http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/diy-instructions-appropedia-wiki.html For truly sustainable change, our technology needs to not only provide a solution, but it needs to be appropriate - appropriate to the environmental, economic, and cultural situation. Appropedia provides a wealth of information on appropriate technology to use and share. For truly sustainable change, our technology needs to not only provide a solution, but it needs to be appropriate - appropriate to the environmental, economic, and cultural situation. Appropedia provides a wealth of information on appropriate technology to use and share. Do It Yourself Eco-Innovation Technology Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT Derek Markham http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/diy-instructions-appropedia-wiki.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/earth-sequel.html Climate change, global warming, pollution, diminishing resources, and any number of other environmental problems threaten our economy, indeed, our future. Generations of irresponsible business practices are, at least in part, to blame for our current situation but business, and entrepreneurial innovation, may be able to solve many of our problems. Climate change, global warming, pollution, diminishing resources, and any number of other environmental problems threaten our economy, indeed, our future. Generations of irresponsible business practices are, at least in part, to blame for our current situation but business, and entrepreneurial innovation, may be able to solve many of our problems. Books Climate Change Eco-Innovation Planet Green Television Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:30:00 GMT David DeFranza http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/earth-sequel.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/save-world.html Everyday, it seems, there is a new report that suggests the earth is warming at an even faster rate than previously thought. From thawing tundra in Siberia to cleaving glaciers in Antarctica, the signs are clear and foreboding. The a movement to curb the onset of global warming and climate change is gaining ground but post proposed approaches revolve around a strategy of limiting emissions. What if there was something we could do that would actively cool the earth, or at least remove carbon we have pumped into the atmosphere? Everyday, it seems, there is a new report that suggests the earth is warming at an even faster rate than previously thought. From thawing tundra in Siberia to cleaving glaciers in Antarctica, the signs are clear and foreboding. The a movement to curb the onset of global warming and climate change is gaining ground but post proposed approaches revolve around a strategy of limiting emissions. What if there was something we could do that would actively cool the earth, or at least remove carbon we have pumped into the atmosphere? Climate Change Eco-Innovation Planet Green Television Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:30:00 GMT David DeFranza http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/save-world.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/yahoo-green-challenge.html All of you innovative crafters and great thinkers out there, listen up. Invent a groovy, green DIY project and Yahoo will prize you with $2,500, eco-royalties and a possible appearance on the PBS show Everyday Edisons. All of you innovative crafters and great thinkers out there, listen up. Invent a groovy, green DIY project and Yahoo will prize you with $2,500, eco-royalties and a possible appearance on the PBS show Everyday Edisons. Do It Yourself Eco-Friendly Crafts Eco-Innovation Green Challenges Green Engineering Wed, 20 May 2009 16:47:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/yahoo-green-challenge.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/grow-windowsill-herb-garden.html You might think you have to go outside to grow herbs, but your sunny window sills could be put to good use, and made to look magnificent, just by placing a few pots blooming with your favorite spices You might think you have to go outside to grow herbs, but your sunny window sills could be put to good use, and made to look magnificent, just by placing a few pots blooming with your favorite spices Do It Yourself Eco-Innovation Gardening Organic Gardening Tips Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:30:00 GMT Jaymi Heimbuch http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/grow-windowsill-herb-garden.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/creative-container-garden-spots.html If you're an apartment dweller, you might think you don't have any place to put your container garden. But there are a lot of possible places if you get creative about it. Here are some ideas. If you're an apartment dweller, you might think you don't have any place to put your container garden. But there are a lot of possible places if you get creative about it. Here are some ideas. Eco-Innovation Gardening Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT Jaymi Heimbuch http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/creative-container-garden-spots.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-inventors-rural-electricity.html Village Energy Inc., created by professors and students at Baylor University, is currently in business to bring electricity to the rural and remote communities in many developing countries. Today we will be featuring their current program going on in Honduras. Their primary goal is to deploy village-level electrical generation systems via hydroelectric distribution systems that are powered from the plentiful mountainous streams found throughout the rural areas of Honduras. Village Energy Inc., created by professors and students at Baylor University, is currently in business to bring electricity to the rural and remote communities in many developing countries. Today we will be featuring their current program going on in Honduras. Their primary goal is to deploy village-level electrical generation systems via hydroelectric distribution systems that are powered from the plentiful mountainous streams found throughout the rural areas of Honduras. Eco-Innovation Green Consumerism Green Engineering Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:45:00 GMT Eric Leech http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-inventors-rural-electricity.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/material-input-unit-service.html MIPS is a widely used acronym but for our purposes, we're talking about material input per unit of service, a "unit of eco-efficiency that examines sustainability of production by breaking down products into services they provide and examining the amount of materials that needs to be displaced in order to provide a unit of service." MIPS is a widely used acronym but for our purposes, we're talking about material input per unit of service, a "unit of eco-efficiency that examines sustainability of production by breaking down products into services they provide and examining the amount of materials that needs to be displaced in order to provide a unit of service." Carbon Footprint Clean Energy Eco-Innovation Gas Mileage Green Glossary Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:30:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/material-input-unit-service.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/green-glossary-biomimicry.html Biomimicry Institute defines this term (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) as a "new discipline that studies nature's best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems. Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example. I think of it as 'innovation inspired by nature.' The core idea is that nature, imaginative by necessity, has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with." Biomimicry Institute defines this term (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) as a "new discipline that studies nature's best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems. Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example. I think of it as 'innovation inspired by nature.' The core idea is that nature, imaginative by necessity, has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with." Eco-Innovation Green Glossary Nature Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/green-glossary-biomimicry.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/alter-eco/episode-eco-surf-boards.html It takes specialists to spray eco insulation into the walls of the HQ house in Los Feliz, and this means the green team has the week off! Angela, Boise & Darren visit an eco surf shop in Venice to test out bio-foam surf boards. It takes specialists to spray eco insulation into the walls of the HQ house in Los Feliz, and this means the green team has the week off! Angela, Boise & Darren visit an eco surf shop in Venice to test out bio-foam surf boards. Eco-Innovation Episode Guides Green Fashion Music Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:15:00 GMT http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/alter-eco/episode-eco-surf-boards.html