Efficiency
UCS
Turning your yard waste and food scraps into compost is not only efficient, it's also climate-friendly. The Union of Concerned Scientists visit Eden Place, an urban garden and environmental education center in Chicago, to observe composting in... Read More
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
What should we do with that old building? Turn it into a park! From the American Society of Landscape Architects sustainable landscapes series, this animation covers how to reuse construction material to minimize greenhouse gasses and other waste.... Read More
UCS
Smart gardening practices can reduce global warming emissions. The Union of Concerned Scientists visits Eden Place in Chicago, an urban garden and environmental learning center, to see climate-friendly gardening in action.
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
From our sustainable landscape series, this animation shows you how green roofs, permeable pavements and other green infrastructure techniques manage excess rain with sustainable design.
energyNOW
In this animated Energy 101 video, energyNOW! correspondent Lee Patrick Sullivan looks at how one of New York City's most famous structures, the Empire State Building, is becoming one of its greenest.
HaloSource
I would like to see development in energy cooperatives. Neighbors and neighborhoods have the potential to share the energy they harvest by the sun, wind, geothermal, etc., with each other to reduce the community's dependence on more destructive... Read More
UCS
Trees and shrubs help combat global warming by storing carbon and reducing energy use. The Union of Concerned Scientists visits Eden Place Nature Center in Chicago to see these benefits in action in an urban neighborhood.
energyNOW
In “The Light Bulb Ban,” energyNOW! correspondent Lee Patrick Sullivan visits the Lightfair International trade show in Philadelphia to find the latest offerings in energy efficient bulbs.
Countryside Montessori Charter School
This was the 2nd place winning idea in the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards 2011. Catie, a 2nd grader, and Achyudhan and Eyra (3rd graders) developed this idea for future green residential energy.