Best E2 The Economies Of Being Environmentally Conscious Podcasts (2024)

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Aviation: The Limited Sky 6:28

15+ y ago6:28

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Carbon trading is a business arrangement in which someone who produces CO2 pays a fee, which in turn is used to support a project that reduces CO2. The carbon trading market is a measurable and deliverable means to offset emissions for which a person is responsible. If all airline passengers paid a "carbon tax", for example, it could have a broad i…

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Portland: A Sense of Place 4:08

15+ y ago4:08

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Portland is a city that successfully implemented a plan for transit-oriented development. Its urban planners made the public domain more appealing and accessible by emphasizing density and pedestrian travel. These transit policies are credited with spurring urban rejuvenation in Portland and many cities, while slowing the postwar dominance of the s…

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Seoul: The Stream of Consciousness 5:08

15+ y ago5:08

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Cities are population magnets, and soon two thirds of the world's population will be urbanized. People often move to cities for economic opportunities, and this requires that the public domain be more than a place of automobile passage, but an interface for commerce and human interaction. Seoul is one of those cities, set apart by its focus on crea…

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Food Miles 5:09

15+ y ago5:09

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Today, food travels an average of 1,500 miles from its production source to plate. Now, however, the end of cheap, abundant fuel is leading to the end of cheap food. Unpredictable fossil fuel costs and federal ethanol policy are both reshaping the global food economy.By e2 transport | PBS

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Paris: Velo Liberte 6:43

15+ y ago6:43

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Paris' citywide bike-sharing plan, Velib', has been so successful that the mayor wants to create a similar system for cars. Autolib', as it would be called, could offer a reliable and affordable alternative to driving personal vehicles in the city's congested streets. Some, however, feel that giving people the option to use a car in lieu of public …

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London: The Price of Traffic 6:26

15+ y ago6:26

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The majority of the world's population is now urban, making cities major sources of greenhouse gas emissions. In response, leaders from 40 cities met in London to tackle the challenge of making urban areas less polluting. The result is a worldwide network of cities - named C40 - that shares innovative strategies and advances climate change policy o…

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Super Use 4:43

16y ago4:43

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The architects of 2012 Architecten in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, use discarded materials for their design purposes. But in order to work with waste, one needs certain tools. One of these is the "harvest map," a guide to regional dump sites and the materials they contain. Another tool is the Superuse Web site, where architects and the general publi…

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New Orleans: Make It Right 5:33

16y ago5:33

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The Make It Right Foundation - founded by celebrity activist Brad Pitt - made history in storm-ravaged New Orleans by placing 150 pink symbolic homes in the city's hardest hit neighborhood, the Lower Ninth Ward. Each of Pitt's pink houses represents a sustainable home that will eventually be built in its place as money is raised by the foundation. …

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New Orleans: The Water Line 5:36

16y ago5:36

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The storm surge of Hurricane Katrina could have been mitigated had New Orleans' wetlands remained undeveloped. Now, citizens of the city's Lower Ninth Ward have begun the restoration of Bayou Bienvenue, which runs along the devastated neighborhood's northern border.By e2 design season three | PBS

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The Art and Science of Renzo Piano 3:46

16y ago3:46

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For architect Renzo Piano, the building site is a magical place where the art of construction takes place. He calls his office the Building Workshop, acknowledging the birthplace of his designs in respect to their final outcome: a structure. Ambivalent about tradition, he sees creation as a branch between past and future.…

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Melbourne Reborn 4:56

16y ago4:56

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Melbourne, Australia's Council House 2, or CH2, has set a new standard for sustainable building design. While it employs established sustainable technologies, like energy and water conservation, the design includes many features that enhance the quality of the indoor environment.By e2 design season three | PBS

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The Village Architect 5:19

16y ago5:19

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Brian MacKay-Lyons feels that modern architecture education distances students from the tangible act of building. To provide students with more hands-on experience, he created the Ghost Architectural Laboratory. For two weeks each summer, students and professors work under MacKay-Lyons's guidance to build structures that explore what is sustainable…

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A Garden in Cairo 4:55

16y ago4:55

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His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, has deep ancestral roots in the city of Cairo. His sponsorship of numerous social and economic development projects is grounded in the principle that people should be active participants in their communities and cultures.By e2 design season three | PBS

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Architecture 2030 5:12

16+ y ago5:12

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See architect and activist Edward Mazria's compelling presentation, which calls on buildings to be carbon neutral by the year 2030. Mazria has been speaking to leaders from the building industry and government on practical ways to reduce buildings' carbon footprint.By e2 design season two | PBS

