Internet TV Content

This will be the anchor programme of 52 episodes for an interactive TV video, Internet channel. Theme "Environment and related technologies." Internet TV has world coverage unlike the conventional alternative. The transmission, using Solar Power, will come from our Hamlet. English/French language. Coming from France there will be an emphasis on the foods we grow and eat

The weekly programme will start with the selection of the terrain. The transmissions will be informative but fun.

Summary The editorial content will not be biased towards any particular point of view.  Opinions will be collected to examine the pros and cons, for and against, and contradictions related to any particular subject.  The more controversial pressure groups will be given the opportunity to express their philosophies but it will be made clear to the audience that the programme content is sponsored by that group.

Saving the Dodo (The Good Life meets Big Brother) A visual diary of how a group of like-minded people come together to create a self-sufficient and eco friendly community.  A hamlet will be built by the participants in an area with no conventional resources such as gas, electricity and sanitation.  The series will follow the way the villagers live a civilised and technically sophisticated life through ingenuity and research into the availability of alternatives to energy hungry luxuries.  The objectives will be to live in a safe, comfortable and rewarding lifestyle and enjoy the benefits of modern living such as television, computers and transport.  This will be achieved without damaging the locality or contributing to pollution. Web cams will provide a live feed showing the progress of the project to viewers, an edited programme will give a day-by-day account of the problems and solutions.

Discussion points to be included in the programmes.

Carbon Copies A regular examination and discussion of mans answer to renewable resources.  For example, the majority of people believe that wind farms save carbon emissions and give us an indefinite source of free electricity.  However, another opinion suggests that the unreliability of wind power combined with the need for a stand by source of generation to be on permanent readiness means that wind farms are an eco liability. One journalist claims to have calculated that the carbon produced in the manufacture of the steel and concrete needed to build a wind turbine and it’s infrastructure would need the generator to turn continuously for 15 years to achieve a carbon payback.  This discussion may well contribute to global warming in itself.

Fitness or Fatness?. More than half of the population of the USA and the UK is obese.  If those people eat only the nourishment they required for a productive life then substantial resources might be saved in terms of food production and the need to process waste.  If those who are overweight walked or cycled instead of using the car, their health would benefit and non renewable resources would be conserved.

Putting the Break on Moving Land speed record expert Richard Noble has suggested that the obsession with fuel economy in motor vehicles is misdirected.  He believes that more emissions are produced in the manufacture of cars than ever come out of the exhaust pipe.  The result may be that we should look after our cars and keep them running for longer rather than replace them every couple of years to gain greater fuel efficiency.

Global Spin Walk over the bleak Yorkshire moors and you will see stone still black with soot from the Victorian industrial revolution.  And why? Because Britain led the world in heavy industrial production powered by coal fired steam engines.  View a newsreel from the 1950’s and you will see buses in London being led through dense smog by a policemen with a torch.  Because we burnt coal to keep warm in our crowded cities.  Few worried about global warming then so why do we worry now?  Is it because advances in technology allow us to measure the presence of chemicals in parts per billion? 

 Technology - reports on new ideas and advances in energy technology. Solar, wind, water conversion to energy :Hydrogen fuel cells: Heat pumps:: Passive through building design: Recycling of waste: Biomass: Geothermal resources: Alternative power for transport: A major project will be working with companies producing Sterling engine technologies

Machinery Our team will build some of the machines we require using alternative technologies and recycled parts. The fun projects will be solar powered work boats for the lake and even a race or two. We will also build solar water pumps for fountains and alternative power rotovators, grass cutters, generators etc. All of our electrical tools will work from solar       

Other Locations It is our intention to visit other houses that are undergoing a green conversion to show what they are doing and how they are going about it.

Web cams will show the day to day progress, a real time web page will show the energy produced the energy used and the amount being returned back to the National electricity grid. They may also monitor water quality, waste disposal and food production.

Guests guest “celebrity” Chefs will demonstrate cooking using our produce, solar ovens and other low pollution or renewable heat sources. They will be selected Internationally for their character and capability to adapt.

Interactivity will be a major feature of our programme. At the end of the edited transmission the programme will go Interactive. In this section anyone with a webcam will be able to register to log on to the transmission. Their image will then become part of our transmission in the top left hand corner of the screen, they can then pose questions to the team in "real time" and join in the discussions.

The following is still in the planning stage, things will change as site progresses.

1st Quarter

Discussions of the project showing, examples of the technology to be used and how they will be implemented. Selecting the land, dealing with administration problems, Meeting with Mayors, utilities and environmental departments. Land clearance, installing services and 1st housing (5). Outside location visits.

2nd

Planting the land, installing power systems, water treatment, energy sources, Installing 5 more chalets. Outside location visits

3rd

All systems up and running, preparing for harvest, local events, Outside location visits

4th