Entries tagged Video

10 creative ways to reuse packing peanuts

By Jeff Yeager Posted Wed Oct 7, 2009 11:31am PDT for daily_green_cheapskate 43 Comments

Are those annoying styrofoam peanuts destined for the garbage? Not necessarily -- reuse them around the house if you can't recycle them. Read full post »
Related topics: Recycling, Tips, Video, Reusing stuff
Five homes made out of the darndest things

By Brian Clark Howard Posted Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:15am PDT for daily_green_news 7 Comments

Green building doesn't just mean CFLs and fancy certifications. Reusing and recycling an old plane or boat into a new home is eco-friendly too (and fun!). Read full post »
Related topics: Recycling, Design, Video, House, Reusing stuff
Take a climate change tour on Google Earth

By Megan Treacy Posted Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:51pm PDT for ecogeek 0 Comments

Ahead of the Climate Change Convention in Copenhagen (a.k.a. COP15), Google Earth is Read full post »
Related topics: Science, News, Nature, Pollution, Tools, Video
Tune in to America's "best idea"

By Trystan L. Bass Posted Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:20am PDT for greenpicks 0 Comments

Ken Burn's miniseries reveals the democratic and religious ideals behind the founding of our national parks. Read full post »
Related topics: Travel, Parks, Television, Nature, Media, Video
Four reasons to stay inside and stare at screens this fall

By Dan Shapley Posted Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:25am PDT for daily_green_news 0 Comments

Take a sneak peek at three new eco-documentaries, and Ken Burns' new PBS series. Read full post »
Related topics: Movies, Celebrities, Parks, Nature, Media, Video
How to open clamshell packaging

By Lori Bongiorno Posted Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:42pm PDT for the_conscious_consumer 1189 Comments

Avoid wrap rage, ditch the extra plastic, and get to your goods easily using a common household tool. Read full post »
Related topics: Shopping, How-To, Design, Tips, Tools, Video, Waste, Plastic
Grow your own food -- in a bag, in a truck, anywhere

By Trystan L. Bass Posted Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:21pm PDT for greenpicks 13 Comments

People are raising crops in unusual places, without using a lot of land. Check out photos and video of unique urban farms. Read full post »
Related topics: Gardening, Video, Veggies, Reusing stuff
The world's most bizarre and, yes, marvelous hummingbird

By Dan Shapley Posted Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:40am PDT for daily_green_news 0 Comments

(Photo: Asociacion Ecosistemas Andinos) The Marvelous Spatuletail is indeed marvelous. And strange. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Animals, Nature, Video
Racing Asia to the electric car market

By Jim Motavalli Posted Thu Aug 6, 2009 6:32am PDT for daily_green_driving 0 Comments

Fast charging with ECOtality/eTec. (ECOtality graphic) If it plugged in, it could get funded by an Obama Administration dead set on electrifying America. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Government, Electric Cars, Video, Concept Cars
ESolar opens America's first solar power tower

By Hank Green Posted Wed Aug 5, 2009 8:18pm PDT for ecogeek 0 Comments

Just a few hours ago, ESolar switched on America's first utility-scale solar power tower. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Solar Power, Video