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Adaptive Reuse in the Netherlands 5:03

16+ y ago5:03

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Dutch architect Frits van Dongen discusses his building, The Whale. The Whale is the centerpiece of Borneo Sporenburg, a high-density urban housing development situated on Amsterdam's eastern docklands. Van Dongen describes how many units in the building do not share the same floor plan.By e2 design season two | PBS

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Affordable Green Housing 4:46

16+ y ago4:46

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Biophilia is a hypothesis that describes humans as emotionally connected to all other living systems. Jonathan Rose, a New York City-based real estate developer, describes how biophilia can guide building design in dense urban environments. In many instances, biophilia shares the same principles as sustainable building design.…

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Bogota: Building a Sustainable City 4:50

16+ y ago4:50

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During his tenure as mayor of Bogota, Colombia, Enrique Penalosa was both revered and scorned for his urban planning and transportation policies. His public works projects, which largely favored the pedestrian experience, were unlike anything previously built in Bogota. Penalosa describes the environmental and social importance of minimizing automo…

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Greening the Federal Government 4:51

16+ y ago4:51

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Architect Thom Mayne describes his philosophy toward sustainability and design. Mayne, a Pritzker Prize-winner and the architect of the San Francisco Federal Building, is a maverick and a leader in his field. He believes that people will have to adapt to new, sustainable building designs now and into the future.…

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The Druk White Lotus School - Ladakh 4:47

16+ y ago4:47

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The Druk White Lotus School was constructed despite challenges ranging from financing, to Ladakh, India's harsh climate and remote location. The school's founder, His Holiness The Twelfth Gyalwang Drukpa, describes how the school was built in stages, while architect Jonathan Rose discusses the plethora of fundraising sources used for expansion.…

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Coal and Nuclear: Problem or Solution? 5:34

16+ y ago5:34

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A process called "carbon sequestration" may one day allow the United States and other countries to burn abundant coal reserves without emitting greenhouse gases. But the technology is far from complete, and some skeptics question its ability to effectively capture carbon dioxide. Learn more about the carbon capture process from leading researchers …

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State of Resolve 4:38

16+ y ago4:38

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Terry Tamminen, a policy advisor to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on energy and environmental issues, helped draft much of the state's forward-thinking environmental policy. Tamminen discusses California's achievements, and the imperative of new laws and policies that promote sustainabile practices.…

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Growing Energy 5:18

16+ y ago5:18

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The production of ethanol and other biofuels requires many of the same resources - such as arable land - as the production of food. As the biofuel industry expands in the United States and abroad, there is increasing question of how food production will be impacted. Experts discuss the tension between these two industries in Brazil and the United S…

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Paving the Way 5:17

16+ y ago5:17

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Learn how ultra-lightweight materials are playing an increasingly crucial role in automobile design as manufacturers try to design more efficient vehicles. Jon Fox-Rubin, the president and C.E.O. of Fiberforge, demonstrates his company's production process for lightweight carbon fiber composites that will be used by the automotive industry.…

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Energy for a Developing World 4:12

16+ y ago4:12

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Muhammad Yunus - the founder of the Grameen Bank and a Nobel Peace Prize-winner - describes his philosophy toward poverty, and how energy access can play a major role in poverty alleviation.By e2 energy | PBS

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Harvesting the Wind 4:25

16+ y ago4:25

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Learn how wind turbines are manufactured at the Suzlon Rotor Corporation in Pipestone, Minnesota, which supplies turbines to the state's rapidly expanding community-owned wind farms.By e2 energy | PBS

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Aviation: The Limited Sky 6:28

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Portland: A Sense of Place 4:08

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Seoul: The Stream of Consciousness 5:08

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Food Miles 5:09

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Paris: Velo Liberte 6:43

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London: The Price of Traffic 6:26

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Super Use 4:43

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New Orleans: Make It Right 5:33

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New Orleans: The Water Line 5:36

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The Art and Science of Renzo Piano 3:46

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Melbourne Reborn 4:56

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The Village Architect 5:19

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A Garden in Cairo 4:55

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Architecture 2030 5:12

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Adaptive Reuse in the Netherlands 5:03

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Affordable Green Housing 4:46

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Bogota: Building a Sustainable City 4:50

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Greening the Federal Government 4:51

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The Druk White Lotus School - Ladakh 4:47

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Coal and Nuclear: Problem or Solution? 5:34

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State of Resolve 4:38

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Growing Energy 5:18

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Paving the Way 5:17

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Energy for a Developing World 4:12

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Harvesting the Wind 4:25

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