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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
Solar and Wind: Success or Failure?

Solar and Wind: Success or Failure?

Season 8 Episode 10
26:46
Episode 5: The Calling

The Calling

Season 4 Episode 5
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When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

Season 51 Episode 1
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Energy Switch

Efficiency and Conservation

Season 8 Episode 4

Using less energy saves money and can even reduce prices. It also reduces emissions and frees up energy for other uses without building more power plants and power lines. We discuss the benefits to consumers, businesses and utilities with Maggie Molina, Executive Director of Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, and Laurie Wiegand-Jackson, CEO of Utility Advantage.

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Carbon Markets, part 1
26:46
Explore compliance and voluntary carbon markets with two experts with differing views.
Climate Adaptation
26:46
Solutions for cooling and sea-level rise, to adapt to a warming climate
Population
26:46
Human population will peak soon and begin to decline, with profound impacts on society.
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
26:46
SMRs promise scalable carbon-free power but face challenges in deployment.
Wildfires
26:46
Why wildfires are more damaging and more areas now prone to burn.
Natural Gas Pipelines
26:46
They bring low-carbon energy to homes and businesses, with some environmental impacts.
Climate Journalism
26:46
Climate science is complicated, nuanced…and hard to communicate to general readers.
Offshore Wind, Part 2
26:46
The cost, subsidies and potential CO2 emissions reductions of US offshore windfarms.
Offshore Wind, Part 1
26:46
The potential benefits and challenges of building offshore wind projects in US waters.
Jobs in Energy
26:46
Two young professionals on their experiences working in oil and gas, and electricity.
The Future of Biofuels
26:46
Biofuels experts discuss corn and cellulosic ethanol, and sustainable aviation fuels.
Urgency of Climate Change, Part 2
26:46
Differing opinions of the urgency of climate change, different strategies to address it.
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