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Energy Switch
Solar and Wind: Success or Failure?
Season 8
Episode 10
We hear conflicting information about solar and wind energy. They’re the cheapest form of electricity. But they make electricity more expensive. They’re the fastest growing electricity. But they make only a small portion of total energy. Are they the future? Or uncompetitive without subsidy? Dan Kammen, energy scientist from Johns Hopkins, and Robert Bryce, energy author and journalist, debate.
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What Democrats, Republicans and Independents really think about climate and energy.
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Politicians from different parties collaborate on climate and energy challenges.
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Strategies and industry insight from two long-time leaders in alternative energy.
