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Did you know that cars can run on french-fry grease or that human poop can be used to provide power to classrooms?
Brilliant! is about what happens when you harness the power of imagination and innovation: the world changes for the better! Kids in Mexico help light up their houses by playing soccer, and in the Philippines, pop-bottle skylights are improving the quality of life for thousands of families. Full of examples
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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.
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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...
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CBC’s “27 Canadian books we can't wait to read in September”
CBC’s “60 works of Canadian nonfiction to watch for in fall 2022”
Toronto Star's “40-plus books we’re most looking forward to this season”
Is a global pandemic what it took to show us that saving our planet is possible?
In the absence of motorized boats and gondolas, Venice’s waters have returned...
CBC’s “27 Canadian books we can't wait to read in September”
CBC’s “60 works of Canadian nonfiction to watch for in fall 2022”
Toronto Star's “40-plus books we’re most looking forward to this season”
Is a global pandemic what it took to show us that saving our planet is possible?
In the absence of motorized boats and gondolas, Venice’s waters have returned...
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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...
8) Unlimited
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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.
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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...
11) Nature power
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A look at the different sources of natural energy such as solar power, water power, geothermal power, and wind power.
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Studies have shown that the average North American family will spend more than a quarter of a million dollars on energy in a lifetime. What many other countries, including Germany, Spain, France, Denmark, China, Brazil, and even Iceland, have realized is that there is a better way to power our homes, businesses, and cars by using renewable energy sources. Recently, the United States has begun to understand the importance of reducing its reliance on...
13) Renewable Energy
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What is renewable energy? Why is using it good for the earth? Questions such as these are answered in this stimulating text supporting an essential elementary science curriculum topic. Young readers learn renewable energy is generated from renewable natural resources, including sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat. This accessible text also delves into how young people can make simple changes in their lives to help fight climate change...
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"Solar is a beautiful, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective source of energy, but fossil fuel monopolies, with the help of Koch Brothers funded groups and their government allies, are stifling the growth of renewables to protect their own wealth and control. Jonathan Scott, the famed HGTV "Property Brothers" personality, is on a mission to dismantle this system. POWER TRIP takes us across the US to explore the production of energy, something...
20) Renewable Energy
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, these books explore environmentalism through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. In Renewable Energy, the text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of this environmental issue. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused back-matter is included,...
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