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Gaia Association won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/gaia08
Gaia Association won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/gaia08
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Gaia Association won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/gaia08
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Grameen Shakti won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/grameen08
TIDE won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/tide08
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Sandhills Primary School won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/sandhills08
CRERAL won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/creral08
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Aryavart Gramin Bank won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/agbank08
Dulas won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/dulas08
A United Methodist pastor in Kansas converted his Volkswagon Bug to run on electricity instead of gasoline. Motivated by the war in Iraq, Mic McGuire says he has sworn off big oil and can cruise for 
The Energy Agency won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/energy_agency08
A United Methodist church in Texas shares ideas on how to look out for the environment.
Global Action Plan won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/global_action_plan08
Kensa won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/kensa08
Leeds City Council won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/leeds08
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A church plants tree.
A Florida builder enjoys his $25 to $45 / month electricity bill and evens sells power back to his utility company!
Rep. Hilda Solis speaks on the House floor in support of Green Collar Jobs, legislation she authored to promote the Green Economy. Visit www.house.gov/solis for more information. 
Arun District Council won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2008. To find out more visit http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/arun08
HONDA HYDROGEN, FCX Vehicles that use hydrogen with fuel cell technology instead of gasoline are the cleanest around because they emit only water vapor into the air we breathe. 
Shots from Sandia Labs Solar Research Facility of Stirling engines mounted on sun tracking parabolic dishes set to music.
The contribution of the health care industry to global warming can no longer be ignored. St. Patrick Hospital, in Missoula MT, has decided to make environmental stewardship a priority in their plans.
While going green hasn't always been economically friendly, the rising cost of electricity has led car dealerships to take another look at following their energy efficient vehicles.
INL researchers discovered a highly acid-stable and thermostable xylanase (enzyme) that breaks down cellulose and hemicellulose from biomass into simple sugars used to produce fuels and chemicals.
If you could find a simple waydo something good for the planet everyday, improve your own health and save money at the same would you do it? Of course you would, you're no dummy! Watch and learn!
Our oil dependence has gone from 24% in 1970 to 70% today. Oil dependence is a crisis, but we can solve it. (Source: T. Boone Pickens)
This is the full version of T. Boone's whiteboard presentation. Hear him discuss the problem of foreign oil dependence and his plan to break the grip of foreign oil.
Every year we send $700 billion out of the United States to pay for imported oil. Now foreign oil is at the core of the three most critical issues America is facing today: the economy, our environment
The largest rooftop solar power station in the world, built jointly by Veolia Environnement, Clairvoyant, the Aragon Government, and GM, will be completed by the end of September 2008. 85,000 Solar Panels.
Rheem Tankless water heaters provide continous hot water for your home using less energy
The Brower Youth Awards is an annual national award recognizing six young people, ages 13-22, for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy
The Brower Youth Awards is an annual national award recognizing six young people, ages 13-22, for their outstanding activism and achie vments in the fields of environmental and social justice activism
We saved a 1899 farmhouse from the mall wrecking ball by moving the house to our property and installed renewable energy systems in our restored home with 10KW of grid tied wind power and solar electr
The Brower Youth Awards is an annual national award recognizing six young people, ages 13-22, for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and social justice advocacy
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Video of Pedalite's battery free, pedal powered bicycle peadls. These pedals flash front side and back creating 360' visibility, they require no batteries and the pedals contine flash for 5 minutes! 
DeWayne McCulley, author of the book "Death to Diabetes" is giving lecture at medical conference about his nutritional program, which supports "green". 
Abbott works for Idaho National Laboratory as an environmental scientist, using state-of-the-science equipment, he continuously samples the air, looking for mercury. 
June 11, 2008 event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Speakers include U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and New York Times Columnist, Thomas Friedman.
Have you ever watched a rain barrel fill - It's a great feeling! But what happens when it is full - then what? This video shows you why you have to have this design working for you on your rain barrel
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Energy Savings Device that gives Energy Savings, Equipment Protection, and improved Equipment Efficiency. It is a Whole House Energy Management System!
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2005 Dodge Ram converted to a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
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Interview with John Crayton from the Battery Vehicle Society
We look at the Peugeot battery operated car great fun!
Interview with Richard Lilleystone from Gas Rec about the landfill gas powered Lotus elise sports car.
About a new bike chain oil that is totally green!
Interview with founder of Tropical Wholefoods at the Camden Green Fair
Find out how these delicious snacks came about.
Autodesk's Green Booth: In support of sustainable values, the Autodesk booth at the AIA 2008 Convention was built to be fully green. Listen to Debra describe the materials and processes used to create
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Electric Gem Car custom manufactured for Blackberry.
Describes how BrightSource's solar thermal technology works and how it is being used to build utility-scale solar power plants that will change the paradigm for power generation.
B-roll of Independent Natural Resource Inc.'s SEADOG Pump. It captures energy from ocean swells/ waves to pump seawater to & from holding areas producing inexpensive, renewable energy.
The California Environmental Protection Agency, the California Integrated Waste Management Board and the Leading U.S. Auto Manufacturer Launch New Campaign to help combat the rising waste of oil.
EV's capable of going 35-40mph are being limited to 25mph by the federal government. Sign the petition to tell them to stop limiting electric cars!
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WECS producing electricty for $ 0.03/KwHr. Half the cost of oil, one fourth the cost of z conventional wind turbine. Silently. No bird or bat kills. No pollution.
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Trudy talks about the 100% electric ZENN. She sells them in Glendale, CA at EnVironmental Motors.
High-performance, emission-free, energy-efficient industrial coatings.
Demonstration of cleantech coatings from Ecology Coatings
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Racing Star Emerson Fittipaldi to Pace the Race in Ethanol Fueled Corvette Z06
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Deltec Homes is the only home builder in the USA that produces all of their homes with 100% renewable energy.
Deltec makes an extremely green and hurricane resistant home and ships them worldwide.
OC Squeeze ran a cool segment on earth friendly moving ( now called rent a green box). Let me know what you think.
ING is committed to conducting its business responsibly, and environmental stewardship is an important part of its business philosophy.
This is the 3 minute video that won the KEEN Grand Prize Award for their national competition. Let me knwo what you think! Go Green!
This is a cool clip from the 2007 alt build expo.. we dig ned rolsma as he is one of the coolest reporters at the event! go ned go!
this is the 60 second clip that we are using to submit for the sundance what's the big idea to save the planet!
we love the lab and the camp so much that it's our company tradition to attend earthday every year becuase its such a cool event!
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NativeEnergy's commitment to fund the Wray School District's turbine enabled it to be built in 2008; expected to produce about 2,700,000 kWh of clean energy per year, enough to power about 270 homes.
Numi founders travel to the ancient tea lands, exploring the process of creating these incredible Leaves of Art. 
President Tensie Whelan provides a travelogue of her visit to Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee farms in Colombia. 
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