Renewable Energy
We're going to run out of any kind of fossil fuels, so we need to move on to a renewable source.
BRISTOL, RI __ Block Island is located 10 miles off the coast of Rhode Island, which means it's "off the grid" both physically and metaphysically. To meet its power needs, the community uses diesel generators but wants to replace them with wind... Read More
PORTSMOUTH, RI __ In 2009, this little New England community raised its own wind turbine to generate its own power supply. A year later, Planet Forward (RWU) returns to Portsmouth to see what the fuss was all about.
BRISTOL, RI __ Roger Williams University converted one of its diesel buses to run on canola oil. Planet Forward takes you beneath the machine for a Q&A with the mechanic.
Planet Forward
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