Episode 107 - Green Giants

Eco Company wanted to know if our favorite sports teams are keeping up with the green revolution. So we went to the home of the San Francisco Giants to check it out. We learned the Giants are one of the greenest teams in sports from the concession stands, to watering the field, to recycling and transportation to the park! Jordan got the inside scoop on what they are doing and how they are doing it.

Next, converting the sun’s power to electricity is not a new concept. Solar power has proven to be an effective form of clean energy. But Eco Company found a company that wants to do it a bit differently. They use 8 foot balloons to capture the suns energy!! They look just like BIG Mylar party balloons. Brendan goes to check it out and learns they are much less expensive to produce than the traditional solar panels, and with enough of them, could even provide power for the entire country! That’s a big party!

Then, with the knowledge that buildings account for 50% of the country’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions, Eco Company wanted to know what eco-conscientious trends are leading the building design and construction industry. So we headed out to the new Brower Center in Berkley, CA, named after pioneering environmentalist and former Executive Director of the Sierra Club David Brower. Adam got the tour inside and out and learned that this new structure is setting the standard for green building in every detail…even down to the hand dryers in the bathrooms!

Finally, Jessica catches up with an inspirational teen from Ventura, CA, who has been an eco crusader since he was 12. From starting his own environmental non-profit organization to becoming the youngest presenter trained by Al Gore’s Climate Project, this high school sophomore isn’t taking climate change sitting down! Alec Loorz is now busy giving climate change presentation, taking his case to lawmakers, and writing a new Declaration of Independence…declaring our independence from fossil fuels and the influence of the fossil fuel industry. He says the future is in the hands of youth.