberg: We're not taking away freedom Video: NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to Matt Lauer about a controversial proposal to ban the sale of large sodas and sugary drinks in the city and why he thinks it’s an important issue.	Aussie delicacy Vegemite loses some of its savory appeal Video: Vegemite, Australia's best-known condiment, is leaving a bad taste in little mouths.

Planting the White House's spring garden Video: First lady Michelle Obama hosts the planting of the spring kitchen garden.	Harvesting the White House's winter garden Video: The White House kitchen garden has been growing under 'hoop houses' on the South Lawn throughout the snowy winter months.	Assignment Earth: New oyster farming Video: An oyster farm changes its practices and becomes more environmentally friendly.
Cold snap threatens crops Video: Farmers are preparing for one of the longest cold snaps in recent decades, which has put strawberry, beans, squash and other crops at risk of significant damage.	Michelle Obama on 'Iron Chef' Video: Sunday's <i>Iron Chef America</i> -- starring Michelle Obama, Mario Batali, Emeril Lagasse, and Bobby Flay -- had the star chefs using vegetables from the White House garden.	Inventive Blast Detergent saves you money Video: We stop by the Blast Detergent booth at the Go Green Expo.
In the Green Room: Ray Anderson of Interface Inc., part 2 Video: Chuck interviews Ray Anderson of Interface Inc. in part two of an interview series.	In the Green Room: Ray Anderson of Interface Inc., part 1 Video: Chuck interviews Ray Anderson, founder of Interface and author of <i>Confessions of a Radical Industrialist</i>.	In the Green Room: Jason Mraz on farming Video: Jason Mraz talks avocado farming with Chuck at Farm Aid.

Holly the fat cat likes to swim Video: Lara Spencer of 'Good Morning America' explains why this kitty spends time swimming laps.	Bomb-sniffing dogs may not be getting the job done Video: A new government investigation suggests that the TSA may be wasting millions of taxpayer dollars on bomb dogs that can't detect bombs.	Starving dog goes back for puppies Video: A stray border collie went looking for help and, when she found it, she went back for her puppies.
Brian Williams previews Puppy Bowl IX Video: Brian Williams went behind the scenes at Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl IX where he met one of the contenders, Pearl.	New breeds to compete in Westminster Dog Show Video: The dog show will be sporting some changes for its 137th competition next month, including the addition of 2 new breeds: the Treeing Walker Coonhound and Russell Terriers.	Blind sled dog thrives with brother's help Video: A New Hampshire sled dog kennel that takes in rescues and 'second-chance' dogs is also home to a blind dog that relies on his brother to keep up with the rest of the team.
Study: Mixed-weight couples fight more Video: Carrying a few extra pounds can be unhealthy for an individual, but a recent study featured in The Wall Street Journal found it can be unhealthy for relationships, too.	Eyeless dog escapes death, finds home Video: The California dog is headed for Canada after nearly being euthanized.	More Bo! Our love affair with presidential pets Video: Even the first lady admits that Bo is the most famous member of the Obama family, with a best-selling book written about him and his own New Yorker magazine cover.