This video has been racing around the internet this month. Researchers at MIT have developed an alternative energy that is designed to complement solar power.
John Wilson discusses his energy efficient home
The Wilson family home is a great example of how a home can be energy efficient even in the cold area of Ontario Canada. The home is straw bale and south facing, and they utilized both solar and wind energy. All of the materials they used in building the house are toxin and chemical free. Watch the video for more information!
Building a green floor with cork
Clean air gardening discusses the benefits of building green with cork flooring. Cork floors are renewable, as only the bark from the trees are used, and the trees live on to produce more bark. They also have the benefit of being soft on your feet!
Norman Foster, Building on the green agenda
Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to show how computers can help architects design buildings that are green, beautiful and "basically pollution-free." From the 2007 DLD Conference, Munich; www.dld-conference.com
Toby Ferenczi talks about Solar Panels
If solar panels are the solution to global warming, why are they not everywhere already? Gwenan Edwards talks to Toby Ferenczi about his research into solar energy at the Imperial College in London. Video courtesy of Green.tv.
Climbing wind turbines in the UK
One of the nation's wind-lovers is the tiny Norfolk town of Swaffham, which is already home to two major turbines and has just received a planning application for another six. Newconsumer.tv went down to the town to see what people really think about the prospect of more turbines - and to climb up the UK's only wind turbine open to the public.
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