Big Ideas Episodes	Season 1
Back To Pazsaz Entertainment Network's Big Ideas For A Small Planet Page Fuel This episode investigates the future of automotive fuel with segments on a truck that runs on vegetable oil from a fried-chicken party; one-woman's bio-diesel publicity campaign; and the test of an ethanol racing car at Daytona. Build A visionary architect works with clients to build their first "green" home; a designer demonstrates his real-life tree house made of growing tree trunks; and environmentally conscious ideas are introduced to low-income neighborhoods. Cities A real-estate developer helps turn a polluted brown field into a sustainable community; an energy innovator submerges two turbines in New York City's East River; and a band of guerilla gardeners covertly beautifies blighted urban plots of unused land. Wear Designer Linda Loudermilk creates high-fashion clothes out of eco-friendly fabrics; a sportswear manufacturer recycles used materials for its clothes; an innovative designer and entrepreneur convince people to re-use old clothes in radically new ways. Eat A chef shows off his new green restaurant; a burger restaurant uses sustainable meat and produce from farms within 100 miles; a young entrepreneur finds treasure in another man's trash. Drive A Silicon Valley carmaker debuts an electric sports car of the future; an entrepreneur shows off his affordable electric commuter car; a high-school team works on their electric vehicle prior to competing in a variety of road rallies. Furnish A furniture company explores the goal of making all new products 100% sustainable; two designers use leftover scrap wood to create recycled furniture. Create A photographer documents the biodiversity and indigenous cultures of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; an artist makes clothing out of audio tape, upholstery and boating sails; a green architect creates a house from a retired 747 airplane. Kids A look at how the new generation is learning about ecology. Featured: profiles of young activists whose accomplishments include saving portions of the Costa Rican rain forest. Paper Or Plastic? A look at innovators who are working to make intelligent, eco-friendly design a reality, including a world-renowned architect and designer who is helping the U.S. Postal Service eliminate toxins in its packaging. Sports Profiles of people trying to keep Earth safe for athletic pursuits. Included: the creator of bamboo racing bikes, a champion skier and the distributor of bio-friendly skateboards. Work A visit to a brewing company dedicated to the environment; a look at the office of the future. Also: an analyst audits a Bay Area company to show how it can reduce its environmental impact. Pray A cleric inspires environmental concern with an interfaith coalition dedicated to greening places of worship; an Appalachian woman uses her faith in a battle against mining companies.
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