If you missed this fascinating series on PBS this summer, get the HD video on DVD today. design: e2 explores the economies of being environmentally conscious through six episodes narrated by Brad Pitt; The Green Apple, Green for All, The Green Machine, Gray to Green, China from Green to Red and Deeper Shades of Green. From the website...
e2: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious is an original HD multipart television series that explores the living vitality of the environment. Eight different topics - from sustainable architecture to water culture to alternative energy to organic farming to recycled clothing and more - are each presented in six thirty-minute episodes, challenging us to live smarter, live greener and live with the future in mind.
DESIGN launches our e2 series and introduces us to the inventive leaders and technologies driving sustainable practices in the buildings where we live, work, and play. Through DESIGN, and future series - WATER, ENERGY, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, BOTANICALS, TEXTILES, and HEALTH - e2 demonstrates that living in harmony with nature is not only a matter of progress; it's a matter of survival.
You can order the DVD here and be sure to explore the website that contains some compelling video and audio clips. For example, this QuickTime video clip with previews of episodes 1-6.
And because we're so proud of Chicago, be sure to checkout episode 3. The episode, titled "The Green Machine," Mayor Richard Daley takes viewers on a tour through Chicago and showcases his mission to make it "the greenest city in America".
Images and text courtesy of www.design-e2.com
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