Going Green with Reuben: Videos

Texas Bottle Bill - The Problem of Plastics (video)

The mission of the Texas Bottle Bill is to establish a deposit/refund program to decrease the volume of aluminum, glass and plastic beverage containers in our lakes and waterways, roadways and public lands

Curbside Pickup and Front Load Bins | Airdrie Waste Management Inc. (video)

Airdrie Waste Management Inc. has 3 yard and 6 yard front-load garbage bins perfect for various household and business waste needs. This video will give you a quick overview of our products and our company.

New Jersry Refrigerator/Freezer Recycling Program (video)

North Collier Recycling Drop-off Center (video)

In a continuous effort to save valuable landfill airspace, the Solid Waste Management Department strives to find new and innovative ways to divert recyclable materials from the landfill and preserve our natural resources

New Trash and Recycling Programs (video)

Information video produced by our public access television coordinator, Derek Jarvis, featuring our Waste Management Coordinator, Michael Pattavina.

Worm Composting Bin - Moving Away From Plastic (video)

This video shows what happens when your worm composting bin doesn't get enough air and drainage. This is often the case with Rubbermaid worm bins and many plastic bins in general. My suggestion - Build your own bin by up-cycling an old shelf, drawer, fencing material, etc. Wood may be heavier than plastic, but it allows for better aeration in your bin and it's not synthetic.

Compost While You Cook (video)

Whether you're an amateur chef or the kind of person who just eats to live -- you can help the environment by composting while you cook. Brian Turner shows you how easy it is to cut down on the rubbish sent to landfill in our short film.

Recycle that old PC and build a Proxmox Virtual Environment (video)

This time on Hak5 Darren brings new life to an old editing rig with Proxmox-VE, an open source virtualization platform.

Recycle Plastic Bottels into Flowers (video)

This tutorial shows how to make beautiful and colorful flowers out of recycled plastic water bottles. If you paint only at the back side of the flower, it will get the glass like shiny look from the front view.

Making a Basket From Recycled Newspapers (video tutorial)

Recycled Newspapers should be used not for rubbish - just for the great things like this kind of craft. You can leave ready paper basket without coloring, but it looks awesome when it's painted. For painting I use spray paint - paper does not absorb it. It is easy step by step tutorial - how to make a basket from recycled newspaper.

The Basics Of Plastic Recycling

Commercial Plastics Recycling

Commercial Plastics Recycling has been recycling plastics for nearly 20 years, setting a higher standard of the products they output and the quality they produce. This video is an updated version of what they previously had created by the local news.

Plastic Bottles How are They Recycled

Plastic is one of the most popular and useful materials of modern times. However, its popularity is part of the problem: we now use about 20 times more plastic than we did 50 years ago. However, we can optimise the lifespan of plastics by reusing and recycling items as many times as possible.

The Basics Of Plastic Recycling

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Solar

These are the videos that I used in my Solar post. I am going to add the new videos to the top of the list.

The Status of Concentrating Solar Power Development (video)

Published on Jun 8, 2011
(April 4, 2011) Thomas Mancini, Concentrated Solar Power Manager at Sandia National Laboratories, discusses the state of the art in utility-scale concentrated solar power technology and elaborates on various deployments currently operating or planned for construction around the world.

Stanford University
stanford.edu

Concentrated Solar Power at Sandia National Laboratories
sandia.gov/csp/cspoverview...

Stanford Energy Seminar
energyseminar.stanford.edu

Stanford University Channel on YouTube
youtube.com/stanford
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Concentrating Solar Power

Portable Solar Power How To Connect and use Solar 2 Go (video)

Uploaded on Mar 4, 2011
Fred of Fred's Fowl demonstrates how to set-up and operate a solar power system that goes anywhere you need electricity. Converting 12V DC to 114V AC with supplied inverter. Bring light and power to remote barns, chicken coops and other outbuildings... or charge equipment while camping and hiking. A must for extended photographic assignments where batteries must be charged and ready to use! This system is manufactured by Interplex Solar Corp.
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Why Use Solar Power - 6 Great Reasons

Solar energy / Solar photovoltaics / Photovoltaic effect (3D animation)

Uploaded on Jun 11, 2011
http://www.green-translation-service.com This video puts the complexity of solar energy and solar cells into plain English.
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Solar Panels - The Magic Behind This Environmentally Friendly Power Source

Free Heat for Life: Fundamentals of Affordable Passive Solar Design (video)

Published on Jul 19, 2012
Dan Chiras presents "Free Heat for Life: Learn the Fundamentals of Affordable Passive Solar Design" about designing and improving passive solar designed homes. He details the good, the bad, and the ugly of designing great homes with passive solar. Very interesting for anyone interested in helping the environment, saving money, increasing their independence, or preparing for a lower-energy, post Peak Oil future.

