availablepublic663https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2018/02/nyc-rising-blocpower/3009442757cove663Peril and Promise: NYC Rising: Power to the BlockAn entrepreneur wants to bring clean energy to American inner cities, one block at a time.An innovative start-up is targeting a low-tech problem with high-tech solutions. With about 70% of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions coming from its buildings, for Donnel Baird, the solution is simple: bring clean energy to those who need it most, block by block. His company BlocPower is using innovative technology to green American inner-cities, starting in his native Brooklyn.2018-02-14 21:00publishdisabledshowshow2908Peril and Promise: Freedom to Breathe Ep. 4: Food, Farming and Climate ChangeAs temperatures rise, farmworkers are on the front lines of climate change & its solutionshttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/video/freedom-to-breathe-food-farming-and-climate-change/2019-11-11 21:00https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/files/2019/11/ORplCzO-asset-mezzanine-16x9-GYSVmCc-480x270.png3035298767cove2901Peril and Promise: Freedom to Breathe Ep. 3: Fossil Fuels and Your HealthLiving in a big oil and gas county, residents have to choose between jobs and their healthhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/video/freedom-to-breathe-fossil-fuels-and-your-health/2019-11-04 21:00https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/files/2019/11/uNu59eQ-asset-mezzanine-16x9-SBFK4uL-480x270.png3034944208cove
An innovative start-up is targeting a low-tech problem with high-tech solutions. With about 70% of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions coming from its buildings, for Brooklyn native Donnel Baird the solution is simple: bring green power to those who need it most, block by block. Baird is the founder of BlocPower, a Brooklyn-based company working to green American inner-cities using cutting-edge data analysis and green energy solutions. Baird takes the NYC Rising crew door-to-door in Brownsville, Brooklyn, one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City, to see his vision already coming to life with an unprecedented number of solar-panel installations in a single community. What would it take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by two to three percent in five years?
