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A whole new generation has made the environment, global warming and going
green their cause. Eco Company was created to chronicle the passions of this new
generation and to answer the questions we have. Eco Company is hosted by a dynamic
and diverse group of teens who combine their natural curiosity with their
enthusiasm for preserving the planet they will inherit.
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Jalena meets the Bheda Family, who turned their Volkswagen Beetle into an electric car.
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Cotton has a big footprint in the world. Farmers use 11 percent of the world’s pesticides and it takes more than 700 gallons of water to grow enough cotton to make just one T-shirt.
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Meet a group of teens who are spending their weekend to help restore an overgrown grove of redwood trees. Redwood trees have been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth
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The Marine Mammal Center in Northern California rescues seals, sea lions, porpoises and other injured or sick mammals. Many are victims of man-made hazards.
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Brendan visits the Joint Genome Institute where two teen interns are helping with climate change research, by studying thousands-year-old DNA extracted from permafrost.
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A whole new generation has made the environment, global warming
and going green their cause. Eco Company was created to chronicle the
passions of this new generation and to answer the questions we have.
Eco Company is hosted by a dynamic and diverse group of teens who
combine their natural curiosity with their enthusiasm for preserving
the planet they will inherit.
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Eco Company visits the campus of Santa Clara University
where a team of students participate in a biannual competi-
tion called the Solar Decathlon sponsored by the U.S. Depart-
ment of Energy.
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In this episode Eco Company visits the California Academy of Sciences in
San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Jessica explores their rain forest dome
and finds out why rain forests are so important to the delicate balance of
our world-wide eco system. Then Adam takes a quick detour to visit with a
global climate change export at Chabot Space & Science Center to get the
simple facts about global warming and what is causing it.
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Eco Company goes back to the beach... and for good reason!
Surfing is very popular along the West Coast. But have you
ever thought about the materials in Surfboards? Jessica found
one guy who not only gave it some thought, but began mak-
ing surfboards with non-toxic and sustainable materials. She
caught up with him in his shop...and on the waves!
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Eco Company visits a local farmers market to check out the
bounty of locally grown organic produce. There are a lot of
reasons to buy organic and to buy local, but we wanted to
hear and see for ourselves. So Jessica went out to an organic
farm that specializes in tomatoes and melons... and a whole
lot more. Meanwhile the rest of the Company checks out the
booths and samples the goods.
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Eco Company wanted to know if our favorite sports teams are
keeping up with the green revolution. So we went to the home
of the San Francisco Giants to check it out. We learned the Gi-
ants are one of the greenest teams in sports from the conces-
sion stands, to watering the field, to recycling and transporta-
tion to the park! Jordan got the inside scoop on what they are
doing and how they are doing it.
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Eco Company goes hiking to enjoy fresh air and the great
outdoors. When hiking you gain a great appreciation for the
hills, trees, plants, streams, lakes and wildlife. And speaking of
plants, we visit the Joint Bio Energy Institute...a place where
high tech scientists are working to change the future of fuel.
They're working to unlock nature's secrets to create plant
based biofuels to replace fossil fuels. Jordan got a lesson in
photosynthesis and sugar polymers.
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Eco Company visits a school that is doing everything to be
sustainable. From their greenhouse and organic garden, to
their energy monitoring systems and the new LEED Gold certi-
fied science building with a living roof, this school is getting it
right. Jordan visited the campus and also found students who
regularly check the tire air pressure of commuters to maximize
fuel consumption! We haven't seen that before.
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In this episode Eco Company visits the Monterey Bay Aquarium known throughout the world for its conservation efforts. There are over 35,000 plants and animals in this amazing facility. The exhibits inspire us to preserve our oceans. First, we take a look at some of the exhibits through the eyes of some special tour guides, teens volunteers whose messages are music to our ears.
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Eco Company gets down to earth in this episode, quite literally. Jessica
learns how restaurant scraps are collected to provide the nitrogen and
wonderful nutrients needed to make compost. It's compost that goes back
to farms and wineries to grow our food and produce. Nothing wasted and
all is goes right back into the soil.
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Eco Company goes to the beach! Because beaches and lakes
are popular recreation areas, they often become a wasteland
of plastic and garbage that people leave behind. But we found
a girl scout troop that has adopted a Northern California beach
and is determined to keep it free of trash and waste. Jessica
caught up with them on beach clean-up and some of what
they find is very surprising.
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Eco Company is hanging out at the California Academy of Sci-
ences again, but this time our first two stories are about recy-
cling. Recycling is so very important to reducing our collective
Carbon footprint!
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Eco Company takes to the road on Segways for this episode.
They're out looking for stuff that has a valuable second use: like
used cooking oil. Who would have known restaurants would
be a source for biodiesel fuel? Brendan went to a landfill where
the trash goes 200 feet deep. All trash produces methane gas
and this place is putting it to good use.
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Eco Company visits two amazing schools that are doing it right
when it comes to helping the planet. First up is Sacred Heart
Preparatory in Menlo Park, California. Not only do they have a
large organic garden, but they boast a brand new, LEED Plati-
num-rated science and multi-use building and a state-of-the-
art resource monitoring. Here you will find sustainability both
inside and out the classroom.
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The Earth is roughly four and a half billion years old, and life started
to emerge shortly after the first billion.
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Across the void of space, the other planets in our solar system all
have environments that are hostile to life as we know it.
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Across the void of space, the other planets in our solar system all
have environments that are hostile to life as we know it.
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What will the future look like, and who are those inventing it? Innovation Nation travels the globe to present an exciting, in-depth and visually stunning look at the scientific discoveries shaping our planet and our future. Can we stop or reverse global warming? How close are we to making robots that can perceive and think like humans? Will wind or algae-based biomass one day provide all our energy needs?
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Can we trust the robots of the future? Innovation Nation explores the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence, taking us into labs and workshops where innovators teach robots to perceive, think, and move just like human beings.
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Will we be able to grow all of our fuel in the future? Along with exploring bold new ways of harvesting energy from biomass, Innovation Nation uncovers an amazing biofuel jet truck, a record breaking flying machine, and a unique car made almost entirely of organic matter.
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Can we stop, or even reverse global warming? Innovation Nation follows the work of a Nobel Prize winning scientist on the Canadian prairies, an inventor in New York who has designed a unique synthetic tree, and a mega-project in Europe where CO2 instead of being sent skyward, is stored far out of harm's way deep beneath the sea bed.
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How will we communicate in tomorrow's world? As we become more digitally connected, at ever increasing speeds, new technologies seek to transform the way we interact with one another and our environment. Innovation Nation looks at the brave new world of augmented reality, robotic tele-presence, and technologies that can only exist in a future filled with 4G ultra-broadband.
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Can the wind provide us with all of our power? Along with cutting-edge wind farms and new turbine designs, Innovation Nation meets renegade inventor Doug Selsam as he builds the world's first flying turbine, a device that may just change our world.
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Will robots replace humans? Revolutionary new machines are being designed and built for the workplace of tomorrow. Along with visiting robotic labs around the world, Innovation Nation explores robot-human psychology and tests out an exo-skeleton, a robot that you can strap on and wear.
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This 13-part environmental series examines the impact our way of living affects people, animals, plants and landscapes around the world.
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