Dan Chiras is an author of dozens of books including renewable energy and green building. He is a passive solar design consultant and a teacher at Colorado college. He lectures all around the country, and has lived in a renewable energy home for 30 years.
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Passive Solar Power

DIY Solar Greenhouse (video)

Published on Apr 9, 2012
Commercial greenhouses are designed for a fast return on an investment, but they often require supplemental heating to get through a tough winter. A stand alone solar heated greenhouse may not be on the top of your list for things to buy or make, but this kind of solar application may soon become more popular as food prices and energy prices rise.
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Essentials of a Solar Greenhouse

Sustainable Energy: Thermal Banking Greenhouse Design (video)

Uploaded on Nov 30, 2010
Steven Schwen of Earthen Path Organic Farm (Lake City, Minnesota) has built an innovative greenhouse that allows him to extend his growing season while reducing energy costs. SARE's Farmer-Rancher Grants program provided critical assistance for Schwen in the beginning phases of his project.
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Essentials of a Solar Greenhouse

Do Solar Panels Work When it's Cloudy? (video)

Lets find out how much solar power we can get on a cloudy day in Seattle. This is a 75 watt solar panel test.
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Effects Of Clouds On A Solar Panel

Solar Roadways | Michéle Ohayon (video)

What if roads and parking lots were solar, fueling enough energy from the sun to power nearby communities as well as electric vehicles? Scott and Julie Brusaw, the inventors/creators have the answer.
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Why you should choose to use Solar Power

Solar power: an introduction (video)

How solar energy can be used to heat water (solar-thermal) or generate electricity (solar-PV), and where they can be used. This is part of PlanLoCaL (http://www.planlocal.org.uk), a project from the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), that helps communities influence local planning policy and contribute to a low-carbon and renewable energy future (http://www.cse.org.uk).

Introduction to Active Solar Energy

The power to harvest solar energy

5 Great Reasons To Harness Solar Power

Earth 4 Energy DIY Solar and Wind Power Solutions (video)

The Earth 4 Energy guide includes a complete DIY instructions on how to power your home with renewable FREE energy by building your own wind generator or building your own solar panels. The guide includes step by step illustrations and videos (my favorite) that are very easy to follow. http://discount4u.net/earth4energy

Wind and Solar Power

Learn how Telect simplifies solar and wind power from Larry Reeder (video)

Learn how Telect simplifies solar and wind power from Larry Reeder, Telect's Subject Matter Expert on Power Systems.

Wind and Solar Power

Solar and Wind Power Demos (video)

Wind and Solar Power

Solar Leasing is an Option in 12 States (video)

This short film is aimed at informing the public about third-party solar energy system installation options not yet available in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Facts on Solar Power

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DIY Videos

Homemade Solar Panels Diy tutorial, complete build (video)

Published on Aug 12, 2012
In this video I'm showing you how I built some solar panels from start to finish I tried to make it as detailed as possible. These panels cost me very little to build and are fun projects for everyone. This is just one way of doing this there are lot's of others doing this and good videos out there. Presently I'm using my panels at a job site where there is no electricity available they are running my RV off the grid. These panels are not encapsulated but they work well and low cost not for on roof installation best to be close to ground for inspection.
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How to Build a Solar Panel - Part 1 (10 min. youtube video)

I,Robert Smith, show you every step I take to building a custom made solar panel from scratch. I explain in detail about each item I use and why to use it, so the video is fairly long.

The rest of Robert Smiths videos http://greentechtown.com/how-to-build-a-solar-panel-diy/
He did a pretty good job and there's 17 videos on How to Build Your Own Solar Panels - DIY
These will open in a different tab, good luck

Solar Cell Tabbing - the Easy Right Way (10 min youtube video)

Having trouble tabbing your solar cells? This is the right way to to it. I outline the techniques and the tools needed to do it right. Frustrated because you can't get yours soldered? I can help! It is easy with the right tools and techniques. Also - I have included a short clip at the end detailing the mistakes I have made building my own solar panels.

Homemade Solar Panels DIY Tutorial Complete Build (30 min youtube video)

In this video I'm showing you how I built some solar panels from start to finish I tried to make it as detailed as possible. These panels cost me very little to build and are fun projects for everyone. This is just one way of doing this there are lot's of others doing this and good videos out there.

Earthineer DIY Solar Panels Presentation (46 min youtube video)

www.earthineer.com -- Dan and Don from Earthineer present on how they are building their own 6Kw PV system for pennies on the dollar by building it from the cell on up. Covers in detail: tabbing cells, encapsulation, framing, wiring, testing, and electrical theory, complete with plenty of photos and videos.