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Critical Risks to Energy Systems

Critical Risks to Energy Systems

Season 4 Episode 8
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Electric Grid Reliability

Electric Grid Reliability

Season 4 Episode 9
26:46
Students’ Energy and Climate Opinions

Students’ Energy and Climate Opinions

Season 4 Episode 10
26:46
Plastic Recycling

Plastic Recycling

Season 5 Episode 1
26:46
How to Build Powerlines

How to Build Powerlines

Season 5 Episode 2
26:46
Urgency of Climate Change, Part 1

Urgency of Climate Change, Part 1

Season 5 Episode 3
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Urgency of Climate Change, Part 2

Urgency of Climate Change, Part 2

Season 5 Episode 4
26:46
The Future of Biofuels

The Future of Biofuels

Season 5 Episode 5
26:46
Jobs in Energy

Jobs in Energy

Season 5 Episode 6
26:46
Offshore Wind, Part 1

Offshore Wind, Part 1

Season 5 Episode 7
26:46
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Sea Level Rise

Season 4 Episode 7

Sea level has been rising since the end of the last Ice Age, when continental ice sheets began to melt. In island nations and low-lying coastal areas sea level rise is contributing, among other things, to high tide flooding, and saltwater encroaching into farmland and freshwater aquifers. We’ll talk about what the future could bring, and ideas of how communities could adapt to sea level rise.

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Fertilizer feeds the world, but with large energy and greenhouse gas footprints.
Air Quality in America
26:46
The Clean Air Act has been a resounding success, but going farther may not be possible.
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
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Floods, fires and storms are flat or down, but risk and damages have increased.
Extreme Weather part 1
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Our experts dig through IPCC data to reveal surprising trends in extreme weather.
Data Centers
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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.
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