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"Positive Footprints combines Environmentally Sustainable Design and Construction into the one company making high performing sustainable homes easy to achieve. Positive Footprints is honoured to have recently received 2 industry awards. This is their YouTube Channel featuring Fly-throughs of their house designs.

"Explanation of sustainability using the Natural Step. Brilliant cartoon. Makes it really easy to understand. Sponsored by the GMIC and Realeyes"

"- What does sustainability mean? - Why are we currently unsustainable? - What is an ecological footprint? - What's the problem with plastic? - What about water? - And biodiversity? - How are people faring? - How can we find a sustainable path? - What are some great sustainability initiatives? This video introduces the concept of sustainability and explains our current situation on this planet, even before any potential challenges from climate change are involved. From the Australian Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (ARIES) at Macquarie University, Sydney. "

"Have you ever wondered what happens to your recycling after it is picked up on bin night? We show you where it goes, how it's processed, what it gets turned into and why it is so important you do your bit to get it right on bin night!"

"Shining a Light on Sustainability is an introductory video from the Australian Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability at Macquarie University, Sydney.  This video introduces the concept of sustainability and explains our current situation even before any potential challenges from climate change are involved. What does sustainability mean? Why are we currently unsustainable? What is an ecological footprint? What's the problem with plastic? What about water? And biodiversity? How are people faring? How can we find a sustainable path? What are some great sustainability initiatives?"

Uploaded on Nov 8, 2010, this video won 2011 BEST NONPROFIT VIDEO AWARD Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies, we're in for an exciting ride. While there's a real risk that we'll fall off a cliff, there's still time to control our transition to a post-carbon future.

We've made a new Coke ad -- with a twist! It exposes how this corporate giant is willing to let plastic pollution trash our oceans and kill our marine life. Chip in today to help get it on TV: http://bit.ly/cokead-YT

"Edible City is a fun, fast-paced journey through the Local Good Food movement that's taking root in the San Francisco Bay Area, across the nation and around the world. Introducing a diverse cast of extraordinary and eccentric characters who are challenging the paradigm of our broken food system, Edible City digs into their unique perspectives and transformative work, finding hopeful solutions to monumental problems. Inspirational, down-to-earth and a little bit quirky, Edible City captures the spirit of a movement that's making real change and doing something truly revolutionary: growing the model for a healthy, sustainable local food system."

Wind Energy: learn about it in less than four minutes.

"Eniscope is an Energy Saving device that can help you save 20 to 30% off your monthly energy bill. A Smart Energy Meter, Sub-meter or Watt-meter. The Eniscope is a powerful Energy Saving tool that reveals what equipment is using your power and when it is being used"

Coinciding with World Environment Day, the World Bank Group is announcing a new strategy to make sure development doesn't come at the expense of environment.

"CSIRO has invented a new three in one solar air conditioning system that provides hot water, cooling and heating. It works by using heat from the sun and employs both desiccant and evaporative cooling technologies. See how the technology can work in the home."

"An analysis of global temperatures by NASA scientists shows that 2013 was the seventh warmest year since 1880 (tied with 2006 and 2009). Nine of the 10 warmest years on record all have occurred since 2000, with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the warmest. Scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) reported that 2013 continued the long-term trend of rising air temperatures over the land and sea surface. This animation shows monthly temperature anomalies from 1880 through 2013."

"Human Footprint" video from National Geographic

"What YOU Can Do About Climate Change"

Often food companies use the word "natural" to market their products confusing shoppers with a term that sounds good but is ultimately meaningless. This frustrating paradox gets the comedic treatment in this spoof ad from Only Organic, http://bit.ly/1aWC0H1 .

Another good one from Minute Physics

"Planet Forward host Frank Sesno examines how Xeros washing machines use reusable nylon polymer beads to cut water usage by up to 80%."

"Global Forest Watch (GFW) is a dynamic online forest monitoring and alert system that empowers people everywhere to better manage forests. Visit GFW at globalforestwatch.org. For the first time, Global Forest Watch unites satellite technology, open data, and crowdsourcing to guarantee access to timely and reliable information about forests. Armed with the latest information from Global Forest Watch, governments, businesses and communities can halt forest loss."

"Published on Jul 4, 2013 In this special report Anja Taylor looks at the domino effect of environmental and atmospheric factors that drive the globe to wetter, hotter, drier and colder extremes."