YERTpod28: An Agri-Culture of Permanence in New Mexico
The wisdom of the ages meets the agriculture of the future in the Land of Enchantment.

Bear Necessities
This is our entry into the TreeHugger "Convenient Truths" eco-video contest. Thanks to all of you (and a few judges), we placed SECOND out of nearly one hundred entries! See the TreeHugger review of the winning entries here . Special thanks to Brooks White for the music.

YERTpod27: Everything's Under the Sun in Arizona
We explored the lighter side of solar power in this extremely un-desert-ed state.

YERTpod26: Gambling on Water in Nevada
Big bucks and waning water make for high-stakes drama in Las Vegas. We look to Elvis for strategic advice.

YERTpod25: YEaRTh Day in NYC
YERT searches for Earthy New Yorkers and finds out all about Tuesday.

YERTpod24.5: Revolutionary New Energy Source
The Bush Administration pursues a new revolutionary home-grown alternative auto fuel...

YERTpod24: Non-Invasive Ways to do Holidays in Hawaii
We hunt for non-invasive species while attempting to tread lightly on holiday- and on Halloween.

YERTpod23: Bioneering Change in California and Beyond
The Bioneers Conference will change you, but only if you're into change.

YERTpod22: Moving the Right Way in Oregon
YERT discovers that Oregonians really get around...using public transportation that actually serves the public so that everybody wins, including Mother Nature.

YERTpod21: Building the Future at Yestermorrow
YERT dives under the hood of Vermont's Yestermorrow Design/Build School - where yesterday's wisdom meets tomorrow's architecture.

YERTpod20: The Sound of Dammed Salmon in Washington
If the salmon in the Elwha River aren't dammed, then the watershed isn't damned. Also learn the keys to Sound environmental policy in the Puget.

YERTpod19: Diggin' Dugout Dick in Idaho
See Dick live. See Dick live in a cave for 60 years. See Dick live simpler than any human encountered by YERT. Long live Dugout Dick!

YERTpod18: A Peek at Park(ing) Day in Utah
Ben, Julie, Mark, and a green leaf bug jump into funky good times in a mini-park in a parking space. Park it and watch.

YERTpod17: Happy Thursday in Boulder, Colorado
YERT discovers that you can't buy happiness, but you sure can "bike" happiness - 500 people "peddling" good cheer on the streets of Boulder, CO. Welcome to Happy Thursday - Boulder Cruiser Ride style.

YERTpod16: Energy Sipping Homes in Colorado
Watch experts discuss super-green homes, and learn how your home can be where the carbon isn't.

YERTpod15: In-tree-guing Discoveries in Nebraska
Once known as the "Tree Planters' State," Nebraska provides fertile ground for earthen ideas and well-tended trees at Dancing Leaf and the Arbor Day Farm. And the YERT theme played on giant xylophones.

YERTpod14: Challenging Corn in Iowa
YERT is challenged by the complexities of corn, exploring biofuels, land use, and surprisingly corny food products.
EXTRA YERT VIDEO-- YERT Conversation 14.1: Simple Living 101 (9 mins of ideas for simplifying the holidays... and your life).

YERTpod13: Solar Decathlon
YERT looks at two entries in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathalon. We tourted the houses built by MIT and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before they moved the houses to Washington D.C. for the big event.

YERTpod12: Gettin' Da Green Bidness in Illinois
YERT wakes up dark and early to search for green businesses from the top of Chicago's City Hall to the triple bottom line. Then we try to estimate the monetary value of our planet and all its citizens. No problemo.

YERTpod11: Not Your Standard CAFEs or Roofs in Michigan
After hitting the streets to explore CAFE standards with unsuspecting Wolverines, YERT gets under the hood at Ford's innovative Rouge Factory, which happens to have the largest green roof in the world! Then we dance. Barely.

YERTpod10: Seeding is Believing in Vermont
Good things are taking root all over this beautiful state. Explore the seeds of a new economy, and how they all grow well together.

YERTpod9: Voting With Your Feet in New Hampshire
We discover that politicians need to "Live Carbon Free or Die" in the NH primary. The passion of Bill McKibben, Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH), and concerned citizens cuts to the heart of the matter - and mostly through the loud rally music.

YERTpod8: Lattah Wattah in Maine
YERT heads to Maine and decides to get all wet! Watch Mainers and Mainiacs sound off on water rights...and water wrongs.
EXTRA YERT VIDEO-- YERT Conversation 8.1: Peace and the Planet (44 mins of nourishing conversation between 4 women).

YERTpod7: Words of Wind-dom in Massachusetts
YERT explores arguments for and against the offshore wind farm proposed in Nantucket Sound, then hits the beach for additional investigation! EXTRA YERT VIDEO-- YERT Conversation 7.1: Community-Powered Wind Energy (8 mins of wind energy talk).

YERTpod6: Growing Meat, Milk, and Fluff in Rhode Island
Things seem to grow well in this great little state-- watch turkeys mate, cows debate, and alpacas salivate.

YERTpod5: City Farm Charm in Rhode Island
We found ourselves charmed by the easygoing pace and not-too-subtle wisdom of the City Farm in Providence.

YERTpod4: Gunga Gunga in New Jersey
All indicators point to nonpoint source pollution making gigunda gunga gunga grow in Barnegat Bay!

YERTpod3: Ask Uncle Sam
Got a question for Uncle Sam? These kids have questions... and answers... and questioning answers. Don't ask. (Watch the 20-minute "extended remix" version here!)

YERTpod2: Pennsylvania Coal: Fire in the Hole!
You think you have an old flame? Check out the fire in Centralia, PA!

YERTpod1: LaunchPod
Now that we're T+14 days into the YERT adventure, we thought it would be about time to show you how we launched this thing.

YERT Blert 3: Breaking In 9 Months Out
We're finally learning the ropes of this trip, just in time for stuff to start breaking. Time to clean house...er...CAR.

Bag Monster at Mardi Gras!
The Bag Monster takes New Orleans by storm this Mardi Gras season!

YERT Conversation 19.1: Solar Roadways
YERT talks with Scott Brusaw in northern Idaho about an idea that could solve nearly every problem "under the sun" - literally. Welcome to Solar Roadways, where the rubber hits the...er...photovoltaic panel.

YERT Blert 2: Checking In 6 Months Out
After a pregnant pause in our updates, we are happy to report that six months into the trip, YERT is ultra sound.

Chico Eco Elvis
YERT shares some Christmas spirit with The King of "green" and gets schooled on the three R's as Eco Elvis takes on the Bag Monster in a no-holds-barred grudge match. Can Julie's ChicoBag save the day? (ChicoBag is a YERT sponsor.)

YERT Blert 1: Checking In 3 Months Out
The YERT team takes stock after the first 3 months of road tripping and shares some challenges, highlights, and a pretty giddy ditty.

PittPrepPod0: Purposeful Planning
An unintentionally ironic video in which Ben and Mark discuss searching for the vehicle that they now have. Think of us as time travelers with no fashion sense. Want more silly PittPrepPods? Try these: PPP1, PPP2.

Pick a Car!
Pick a car, any car! Well, actually, not just any car will do. YERT explores the criteria for our eco-wheels.

Trailer 3 - The Quickie!
This one-minute flick shows the whole YERT gang in an updated miniature version of Trailer 1.

Trailer 2
Just like our first trailer. Or is it?

Trailer 1
Get a taste of what's to come with the YERT adventure!