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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Transforming energy is a documentary about the hope of alternative energy as a solution to the problems of global warming and the end of cheap oil and gas. It takes us into the lives, the passion, the commitment and the hard work of the people who are on the ground now, working to create a new energy paradigm.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
This program stresses the importance of caring for our environment and provides an overview of multiple energy sources such as biomass and solar energy. It documents how some states are trying to enact laws that require local power plants to increase their power provided by renewable energy. To preserve our planet's health, scientists explore green projects involving ecologically friendly architecture and sustainable communities with solar homes and...
4) Unlimited
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Unlimited is a documentary about renewable energy and other alternatives to fossil fuels. It highlights a group of passionate 6th graders who call on adults everywhere to take action and address global warming.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Alternative energy sources are being researched and developed to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Fluctuating costs of oil, coal and natural gas, along with their possible negative effects on the environment, has made energy sources such as wind and solar more cost-competitive with fossil fuels. More energy strikes the Earth in an hour than humans need in a year. We are now hard at work developing a variety of technologies to convert its power...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Learning to incorporate a variety of eco-friendly energy sources into our businesses and homes will make Earth a better place to live. This program explores photovoltaics, the design behind wind turbine technology and the creative processes behind vehicles in the American Solar Car Race. Zero energy houses of the future will use many of these technologies to produce more energy than they consume. Renewable energy technologies are important for the...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Travel to 9 countries with Matt Briggs to uncover the best ideas, cutting-edge technologies and restorative solutions to help curb climate change. Deep green chapter editions include: energy efficiency, green building, decarbonizing transportation, renewable energy, smart grids, coal nuclear power, sustainable agriculture, restorative forestry.
13) Renewing energy
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Explores what energy is, sources of energy including fossil fuels as well as alternatives, the environmental impact of using different forms of energy, and how people can conserve energy.
17) Monster power
Author
Series
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a camping trip, but Arnold is worried about monsters, and sets out to create a "Monster Scaring Perimeter" powered by a generator to keep the lights on--and in the process the class learns about sources of clean energy (and maybe monsters).
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Go outside on a gusty day and you ll feel the wild force of the wind. For at least a thousand years, people have sought to harness its power. We ve used sails to push boats to new distances, and windmills to pump water or grind corn. Today, we re using the wind to create electricity. In our polluted, energy-hungry world, wind power comes forward as a clean, green, renewable answer. In 2008, the United States became the world s top producer of wind...
Author
Formats
Description
Are you looking for creative ways to lower your energy costs, generate more of your own power, or become less reliant on the grid? Paul Scheckel offers practical advice for taking matters into your own hands. Explaining the fundamentals of solar, wind, water, and biofuel energy production, Scheckel shows you how to build and maintain a wide variety of energy-saving and energy-producing equipment, ranging from thermosiphon solar hot water collectors...
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