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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 15 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This program explores wind power's alternative energy production in today's oil-dependent economy - how it works and the environmental factors that scientists are researching.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 18 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
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...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 13 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
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...
7) Unlimited
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 26 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 18 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Powering the Future, Nobel laureate Robert B. Laughlin transports us two centuries into the future, when we've ceased to use carbon from the ground-either because humans have banned carbon burning or because fuel has simply run out. Boldly, Laughlin predicts no earth-shattering transformations will have taken place. Six generations from now, there will still be soccer moms, shopping malls, and business trips. Firesides will still be snug and warm....
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
20 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Martha the talking dog and Helen decide to build a solar-powered go-cart for the Wagstaff City race, while T.D. and Alice build a wind-powered cart.
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Explore six renewable energy technologies that are used around the world! Accessible verse and lush illustrations introduce children to important information about how we can harness the planet's natural resources including wind, water and sun. Inset boxes define new words like "turbine," while extensive endnotes further explain the science behind each power source and the benefits of clean energy" --
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Get charged up about energy! With more than 20 fun activities and experiments that will have children ages 8 to 12 enthusiastically engaged with making and using renewable energy, Michael J. Caduto takes a hands-on approach to fighting climate change. Step-by-step instructions for projects range from using the sun to make fires to charging electronic devices by peddling your bicycle. Additional energy case studies encourage kids to think about the...
Author
Series
Issue brief volume 11-05
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource ([2] p.) : ill.
Language
English
Author
Series
Issue brief volume 10-12
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 PDF (2 p. ; 150 KB)
Language
English
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