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Renewables, biofuels, solar, wind and other energy sources may be alternatives to fossil fuel, but it is impossible to ignore the ubiquity of coal and the power capabilities of nuclear, despite their many drawbacks. These controversial resources may be major players in a sustainable energy future, h...

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Other Authors: Fettig, Tad (Director), Willoughby, Midori (Producer), Freeman, Morgan (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2007.
Series:e2
Subjects:
Environmental policy.
Energy policy.
Energy consumption.
Carbon sequestration.
Coal-fired power plants > Environmental aspects.
Nuclear power plants > Environmental aspects.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale.
Politique énergétique.
Piégeage du carbone.
Centrales au charbon > Aspect de l'environnement.
Centrales nucléaires > Aspect de l'environnement.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Renewables, biofuels, solar, wind and other energy sources may be alternatives to fossil fuel, but it is impossible to ignore the ubiquity of coal and the power capabilities of nuclear, despite their many drawbacks. These controversial resources may be major players in a sustainable energy future, however, thanks to new developments in carbon capture and sequestration and improved nuclear technologies.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 11, 2021).
Originally broadcast in 2007.
Physical Description:1 online resource (26 minutes)
Playing Time:00:25:10
Production Credits:Director of photography, Robert Humphreys ; editor, Richard Allen and others ; original music, Eric Holland.