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Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Jamie Hestekin and a team of students at the University of Arkansas are converting algae into fuel. They’re hard at work on a prototype machine that, with the press of a button, will let small farmers and other business owners convert algae into...
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Planet Forward
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Kevin Surace, CEO of Serious Materials, led the effort to retrofit all 6,514 windows of the Empire State Building.
Tags: GWU, Windows, empire state building, 2011, Empire State of Energy, Devin Greene, Kristina Sgueglia, George Washington Univsity
Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2011
And the winner is...(you'll have to watch to find out!) But now is YOUR chance to vote for our Online Innovator of the Year. We'll announce your vote on May 5th.
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Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2011
Ever wonder why electric cars accelerate so quickly from rest? We'll tell you why. And see one community activist make a change in Rhode Island that has everyone charged up. Also, see the only solar food truck on the east coast!
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Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2011
One Planet Forward member wants to make one man's trash into liquid gold treasure. See her innovative plan and hear from a group of students from Columbia University who are turning waste into power.
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Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2011
Lots of solar ideas came to Planet Forward this season. Watch two innovations, one that offers a bright business model and one that chases the sun. Also learn how those solar panels work.
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Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2011
Hear from a group of students at the University of Arkansas who are turning algae into butanol, a man who's making green crude and see what the US Navy is doing be green while sailing the ocean blue.
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Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2011
Learn from an innovator who put the NEW in New York's Empire State Building and about why argon gas is so special.
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Planet Forward
Friday, April 08, 2011
Welcome to Planet Forward! During the course of this program you'll meet innovators whose ideas could you be energy game changers. YOU'LL have a chance to vote for Planet Forward's Innovator of the Year!
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Planet Forward
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Our show can have a huge impact – getting the ideas that will change our world on TV, and connecting them to policy makers. But you have a voice, too! Vote now for the idea you think can change the world. The top vote-getter will be our online...