Articles tagged “G Word Video”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

G Word Video: Electric Race Car By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 6 2008 Sometimes being green means compromising performance or cutting back on power. However, this is not at all the case with the X-1 Prototype, a concept electric race car designed and built by Ian Wright. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Revolving Energy By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 6 2008 As we walk to and from work, in and out of our favorite lunch stops, and up and down the subway stairs, we expend a lot of energy. What if our doors, staircases, and sidewalks were engineered to harness some of that energy and turn it into electricity that could power buildings? + READ MORE

G Word Video: Slugging By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 2 2008 It may not sound like a very flattering name but commuters in cities around the country and declaring themselves "slugs." Far from the slimy leaf-dweller you may be imagining, slugs are commuters who take part in a flexible ride-share program that reduces commute times, congestion, and the use of fossil fuels. + READ MORE

G Word Video: 14 Months in the Life of a Pineapple By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Oct 2 2008 Pineapples are sweet, golden, and delicious. They adorn our summer cocktails, upside-down cakes, and pink ham steaks. Even in the middle of winter, they give a tropical feel to our northern-hemisphere homes. And they remind us of the newest state: Hawaii. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Fruit for All By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Oct 1 2008 Nothing makes a good, healthy, snack like a piece of fresh fruit. The only problem is that most of the fruit in our grocery stores is not all that fresh and far from green. The reason: it has likely traveled at least 1,400 miles or more, maybe even from New Zealand or South America. This fact can really leave a bitter taste behind what would otherwise be a sweet treat. + READ MORE

G Word Video: My Green Afterlife By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 1 2008 Many people arrange to be buried in a favorite suit or with some beloved jewelry but one company is helping people bring their green lifestyles to the grave as well. Femwood Cemetery specializes in natural, green, burials and funerals. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Extreme Green By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Oct 1 2008 Some of Tim Dundon's neighbors call him a "modern day green evangelist" but most know him as the "guru of doo-doo." That's right, doo-doo. Tim himself says that everything in his life is "about the number two." This is not far from the truth because Tim has made a business manufacturing and selling compost. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Frozen Green By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Sep 29 2008 Contessa Premium Foods is dedicated to bringing the highest quality in frozen foods and produce to restaurants and homes around the world. They also do everything they can to ensure the frozen veggies you buy at the store are as green as possible; and we're not just talking about the broccoli. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Green My Palate By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Sep 26 2008 In this video, G Word correspondent Stephen Brooks takes a look at delicious fruits that may be growing on a tree or bush near you. He begins his search in San Diego, California, where, on a casual stroll through town, he finds several edible fruits and flowers growing naturally. + READ MORE

G Word Video: NmG Test Drive By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Sep 26 2008 The NmG is a new, three-wheeled, electric vehicle built for commuters and running errands around town. Looking at the sleek, spacey, design, you would never guess that the NmG is capable of getting 30 miles to the charge and boasts a six-cubic foot trunk. It sounds great, but how does it perform on the road? + READ MORE

G Word Video: TV Recycling By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Sep 26 2008 Old TVs, ready to be discarded, pose a problem for the environment. Reusing them is possible, but finding replacement parts can be difficult meaning TVs that are not fully functional must be thrown away. But they do not sit well in landfills either. Besides the fact that TVs can take a very long time to decompose, they also contain a wide range of dangerous chemicals that are harmful to the environment. What then, should we do with our old, unwanted, TVs? + READ MORE

G Word Video: Mazdar City By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 24 2008 Though its fortune has come almost exclusively from the sale of fossil fuels, Abu Dhabi has expressed an interest in developing alternatives for the future; a big interest. So big, in fact, that they have begun the construction of an entire new city, from the ground up in the middle of the desert, that will be totally sustainable and 100% carbon neutral. How can an entire city be carbon neutral? By utilizing the most advanced technologies, implemented in clever new ways. Oh, and a nearly unlimited budget is helping out as well. + READ MORE

G Word Video: How Many Gallons By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Sep 24 2008 In this video, Lori Harfenist, the G Word quizzer, hits the streets to ask people some tough questions about what happens when you use the toilet. From where the water and waste go after a flush, to how many gallons are used daily, Lori looks for, but mostly offers, answers. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Hair Mats By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 22 2008 Hair does a great job keeping our scalps protected from the sun but it can also be used to help clean up some of the worst environmental disasters. That's right, human hair has been found to be extremely effective in cleaning oil from the beach and water after an oil spill. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Stereo Cabinet Salvage By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Sep 22 2008 Evette Rios, the Salvage Queen, loves nothing more than turning discarded objects into new-found treasures. In this online clip she takes an old stereo cabinet from a front stoop in Queens, New York, and, with the help of a friend, transforms it into an updated entertainment center. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Hummin' Hummer By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Sep 19 2008 Imagine if a 10,000 pound Hummer with an engine capable of providing 850 horsepower could also have an efficiency of 29 miles per gallon or more using renewable biodiesel. As unlikely as a green Hummer sounds, it is possible and one shop is pushing the envelope to preserve power while reducing these large vehicle's impact on the environment. + READ MORE

G Word Video: My So Called Green Life By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Sep 18 2008 How do residents of New York City maintain a green lifestyle? What small things can they do to lessen their impact on the environment? Could people everywhere learn from their practices? Follow G Word host SuChin Pak as she takes the Planet Green cameras along on a typical day of errands. + READ MORE

G Word Video: It's Concrete By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Sep 18 2008 Believe it or not, concrete, by weight, is the most recycled material in North America. Todd Sutton, the Waste Sleuth, visits one concrete recycling company, Ferma Recycling, to see how it's done in this video from G Word. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Diva ReDesign By Team Planet Green IN Fashion & Beauty Sep 17 2008 In this online video from G Word, Evette Rios, the Salvage Queen, faces off against Tiffany Threadgould, Design Junkie, for the title of Grand Champ of Garbage. Their challenge: find materials in a car junkyard to create new furniture for a green home. + READ MORE

G Word Video: From Gas to Electric Car By Team Planet Green IN G Word Aug 18 2008 One of the Go Green Girls has a confession: she drives a normal, gas-powered, car. Sure, she wants to replace it with a hybrid or electric vehicle, but at the same time she does not want to just pass... + READ MORE