Introduction to Green Hands USA
Ever wonder what to do with that old, unsightly refrigerator that just won't work anymore? Check out this handy DIY video to find out how to give your tired appliance a new lease on life.
30 Seconds to Mars, an alternative rock band fronted by Hollywood pretty boy Jared Leto, traveled to Greenland to shoot the video for their latest single, "A Beautiful Lie," in the hopes that the footage would alert their fans about the problem of global warming. They are also working with the NRDC, the Natural Resources Defense Council, to make sure their carbon footprint stays small, despite all that travel, and theisic stays big.
You won't find Don Quixote fighting these windmills -- Argentina is using them to power a modern building. This clean wind energy replaces a good percentage of thermal energy—the kind that causes greenhouse gas emissions. The windmill technology in these eco-sonscious buildings not only uses less energy, but even saves energy for future use, on non-windy days.
Take a look at the largest wind turbines the world. They may be an invaluable addition to the arsenal of sustainable energy -- and that's not hot air, either.
Check out the second installment of Off the Grid Hawaii as we find more islanders leading healthy, sustainable lives.
From planting trees, to installing handy energy consumption display screens, to being pioneers on the forefront of building hybrid four-wheel drive vehicles, Toyota maintains that it knows how to go green better than any other car company around.
Chris Regan was schooled as a painter, but the palette he uses nowadays is various shades of greens. He’s the brains behind Sky Farm near Millerton in upstate New York. With his small crew he grows 11 acres of gourmet salad mix including over 35 varieties of greens, herbs, edible flowers, and “wild” plants. In peak season he produces over eight hundred pounds a week which he markets directly to over 50 restaurants in the surrounding area. Chris has become something of an authority on salad mix...
A team of scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research has conducted a study of the health of coral reefs in environments where water temperature was on the rise. The results they came up may surprise you...
Did you know that there is enough flat, rooftop space in New York City to grow vegetables for 15 million people? We haven't even begun to tap our potential for sustainable agriculture. But that could all change -- with the help of experiemnets going on aboard the Science Barge in New York. Come see the hi-tech systems they've got going -- hydroponics, fish farming, altenrative energy. It will open your eyes to the possibilities. Who knew "controlled-environment agriculture" could be so cool? K...