Living Green Channel
About this original series
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# Episodes
21 episodes -
Rating
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Episodes of Living Green Channel
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Urban Homestead - Solar Outdoor Shower
Water Conservation Efforts: - low flush toilets - toilet lid sink - reusing laundry water - limit toilet flushings - limit baths/showers - mulching - handwatering - clay pot irrigation - solar outdoor shower DIY Projects: - solar oven - cob oven - solar outdoor shower - depaved driveway/patio - installed solar panels - roofing - sheds, etc - animal enclosure, etc - this website - urban homesteading - front load washer - food not lawns
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Release date
Nov 11, 2008
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Runtime
03:33
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Urban Homestead - Self Sufficiency Wrap Up w/ Ju...
To live as simply as possible, to live in harmony with nature. All things are possible to a certain extent. The modern technological world has made its people its subjects; it has made them ignorant and keeps them in ignorance. We are basically ignorant, ignorant of the basics–where does our food come from? Where does our water come from? And importantly, where do our wastes go? We live cut off from ourselves because of this lack-of-touch with the natural things. And our foundation is weakened...
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Release date
Nov 11, 2008
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Runtime
03:56
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The First Green Micro Gym
The Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon will become the first gym in the country to harness human energy from fitness bikes and convert it to electricity. Specially built motors hooked up to spin bikes will convert energy created by people exercising on the “eco bikes” into 200- 600 watts an hour of electricity, which is then stored in a special battery bank. The electricity in the battery bank is then used to power equipment, like the gym's energy efficient treadmills, which use 30 percent les...
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Release date
Nov 10, 2008
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Runtime
02:04
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Green iPhone Apps - GreenMeter
The iPhone's amazing touchscreen and accelerometer based technology has revolutionized the way we use our phones, and programmers have created some amazing applications that take full advantage of the capabilities of the phone to change our lives in positive ways. Take the GreenMeter app for example... this app is designed to help you adjust your driving habits in order to reduce CO2 emissions and save you money on gas. The app uses the iPhone's accelerometer to measure forward acceleration, c...
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Release date
Nov 10, 2008
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Runtime
01:40
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Green iPhone Apps - GreenMeter
The iPhone's amazing touchscreen and accelerometer based technology has revolutionized the way we use our phones, and programmers have created some amazing applications that take full advantage of the capabilities of the phone to change our lives in positive ways. Take the GreenMeter app for example... this app is designed to help you adjust your driving habits in order to reduce CO2 emissions and save you money on gas. The app uses the iPhone's accelerometer to measure forward acceleration, c...
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Release date
Nov 10, 2008
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Runtime
01:36
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Eco Friendly Halloween Costume Ideas
Halloween is just around the corner, and you might be starting to panic about what costume you'll wear this year. But before you go out to a big box store and purchase an expensive Pirate costume made from cheap materials, might I suggest a more eco friendly alternative? Costumes made from recycled materials are a great way to help the environment... and express your own creativity. If you look through the materials in your house, I'm sure you can find the perfect elements to create a pirate c...
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Release date
Nov 10, 2008
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Runtime
01:29
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Alternative Energy - Vegetable Based Biofuels
This is a very environmentally friendly fuel, made from natural vegetable oils such as soybean, canola, and animal fat that produces anywhere between 40 and 80 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels. And it generates a whopping 90 percent more energy than it takes to produce it. But there are still problems with the biodiesel industry. Since its produced from food crops, it has caused inflation in agricultural products in a time when all food costs are climbing. And Euro...
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Release date
Nov 10, 2008
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Runtime
02:19
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Alternative Energy - Biofuel from Algae
Algae is the fastest growing plant life, and as an organism it converts sunlight into oil, scientists theorize that Algal biofuel can produce a whopping 30 times more energy per acre than any other biofuel option. The US Department of Energy has estimated that if Algal Biofuel replaced all conventional fuel in the country, it would require 15,000 square miles of land to harvest the algae... which is roughly one seventh of the area that is used to harvest corn in the US every year. And a divers...
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Release date
Nov 10, 2008
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Runtime
02:01
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Vacay Green With Less Travel
More than 38 million Americans planned to travel 50 miles or more during three day holiday weekends this this year, 84 percent of them by car. That's a lot of extra carbon emitting into the atmosphere during holiday weekends, so why not give mother nature the same break you're getting from work and stay local? Support local businesses, explore local nature sites near your home, or check out that local restaurant you've always wanted to try. Explore your own town as if you're just visiting for ...
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Release date
Oct 22, 2008
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Runtime
01:24
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Zero Emissions Vehicle For Sale in 2010
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has taken a lead in the emission free car arms race when they unveiled their brand new electric vehicle and hybrid models this week. The new Electric vehicle, nicknamed the EV-02, has a 660 pound lithium ion battery that is twice as powerful as the conventional hybrid battery. The boxy EV-02 zipped around Nissan's test course, accelerating faster than comparable gas powered cars... quieting electric car critics. Nissan also unveiled a new hybrid model, to compe...
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Release date
Oct 22, 2008
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Runtime
01:37
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