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Think Mountaintops Should Stay On the Tops Of Mountains? Join Us In the Coal Country Forum 6 Nov 2009 IN REEL IMPACT \| COMMENTS When Coal Country airs Saturday, November 14, you'll be moved to action to stop mountaintop removal mining. Be sure to take part in the discussion forum online after the movie and share not only your reaction to the film, but talk with other viewers about how to stop what Ashley Judd calls a...+ READ MORE	{ }
Smash Lab: About the Show 3 Nov 2009 IN TV \| COMMENTS Don't miss the show that features maverick engineers taking apart everyday technology to apply it in revolutionary new ways. Could Kevlar's next application be for airplanes?+ READ MORE	{ }
FIRST Robotics is the Varsity Sport of the Mind 3 Nov 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS The participation is incredible: more than 200,000 students from across the country, locked in heated competition, working to build more 17,000 robots. With more than $11 million in university scholarships up for grabs, the stakes are high. Welcome to the world of FIRST Robotics.+ READ MORE	{ }
Planet Mechanics Episode: Water Wars 27 Oct 2009 IN PLANET MECHANICS \| COMMENTS Dick and Jem are trying to make a hostel in remote England become energy self-sufficient, using only natural resources, including small-scale hydropower. Can they pull it off? + READ MORE	{ }
DIY Electricity: Is a Water Turbine Right for You? 27 Oct 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS With the right turbine, almost any stream can generate the power you need to run your home.+ READ MORE	{ }
Why Rely on Questionable Energy Star Labels? Take Matters Into Your Own Hands with a Home Energy Monitor 26 Oct 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS It turns out that the EPA's Energy Star program is not so reliable, according to a recent Energy Department internal audit. Add that to the list of reasons to monitor your own energy use at home, to be sure you're plugging in as efficiently as possible.+ READ MORE	{ }
Do It Yourself Instructions Motherlode: Appropedia Wiki 19 Oct 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS 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.+ READ MORE	{ }
Planet Mechanics Episode: Cow Power 13 Oct 2009 IN PLANET MECHANICS \| COMMENTS The Planet Mechanics duo takes on a risky, but earth-friendly, experiment: if they succeed, they harness the energy stored in cow manure; if they fail, the large stores of gas just might blow up. + READ MORE	{ }
9 Awesome DIY Projects for Tech Nerds 6 Oct 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Techies and DIYers might usually think they don't have anything in common, but these nine projects show just how many homemade gadgets are possible for even the least handy green geek.+ READ MORE	{ }
Focus Earth Episode: Nuclear Power--America's Carbon Free Solution? 2 Oct 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH \| COMMENTS Focus Earth explores the most pressing questions of nuclear power today: what does the future of Three Mile Island look like, are our power plants safe, and should we reprocess spent fuel or not? + READ MORE	{ }
Planet Mechanics Episode: Solar Paella 29 Sep 2009 IN PLANET MECHANICS \| COMMENTS Eco-engineers get creative as they help a Spanish farmer become self-sufficient: a windmill pump, a Stirling engine, and well-pumped water for the cattle.+ READ MORE	{ }
Mean Green Machines: Snowmobile Shakedown 27 Sep 2009 IN MEAN GREEN MACHINES \| COMMENTS It's a gas snowmobile vs. an electric snowmobile in a no-holds barred battle to see who can out-race, out-climb and out-haul the other in the savage below zero out doors - where to survive, you've gotta be mean - even if you're green.+ READ MORE	{ }
Grow Your Own Music Speakers? 24 Sep 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS A Hong Kong designer has built a grow-your-own speaker.+ READ MORE	{ }
Planet Mechanics Episode: Surf Power 22 Sep 2009 IN PLANET MECHANICS \| COMMENTS The Planet Mechanics team constructs a wave energy converter in Ireland to tap the power of the ocean.+ READ MORE	{ }
Does Going Green Mean We Throw Away Our Remotes? 20 Sep 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT \| COMMENTS By the time your typical kid in America graduates high school, he or she has sat through 360,000 television commercials and by age 65, they will have spent 9 years watching TV. Throw away your remote!+ READ MORE	{ }

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