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| |  | The large motor manufacturers have made little progress in terms of fuel efficiency in the last fifty years. This documentary features the genuinely innovative players who are making real progress in areas such as electric cars, hybrid cars and cars that run on compressed air.
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| |  | This series examines three man-made disasters that have had a profound impact on either the physical or living environment of the world.
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| |  | We now know how to harness the sun’s energy. A piece of desert the size of France could fulfil the whole planet’s energy needs. This documentary examines in detail the progress that is being made towards converting our Oil Society into a Helio Society - you may be surprised by the progress that has been made already. Solar stocks are soaring, the desert is the new Promised Land and roofs are entering the energy marketplace. It is even possible to fuel your care with algae from your garden!
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| |  | This is a fast-paced and light-hearted analysis of the digital world in which we now live – the transformation age. Extraordinary transformations are taking place in our lives due in large part to the impact of information technology. Businesses are transitioning from the physical to the virtual, often with unexpected results. Meet those who are striving to remain competitive and survive in this new age of discovery and constant change. What is the next big thing?
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| |  | This programme tells how a village in Indonesia took action to both heal its environment and liberate its people from years of poverty. How could they use their farming skills to turn their village into a self-sustaining business?
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| |  | As we come to the end of the Oil Age, there is a general acceptance that the next era of human existence will have to be powered by renewable energy sources. This level-headed, non-cranky analysis examines how the three key alternative energy sources - solar, wind and biomass - are being developed for everyday applications and how they point the way towards genuine energy sustainability for future generations.
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| |  | With the industrialisation of countries such China and India, the amount of waste we produce is spiralling out of control. But hope exists. German chemist Michael Braungart and American designer-architect William McDonough are fundamentally changing the way we produce and build. If our waste can become food for the biosphere or the technosphere, then production and consumption could actually become beneficial for the planet. Their Cradle to Cradle concept proposes that every product be designed in such a way that at the end of its lifecycle its component materials become new resources.
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| |  | This three-DVD series travels to the wettest and driest places on the planet to examine the challenges that face mankind in managing its water resources. Host Marq de Villiers, a world authority on the subject, undertakes a mammoth quest in an effort to understand the looming world water crisis. This three-DVD series travels to the wettest and driest places on the planet to examine the challenges that face mankind in managing its water resources. Host Marq de Villiers, a world authority on the subject, undertakes a mammoth quest in an effort to understand the looming world water crisis.
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