"e²" is an ongoing PBS series about the economies of being environmentally conscious. Shot in high definition with cinematic lenses, "e²" chronicles global efforts to solve pressing ecological challenges. From energy consumption to design efficiency, policy to industry, the series documents the innovators whose work is reducing humans' impact on the environment. Interviews with experts, policymakers and pioneers across a variety of disciplines offer a firsthand account of the complex environmental challenges that we face, as well as the possibility that pragmatic solutions are within reach.
Architecture 2030
first aired:
February 12, 2009
(#212)
The building sector is responsible for almost half of all U.S. emissions. ...
Adaptive Reuse in the Netherlands
first aired:
February 5, 2009
(#211)
Dutch planners tap into their design ingenuity and the natural landscape ...
Affordable Green Housing
first aired:
January 29, 2009
(#210)
New York City is known for its diversity, a fact that isn't always reflected ...
Bogota: Building a Sustainable City
first aired:
January 22, 2009
(#209)
Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Columbia, transformed one of ...
Greening the Federal Government
first aired:
January 15, 2009
(#208)
Government buildings are not historically associated with sustainability ...
The Druk White Lotus School - Ladakh
first aired:
January 8, 2009
(#207)
Amidst religious, political and cultural strife in LaDakh, one of the ...
Coal & Nuclear: Problem or Solution?
first aired:
January 1, 2009
(#206)
Renewables, bio-fuels, solar, wind and other alternative energy sources ...
State of Resolve
first aired:
December 18, 2008
(#205)
Could California's progressive energy policies influence the United States ...
Growing Energy
first aired:
February 3, 2008
(#204)
In response to the oil crisis of the 1970s, Brazil created a domestic ...
Paving the Way
first aired:
November 20, 2008
(#203)
In America, transportation consumes nearly 70 percent of all oil used. ...
Energy for a Developing World
first aired:
November 13, 2008
(#202)
A cleaner energy future depends, in large part, on responsible energy ...
Harvesting the Wind
first aired:
November 6, 2008
(#201)
Wind is the fastest growing energy source in the world, yet it has struggled ...
