Big Ideas for a Small Planet is an American documentary series on the Sundance Channel which focuses on environmental

Environmentalism

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 innovations such as alternative fuel

Alternative fuel

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 and green building

Green building

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 techniques. The series premiered on the iTunes Store

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 prior to its release on the Sundance Channel on April 17, 2007. The television series is part of The Green

The Green

The Green may refer to:* The Green , a central field at Dartmouth College* The Green, Cumbria, a village in Cumbria, England* St Mary's CBS , a secondary school in Tralee...

, a block of programming on the Sundance Channel focusing on the environment.

Episodes

Episode #	Title	Cast

External links

• Big Ideas for a Small Planet official site on the Sundance Channel
• Treehugger.com