Eco Company TV Episodes

Episode 107 - Green Giants: 07/26/2010 - 08/01/2010
Episode 108 - Farmers' Market: 08/02/2010 - 08/08/2010
Episode 109 - Our Beaches & Plastic: 08/09/2010 - 08/15/2010
Episode 110 - Hiking: 08/16/2010 - 08/22/2010
In this episode Eco Company visits the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Jessica explores their rain forest dome and finds out why rain forests are so important to the delicate balance of our world-wide eco system. Then Adam takes a quick detour to visit with a global climate change export at Chabot Space & Science Center to get the simple facts about global warming and what is causing it.
Eco Company gets down to earth in this episode, quite literally. Jessica learns how restaurant scraps are collected to provide the nitrogen and wonderful nutrients needed to make compost. It's compost that goes back to farms and wineries to grow our food and produce. Nothing wasted and all is goes right back into the soil.
Eco Company takes to the road on Segways for this episode. They’re out looking for stuff that has a valuable second use. First they discover a new use for used cooking oil. Who would have known restaurants would be a source for biodiesel fuels. Adam went to the source to find out more. There are obviously a lot of trash that doesn't have a second use...or does it? Brendan went to a landfill where the trash goes 200 feet deep. All trash produces methane gas and this place is putting it to good use.
Eco Company is hanging out at the California Academy of Sciences again, but this time our first two stories are about recycling. Recycling is so very important to reducing our collective Carbon footprint! Up first Adam visits a materials recovery to see what happens to all of the stuff we put into our recycling bins. How do they sort it?...and what do they do with it? Then he gets a lesson in the 4 Rs. Yes, there are 4...reduce, reuse, recycle and ROT. Yes rot or composting. Knowing the importance of the 4 Rs will help you walk a green path in life.
In this episode Eco Company visits the Monterey Bay Aquarium known throughout the world for it's conservation efforts. There are over 35,000 plants and animals in this amazing facility. The exhibits inspire us preserve our oceans. First we take a look at some of the exhibits through the eyes of some special tour guides, teens volunteers whose messages are music to our ears. Jordan gets to tag along on a tour.
Eco Company visits the campus of Santa Clara University where a team of students participate in a biannual competition called the Solar Decathlon sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. What do they have to do to win? They must design and build the greenest, most energy efficient house. They build it, then dismantle it and take it to the Capital Mall in Washington, D.C. to be judged. While Eco Company makes themselves at home in the house that placed 3rd two years ago, Adam gets a tour of the home they are readying for this year's competition.
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.
Eco Company visits a local farmers market to check out the bounty of locally grown organic produce. There are a lot of reasons to buy organic and to buy local, but we wanted to hear and see for ourselves. So Jessica went out to an organic farm that specializes in tomatoes and melons…and a whole lot more. Meanwhile the rest of the Company checks out the booths and samples the goods.
Eco Company goes to the beach! Because beaches and lakes are popular recreation areas, they often become a wasteland of plastic and garbage that people leave behind. But we found a girl scout troop that has adopted a Northern California beach and is determined to keep it free of trash and waste. Jessica caught up with them on beach clean-up and some of what they find is very surprising.
Eco Company goes hiking to enjoy fresh air and the great outdoors. When hiking you gain a great appreciation for the hills, trees, plants, streams, lakes and wildlife. And speaking of plants, we visit the Joint Bio Energy Institute...a place where high tech scientists are working to change the future of fuel. They're working to unlock nature's secrets to create plant based biofuels to replace fossil fuels. Jordan got a lesson in photo synthesis and sugar polymers as she got the explanation of the process.
Eco Company visits a school that is doing everything to be sustainable. From their greenhouse and organic garden, to their energy monitoring systems and the new LEED Gold certified science building with a living roof, this school is getting it right. Jordan visited the campus and also found students who regularly check the tire air pressure of commuters to maximize fuel consumption! We hadn’t seen that before.
Eco Company goes back to the beach… and for good reason! The SURF’S UP!! Surfing is very popular along the West Coast. But have you ever thought about the materials in Surfboards? Jessica found one guy who not only gave it some thought, but began making surfboards with non-toxic and sustainable materials. She caught up with him in his shop…and on the waves!
Eco Company visits two amazing schools that are doing it right when it comes to helping the planet. First up is Sacred Heart Preparatory in Menlo Park, California. Not only do they have a large organic garden, but they boast a brand new, LEED Platinum-rated science and multi-use building and a state-of-the-art resource monitoring. Here you will find sustainability both inside and out the classroom.