Invention Nation: Grassroots green inventors
December 3, 2007
On the premiere episode of Discovery’s Science Channel Invention Nation, show hosts Chris, Nobu and Micah converted a bus fueled by diesel to pure vegetable oil. Viewers learned how to make biodiesel as well as being introduced to hybrid vehicle technologies.
Invention Nation is a continuing series chronicling the three inventors adventures and discoveries as they travel the country in search of grassroots green inventors and earth friendly inventions.
Future episodes of Invention Nation will highlight a human-powered car, how to make a solar panel from used CDs, build a bike from bamboo, solar ovens, floating wetland made from recycled bottles, how to turn food waste into methane gas, how to utilize straw as natural home insulation, and building a homemade windmill. As they drive across country, the three gone green will show their enterprising nature as they fuel their bus with the used cooking grease from roadside diners.
Episodes of Invention Nation air each Monday night. For a video preview of the upcoming episode, watch a slideshow or learn more about the hosts Chris, Nobu and Micah, visit the Invention Nation online.