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Explore More | Energy | Part 3: Nuclear
Duration: 01:48
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Program: Explore More #102
Broadcast Date: Sep. 5, 2003
Do the benefits of nuclear power outweigh the potential harms? How should the management of nuclear waste be handled?
How can we meet our energy needs in the future? Will we ever decrease our dependence on fossil fuels? What might be the best alternative? From bio-mass to wind power, there are several options in our current mix of energy resources. Issues surrounding consumption, efficiency, infrastructure, and environmental consequences must be resolved in order to meet our increasing energy needs. This fast-paced program examines the options, surveys the experts, and challenges you to make your own decisions about the right energy mix for our future.
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Post Date: May 13, 2009
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Explore More | Energy | Part 10: The Energy Mix (#102)
How will we create and use energy in fifty years? Create a pie chart of an optimal mix of energy sources. What are your ... 03:46
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Explore More | Energy | Part 8: Geothermal (#102)
How is energy created from geothermal sources? What drawbacks do hydropower and geothermal share? 01:23
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Explore More | Energy | Part 7: Bio-mass (#102)
What are sources of bio-mass? Where does ethanol in gasoline come from? What are the ways that bio-mass can create energy?... 01:15
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Explore More | Energy | Part 4: Solar Power (#102)
If solar energy is unlimited and environmentally clean, why isn't it used more? How have you personally used the sun's energy?... 03:14
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Explore More | Energy | Part 2: Fossil Fuels (#102)
What are three ways you use fossil fuels on a daily basis? What do you see as the future for fossil fuels? 03:57
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Explore More | Energy | Full Show (#102)
Full Program: How can we meet our energy needs in the future? Will we ever decrease our dependence on fossil fuels? What might be the ... 28:42
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Explore More | Energy | Part 9: Hydrogen (#102)
What is hydrogen and where is it found? How can it be used to create energy? How could hydrogen revolutionize energy production ... 02:39
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Explore More | Energy | Part 6: Hydropower (#102)
Is there an example of hydropower in action near you? How can its presence influence the local economy? The environment? 01:36
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Explore More | Energy | Part 5: Wind Power (#102)
Historically, how have we used the wind to do work? What makes wind power unpredictable and unreliable? What areas can benefit ... 02:16
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