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Arctic Energy
Season 9
Episode 3
The arctic provides 10% of the world’s oil and 25% of its gas, but new production may be costly and environmentally risky. Arctic nations are turning to hydro, wind, nuclear and solar energy while facing melting sea ice and permafrost. We discuss this with Dr. Mark Myers of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission and Sergey Vakulenko, senior fellow at Carnegie Russia.
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