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Urban Grid Expansion
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100 million people move to cities each year, mostly in the developing world – and they often settle in slums. How will governments and utilities battle cartels, corruption and budget shortfalls to supply electricity to these new urban citizens? Dr. Scott Tinker visits Kibera, Africa's largest slum, to look at the challenges to urban grid expansion.
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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.
Earth Month
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There are both benefits and challenges of developing on coal. Visit Vietnam to learn more.
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3 million per year die using biomass to cook, heat homes. Modern cooking fuels save lives.