Big Ideas For A Small Planet Episode Guide, Season 3

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Music
Considering possibilities for the music industry to reduce energy and waste. Ideas include a green record label, sustainable stages and green guitars; guests include singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, Josh Dorfman and Dr. David Suzuki.

Design
Interior designers explore new possibilities for sustainable furniture, including repurposing junk, and dressers and chairs constructed from recycled cardboard. Guests include Thom Filicia, Marjora Carter and Dixon Mitchell of Vanguard.

Edibles
Visionaries - including urban homesteader Jules Dervaes, representatives from the Chez Panisse Foundation and chef and journalist Louisa Chu - talk about America's growing healthy food revolution.

Edibles
Considering a world in which all animals are valued equally and explores new developments in restoring bee habitats and making paper from animal waste. Guests include David Mizejewski from the World Wildlife Federation and Dr. David Suzuki.

Architecture
An examination of sustainable architecture includes plans for reclaiming contaminated waterfronts, homes that can be disassembled and homes that can be built from a kit. Guests include notable architects Rocio Romero, Michael Manfredi, Marion Weiss, James Timberlake and Steven Kieran.

Energy
As most early attempts at finding alternatives to fossil fuels have been found to have serious limitations, this episode explores new energy ideas, including urban wind farms, bio fuel brewing and generating power from trash.

Habitats
As many animal habitats are destroyed in the course of human development, this episode considers ways of reversing the trend, such as growing coral and constructing animal estates. Guests include Dr. David Suzuki and artist Fritz Haeg.

Companies
Rethinking the nature of capitalism from a system that profits from taking from the earth to one in which both businesses and the planet profit. Ideas include green-powered paper, eco-food businesses and green cleaning.

Art
Photographers, jewelry designers and artists committed to creating art that inspires environmental awareness discuss novel ideas such as a green gallery, using trash as the subject of pictures and recycled glass jewelry.

Leisure
Green ways to relax, including eco-destination travel, green surfboards and electric motorcycles. Guests include Pam and Craig Knowles of the Wild Echo Bison Reserve, Dr. David Suzuki and Neal Saiki of Zero Motorcycles.

Communities
Ways to create greener communities. Ideas include a green youth movement, urban community farming and green towns. Among the guests are Majora Carter, Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Dr. David Suzuki, and Will Allen of Growing Power.

Games
Games intended to change the world. Ideas for planet-saving alternatives include a green football team, role-playing the future and xtreme green sports. Guests include Jamais Cascio from Superstruct and Jeff Wilson of Quiksilver.