Big Ideas for a Small Planet Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Fuel

A few alternative fuels are explored, such as bio-diesel, vegetable oil, and ethanol.

Episode 2

Build

Architects and real estate developers explore alternative housing choices, such as prefabricated homes and multi-family homes incorporating environmentally-friendly components and materials.

Episode 3

Cities

Episode 4

Wear

Fashion designers and consumers explore environmentally friendly fashion using organic, recycled, and reused fabrics.

Episode 5

Eat

A few alternatives to large scale factory farming are explored, such as eating local and organic foods.

Episode 6

Drive

Sat, Feb 14, 2026

Episode 7

Furnish

Mon, May 7, 2007

Episode 8

Create

Tue, Jun 5, 2007

Episode 9

Kids

Thu, Jun 7, 2007

Episode 10

Paper or Plastic?

Tue, Jun 19, 2007

Episode 11

Sports

Tue, Jun 26, 2007

Calfee Design makes bamboo bicycles, one of which is ridden in a cyclocross competition by champion Dorothy Wong. Comet Skateboards makes environmentally-friendly skateboards. Champion skier Alison Gannett educates others about global warming and its impact on snow sports.

Episode 12

Work

Tue, Jul 3, 2007

Episode 13

Pray

Tue, Jul 10, 2007