Product Details

• Actors: Mel Sellick, Host
• Directors: Jeff Cooper, Jay Canode
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: SyndiKast/TerraVision Media
• DVD Release Date: January 20, 2009
• Run Time: 34 minutes
• ASIN: 1607433346
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,506 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Review

This evenhanded production examines the pros and cons of five renewable-energy sources, including ethanol, solar power, and wind power. An Oregon filling-station attendant explains the origins and uses of ethanol as a gas supplement. Though not as readily available or mileage efficient, ethanol is an environment-friendly choice. A tour guide in a solar-powered home in Arizona talks about solar power's cost efficiency and the availability of government grants and rebates to help offset start-up costs. Oregon drivers say they don t miss the smell and black smoke that diesel-fueled trucks emit, preferring the clean smell of biodiesel. A wind farmer in Colorado is delighted with the ease of wind turbines, and a hybrid car owner in Oregon speculates about the future of electric cars, among other related topics. Tips on decreasing home energy use are captioned in this straightforward introduction to a timely topic. --Candace Smith, Booklist Magazine

Review

This video provides a more thorough explanation of alternative energy and fuels than I've seen any other place. What I liked best was the unbiased opinion. For each category, it would give the positives and negatives of each, so that people would know what they were getting into (for example, using ethanol-based fuels can reduce your gas efficiency by 25%). Often times, these details are not mentioned, or are not discovered until you get too far into the investigation. --Brion Hurley, HelpSaveEarth.org

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