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New York City is known for its diversity, but that quality isn't always reflected in its public housing developments, which often ignore the social and cultural characteristics of the communities who live in them. This episode follows developer Jonathan Rose through Irvington, Harlem and the Bronx...
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1144710648/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false New York City is known for its diversity, but that quality isn't always reflected in its public housing developments, which often ignore the social and cultural characteristics of the communities who live in them. This episode follows developer Jonathan Rose through Irvington, Harlem and the Bronx... /episodes/get/1154 /episode/1154 e2: Affordable Green Housing /episode-player/1154
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Coal & Nuclear: Problem or Solution?
Coal & Nuclear: Problem or Solution?
Renewables, biofuels, solar, wind and other energy sources may be alternatives to fossil fuel, but it is impossible to ignore the ubiquity of coal and the power capabilities of nuclear, despite their many drawbacks.
Air date: 11/23/2007 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1362880093/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Renewables, biofuels, solar, wind and other energy sources may be alternatives to fossil fuel, but it is impossible to ignore the ubiquity of coal and the power capabilities of nuclear, despite their many drawbacks. /episodes/get/1157 /episode/1157 e2: Coal & Nuclear: Problem or Solution? /episode-player/1157
Greening the Federal Government
Greening the Federal Government
Government buildings are not historically associated with sustainability or exquisite design. But the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Design Excellence program is changing that perception. The program commissioned Pritzker Prize-winning Architect Thom Mayne to design the San Francisco...
Air date: 01/13/2009 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1094004504/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Government buildings are not historically associated with sustainability or exquisite design. But the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Design Excellence program is changing that perception. The program commissioned Pritzker Prize-winning Architect Thom Mayne to design the San Francisco... /episodes/get/1158 /episode/1158 e2: Greening the Federal Government /episode-player/1158
London: The Price of Traffic
London: The Price of Traffic
London's congestion charge challenges the 20th-century notion that cities should be designed around cars and asks drivers to pay for access to public roads and parking spaces. Thanks to Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, this plan is the core of a sweeping push to transform London into a transit-efficient...
Air date: 11/25/2008 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1145396186/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false London's congestion charge challenges the 20th-century notion that cities should be designed around cars and asks drivers to pay for access to public roads and parking spaces. Thanks to Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, this plan is the core of a sweeping push to transform London into a transit-efficient... /episodes/get/1159 /episode/1159 e2: London: The Price of Traffic /episode-player/1159
The Druk White Lotus School - Ladakh
The Druk White Lotus School - Ladakh
Ladakh, India is one of the most remote regions on earth. Beset with religious, political and cultural strife, it is also one of the most tumultuous. Enter the Druk White Lotus School, which intends to equip Ladakhi children for living in the modern world while simultaneously embracing Buddhist...
Air date: 01/06/2009 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1093965696/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Ladakh, India is one of the most remote regions on earth. Beset with religious, political and cultural strife, it is also one of the most tumultuous. Enter the Druk White Lotus School, which intends to equip Ladakhi children for living in the modern world while simultaneously embracing Buddhist... /episodes/get/1160 /episode/1160 e2: The Druk White Lotus School - Ladakh /episode-player/1160
Transport: Food Miles
Transport: Food Miles
In the 21st-century global food economy, by the time it's been grown, processed and distributed, most food has traveled an average of 1,500 miles before reaching the plate. AS renowned author Michael Pollan elaborates, the effects of this fossil fuel-driven system are detrimental to the...
Air date: 12/09/2008 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1362891727/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false In the 21st-century global food economy, by the time it's been grown, processed and distributed, most food has traveled an average of 1,500 miles before reaching the plate. AS renowned author Michael Pollan elaborates, the effects of this fossil fuel-driven system are detrimental to the... /episodes/get/1161 /episode/1161 e2: Transport: Food Miles /episode-player/1161