Big Ideas for a Small Planet

Seasons

2007

USA

8.1

This documentary series focuses on important environmental topics and features interviews with forward-thinking designers discussing alternative ideas that could save the planet.

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Episode List

S1 • E1

Fuel

A few alternative fuels are explored, such as bio-diesel, vegetable oil, and ethanol.

S1 • E2

Build

Architects and real estate developers explore alternative housing choices, such as prefabricated homes and multi-family homes incorporating environmentally-friendly components and materials.

S1 • E3

Cities

S1 • E4

Wear

Fashion designers and consumers explore environmentally friendly fashion using organic, recycled, and reused fabrics.

S1 • E5

Eat

A few alternatives to large scale factory farming are explored, such as eating local and organic foods.

S1 • E6

Drive

S1 • E7

Furnish

S1 • E8

Create

S1 • E9

Kids

S1 • E10

Paper or Plastic?

S1 • E11

Sports

Calfee Design makes bamboo bicycles, one of which is ridden in a cyclocross competition by champion Dorothy Wong. Comet Skateboards makes environmentally-friendly skateboards. Champion skier Alison Gannett educates others about global warming and its impact on snow sports.