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Fertilizers

Fertilizers

Season 7 Episode 8
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Investing in Alternative Energy

Investing in Alternative Energy

Season 7 Episode 9
26:46
King Coal

King Coal

Season 7 Episode 10
26:46
Senators Talk Energy

Senators Talk Energy

Season 8 Episode 1
26:46
Tribal Energy

Tribal Energy

Season 8 Episode 2
26:46
Public Opinion on Climate

Public Opinion on Climate

Season 8 Episode 3
26:46
Efficiency and Conservation

Efficiency and Conservation

Season 8 Episode 4
26:46
Energy PhDs

Energy PhDs

Season 8 Episode 5
26:46
Arctic Climate

Arctic Climate

Season 8 Episode 6
26:46
Shipping, part 1

Shipping, part 1

Season 8 Episode 7
26:46
Shipping, part 2

Shipping, part 2

Season 8 Episode 8
26:46
Ecomodernism vs Degrowth

Ecomodernism vs Degrowth

Season 8 Episode 9
26:46
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Air Quality in America

Season 7 Episode 7

The Clean Air Act has reduced particulate matter pollution, ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides, ushering in capture technologies that have improved air quality and health. Further improvements, however, may be difficult to achieve. With Dr. Tracey Holloway, from the University of Wisconsin and NASA, and Emily Schilling, a law partner at Holland & Hart.

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Fertilizers
26:46
Fertilizer feeds the world, but with large energy and greenhouse gas footprints.
Russian Energy
26:46
Russia’s energy industry funds its government and war efforts, with global consequences.
Air Conditioning
26:46
Air conditioning has changed the world. New ideas bring affordable cooling to more people.
Extreme Weather part 2
26:46
Floods, fires and storms are flat or down, but risk and damages have increased.
Extreme Weather part 1
26:46
Our experts dig through IPCC data to reveal surprising trends in extreme weather.
Data Centers
26:46
Data centers power our online lives, with enormous electricity demands.
Uncoventional Wisdom
26:46
Oil companies must lead decarbonization, because solar and wind can’t replace them.
Energy Subsidies
26:46
Subsidies support energy for our benefit, but we pay a great price for them.
Grid-Scale Batteries
26:46
Grid batteries could back up wind and solar and they’re becoming more affordable.
Energy Justice
26:46
Non-profit and government initiatives spread the benefits of energy to more Americans.
Hydropower
26:46
A review of hydroelectric power and the state of the industry in the US and Canada.
Carbon Markets, part 2
26:46
The emissions reductions of low vs. high price credits, and a call for better regulation.
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