Video: Topics: Technology: Energy & Environment
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Building Green | The Finale | PBS (#113)
Full Program: As Season One of Building Green comes to a close, Kevin takes stock of his journey and reflects on the numerous lessons learned along the way. From the feng shui design, to the blue jean... 26:38
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Building Green | Interior Design | PBS (#112)
Full Program: Everyone loves a well-feathered nest, but the choices you make on what to put in your home can be just as important as the choices you made while building it. Health expert Alyssa Alvord explains to... 25:36
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Building Green | Framing and Roofing | PBS (#103)
Full Program: In episode three, Building Green host Kevin Contreras looks for the best, most affordable, green way to support and roof his straw bale dream home. Because Santa Barbara is in California and because... 24:39
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Building Green | Straw Bales | PBS (#104)
Full Program: Straw bales will be Kevin's main building blocks as he begins the most significant phase of construction on his green dream home. A few things you might not know about straw that you'll learn in our... 24:44
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Building Green | Foundation | PBS (#102)
Full Program: In episode two of the first season of Building Green, host Kevin Contreras gets to the bottom of things, ie, the Foundation. Follow Kevin step-by-step as he discovers green concrete and tours a... 23:55
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BUILDING GREEN | Breaking Ground | PBS (#101)
Full Program: The air inside your home can be five times more toxic than the air pollution found in most major cities. 24:58
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NOVA | Put a Lid on It | PBS
Bill Nye, TV's "Science Guy," conducts a pasta-making experiment that can save you money. 02:39
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NOVA | The Big Energy Gamble | Trailer | PBS (#3519)
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is leading the way with a dramatic and controversial program to slash carbon dioxide emissions and promote energy efficiency. NOVA explores the pros and cons of... 00:31
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Kilowatt Ours | Home Energy Tips | PBS
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New Vertical Wind Turbine - Installed in Ankeny Iowa (#153)
This web exclusive shows the new vertical wind turbine being installed at the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities location in Ankeny, Iowa. 04:42
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Kilowatt Ours | Chapter Ten: Take the Kilowatt Ours Challenge | PBS
Here’s a challenge for all of us. Let’s reduce our electricity use by 25% or more in every home, school and business. As our electricity bills go down, let’s sign up for green power, at least one... 01:47
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Kilowatt Ours | Chapter Nine: Net-Zero Energy | PBS
This is the home of the Schiller family near Clarksville Tennessee, living completely off the grid. In other words, coal and nuclear free. 05:07
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Kilowatt Ours | Chapter Eight, Part Two: Alternative Energy Solutions | PBS
Being one of the most energy efficient states in the nation over the past thirty years, California has a lot to show the rest of the nation about how to mine for energy in all the right places.... 06:57
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Kilowatt Ours | Chapter Eight, Part One: Conservation Power Plant | PBS
If we find a way to generate the electricity we need by other means, we could minimize our use of coal to generate electricity. Austin, Texas has spent the last 30 years building a "conservation... 06:41
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Kilowatt Ours | Chapter Seven: In Search of Savings | PBS
Look at all the places we found where energy can be saved using technologies that we have available today. All we need to do is make use of them. 06:35

















