Peru Is Now Giving Free Solar Power To Its 2 Million Poorest Citizens
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyEnergy...Off-grid solar panels are bringing electricity to Andean villages as part of a 15-year plan to provide Peru's vast countryside with electricity.
The Most Radioactive Places on Earth
AdultsGlobal WarmingLifeWorld...I'm filming a documentary for TV about how Uranium and radioactivity have shaped the modern world. It will be broadcast in mid-2015, details to come. The filming took me to the most radioactive places on Earth (and some places, which surprisingly aren't as radioactive as you'd think). Chernobyl and Fukushima were incredible to see as they present post-apocalyptic landscapes. I also visited nuclear power plants, research reactors, Marie Curie's institute, Einstein's apartment, nuclear medicine areas of hospitals, uranium mines, nuclear bomb sites, and interviewed numerous experts.
Climate Science: What You Need To Know
AdultsGlobal WarmingScienceEnvironmentLearn the basic science of climate change in 24 easy steps.
Haunting Drone Footage Captures Views Of "The Abandoned City Chernobyl" That Is Left To Decay
AdultsFilmGlobal WarmingEnvironment...Chernobyl is one of the most interesting and dangerous places I've been. The nuclear disaster, which happened in 1986; the year after I was born, had an effect on so many people, including my family when we lived in Italy. The nuclear dust clouds swept westward towards us. The Italian police went round and threw away all the local produce and my mother rushed out to purchase as much tinned milk as possible to feed me, her infant son.
Watch One Of The World's Largest Solar Farms Get Built
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyEnergy...When complete, the 550-megawatt Topaz Solar Farms will have more than 8 million modules installed. The project will cover 4,700 acres in San Luis Obispo County and will provide enough electricity equivalent to powering more than 180,000 average California households.
13 Misconceptions About Global Warming
AdultsData ScienceGlobal WarmingScience...Watch this if you're willing to accept some shocking facts about climate change.
This Smart Car Has A Race With Top Racing Cars
AdultsGlobal WarmingTransportationTechnology...To showcase its abilities, Smart Fortwo drive shows you how it can beat top racing cars, given the race is only 5-metres long.
1st solar plane to fly around the world
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportation...The Solar Impulse 2 is to be officially presented today, but its construction didn't happen in a day. Watch this video and understand the steps that had to be taken when you're looking towards attempting the First #RTW Solar Flight!
300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds
AdultsGlobal WarmingHistoryEnvironment...Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies, we're in for an exciting ride. While there's a real risk that we'll fall off a cliff, there's still time to control our transition to a post-carbon future.
Life Size Lego Car Powered by Air
AdultsCreativityGlobal WarmingTransportation...The Super Awesome Micro Project: A full sized Lego car, with an engine made from Lego that runs on air.
The Copenhagen Wheel
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportation...Known as the Copenhagen Wheel, the device is comprised of a self-contained motor and batteries that snap onto the back of an ordinary bicycle, instantly transforming it into a hybrid electric vehicle with social media capabilities.
Ron Finley A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA
AdultsEnvironmentGlobal WarmingFoodRon Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."
Futuristic highways in the Netherlands glow in the dark
AdultsGlobal WarmingTechnologyTransportationA futuristic highway that can save energy and improve road safety is set to be installed in the Netherlands by mid-2013.