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Modern Cooking Fuels
Season 1
Episode 1
3 billion people still use wood or biomass to cook their food and heat their homes. But these necessities come at a devastating cost: 3 million people die each year from breathing smoke. Dr. Scott Tinker visits Nepal, to see how they – like many developing countries – are transitioning to modern cooking fuels, and the many benefits these bring.
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Visit the jungles of Colombia with a global solar nonprofit to build a solar microgrid.
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Scott Tinker explores what it takes to plan, fund and build solar far off the beaten path.
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Explore key issues of building hydroelectric projects in developing world to power cities.
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There are both benefits and challenges of developing on coal. Visit Vietnam to learn more.
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Scott Tinker visits Africa's largest slum to look at the issues of urban grid expansion.