Eco Company Teens

co Company Company visits Grant Union High School in Sacramento, CA, where students can attend the GEO Academy, a 3-year environmental science and design program. When they graduate, they've learned skills that get them green jobs of the future!

Riley visits a facility using leftover food and green waste to generate electricity! Leftovers and scraps are collected and sent to a new, high tech biodigester that uses it to create electricity. But it doesn't stop there! The waste bi-prodict from the biodigester is utilized to make fertilizer and compost for farms. That's what we call farm to fork to fuel to farm!

Eco Company follows students into class. But it's not your average class! This ones on wheels…18 of them! And they're learning how to cook! It's Chef Jamie Oliver's Big Rig Teaching Kitchen and the meals are all good for you. See what's on the menu today!

Miles meets up with three sisters who have not let their age be a barrier to making a difference in the world. From forming the Earth Savers Club For Kids to raising money for what will be the first LEED certified orphanage in the world in Haiti, they are using their entrepreneurial spirit and musical talents to help people in need.

Lizards, snakes, tortoises, exotic birds make cool pets, right? Well...not really. Riley visits Star Eco Station where most of these rescued critters should have been left in their own environment...for their own good.

There are hundreds of sea lion pups found stranded and starving along the California Coast. Many are rescued and taken to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito where they were brought to health and then released back into the ocean.

Eco Company travels to Irvine, California, the site of the Solar Decathlon competition. Both Sacramento State and UC Davis got their houses built on time and transported to the site of the competition. We get a tour to see how concepts turned into reality.

There's a lot of talk about building green. What does it really mean. Let's go to the Eco-Lingo dictionary to find out.

Two universities, just down the road from one other, are are among 20 schools are selected to design, build and operate solar powered houses that are cost-effective, energy efficient and attractive. We visit California State University Sacramento and University of California Davis as they build their homes.

Teens are grabbing shovels, putting on gloves and digging in! They're from the 4H Club's Million Trees Project and they're planting 26 new redwood trees in Huddart State Park. It's all part of the goal of planting a million trees worldwide! Jordan grabs a shovel to help out and to learn more.

What does a zoo do with all of that manure the lions, tigers, bears...and elephants leave in their pens? Make it useful, of course!

Lights! That's something we probably take for granted and don't think too much about. However, Chris visits one research center that not only thinks about lights…they're inventing the future!

These high school students got to design and do the architectural drawings for a 2 bedroom 1 bath home…and then actually get to see it built?! Their house was built right on campus!

If a school's environmental footprint is a factor is choosing which college you want to attend, this story's for you. Riley visits one school that is particularly impressive! They have a brand new village that everyone is talking about! It has zero net energy as its goal.

There are a lot of ways to be Eco-Wise. Here's one thing you can do.

Teens from Land-Based Learning's SLEWS Program brave the cold winds to work on restoring a riparian habitat. They're planting trees & shrubs with the goal of creating a natural habitat for wildlife, raptors and pollinators. Vincent goes along to learn more and lend a hand!

High school students go wading into ocean tide pools at low tide. They are part of Nature Bridge TEEM program and they're looking for sea creatures for their educational lab. Athenna gets her feet wet following along to learn more.

Millions of beautiful Orchids and Poinsettias! It's Rocket Farms in Salinas California, one of the largest flower growers in the country. In addition to growing many varieties organically, they run a very sustainable operation.

These creatures go back 40 million years! It's the Sand Hill Crane. They are the most abundant crane species in the world, but the Greater Sand Hill Crane is on the endangered species list in California. We visited a preserve in Central California that is working to change all that.

30 Days. 30 Different Themes. 30 different challenges. That's what Project Green Challenge is all about. Created by Teens Turning Green, it's a challenge to help teens go from a conventional lifestyle to a conscious lifestyle in 30 days.

Jordan meets two young fashionistas with a passion for the planet. They have the right formula when it comes to recycling and setting a fashion trend!

We all know to recycle...at least paper, glass & plastic. But what happens to all that stuff? How does plastic get reused? We decided to find out so into a plastics recycling center we went.

Neighbors offering neighborly advice! In the Neighbor 2 Neighbor program in Portland, Connecticut, young people visit homes to conduct energy audits. They switch out light bulbs to energy-efficient CFLs and provide advice on steps that will save even more energy and money!

Jordan goes along with the Marine Science Institute to to explore the tide pools along the California Coast. The pools are rife with fascinating marine creatures1! They're part of a delicate Eco System affected by climate change and rising sea levels.

Jessica and Adam go partying...LA style! They head off to a soiree put on by The Green Girls. There they meet green pioneers and celebrities who are partying for a cause...from providing solar powered flashlights to earthquake refugees in Haiti, to showcasing teens who are doing great things for the planet. And to top off the evening, they get to see a green fashion show!