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13 Episodes 2007 - 2008
Episode 1
Mon, Nov 19, 2007 30 mins
Engine trouble strikes the bus. Also: solar concentrators; micro-hydro inventions and lighting alternatives.
Episode 2
Mon, Nov 19, 2007 30 mins
A diesel bus is converted to run on vegetable oil. Also: hybrid-vehicle technologies.
Episode 3
Mon, Nov 26, 2007 60 mins
Nobu, Chris and Micah visit solar-technology pioneers in Oregon and install a panel on the bus. Also: a bamboo bike; the HumanCar.
Episode 4
Mon, Dec 3, 2007 30 mins
In the Midwest, Micah, Chris and Nobu check a floating wetland made from recycled bottles. Also: heating a greenhouse with compost; converting food waste into methane.
Episode 5
Mon, Dec 10, 2007 30 mins
Cow manure is converted into electricity; corn becomes biodegradable packaging; straw is used for home insulation.
Episode 6
Mon, Dec 17, 2007 30 mins
Chris, Micah, and Nobu examine innovations in the Northeast. Included: a crop three times more efficient at producing biofuel than corn; a machine that removes nitrogen and phosphorous from waterways.
Episode 7
Mon, Jan 7, 2008 30 mins
In New York state, Chris, Nobu and Micah learn how to create biodegradable plastic; a skateboard made with soy, hemp and bamboo; and home insulation made using mushrooms.
Episode 8
Mon, Jan 14, 2008 30 mins
In Troy, N.Y., Chris, Nobu and Micah see an invention that transforms sound waves into refrigeration. Also: a Vermont ski-lodge kitchen is modified to take advantage of cold outside air; and clean water is made in a toxin-free sewage treatment facility.
Episode 9
Mon, Jan 21, 2008 60 mins
Turning garbage into electricity in New Bedford, Mass.; generating power from revolving doors in Manhattan; and making biodiesel from algae in Norfolk.
Episode 10
Mon, Jan 28, 2008 60 mins
Micah, Chris and Nobu learn about building houses that cost nothing to heat or cool; making solar panels; and transforming bicycles into motorized vehicles.
Episode 11
Mon, Feb 4, 2008 30 mins
Chris, Nobu and Micah go to New Mexico to examine off-the-grid houses made from recycled tires and scrap. Also: making gas-powered cars electric; and riding in the desert on solar-powered dune buggies.
Episode 12
Mon, Feb 11, 2008 60 mins
A trip across Arizona includes a visit to a self-sustaining, computer-controlled house. Also: batteries made from pig manure; a clean-burning fuel made from brewery waste.
Episode 13
Mon, Feb 18, 2008 60 mins
A trip to Tucson to install a solar-powered hot-water heater; create a hologram that enhances solar-panel performance; and acquire a zero-emission bus air conditioner.