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Earth: Sports Stadium Strives for Sustainability
The University of Minnesota is striving to build the most environmentally friendly major sports stadium in the country. Kasey-Dee Gardner explains how they are doing it.
Added: Mar 24, 2008
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Runtime: 02:33
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