Professor Dave Explains
The Future of Renewable Energy: Becoming a Type 1 Civilization
What challenges does humanity face in the 21st century? Where will we find the strength and the ingenuity to overcome them? One huge challenge is centered on the ways we produce energy. Current methods of extracting fossil fuels from the...
NASA
NASA | Scientists Link Earlier Melting Of Snow To Dark Aerosols
Tiny particles suspended in the air, known as aerosols, can darken snow and ice causing it to absorb more of the sun’s energy. But until recently, scientists rarely considered the effect of all three major types of light-absorbing...
Science360
Chemical engineer Robert Coolman - ScienceLives
As a graduate researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Robert Coolman designs and builds biofuel reactors and studies how the chemicals that make up plants interact with catalysts to form fuel. He uses a combination of...
Science360
A feat of reverse engineering!
NSF-funded researchers at Tufts University have developed a genetically modified yeast that can more efficiently consume a sugar called xylose. Changing the menu for yeast from glucose to xylose can lead to many advances including...
FuseSchool
Economic, Environmental & Social Effect of Biofuels
Learn the basics about the economic, environmental and social effects of biofuels as part of the fuels chapter within environmental chemistry.
FuseSchool
What Is Carbon Neutral and Biofuels
Learn the basics about carbon neutral and biofuels, as a part of environmental chemistry. Coal, oil, natural gas, shale gas and gas from fracking are fossil fuels formed hundreds of millions of years ago from living things that got...
Curated Video
Comparing and Evaluating Energy Resources
The video provides an overview of the different ways in which energy resources can be compared and evaluated, including their renewability, reliability, and environmental impact. The presenter discusses various types of energy resources,...
FuseSchool
Making Bio Fuels
Can you name some fuels that can be burned to generate energy? Coal, oil, and gas are probably the first that comes to mind. In this video, we’re going to look at another special type: biofuels. The fossil fuels coal, oil, and gas can...
FuseSchool
Different Types of Fuels for Transportation
Learn the basics about the different types of fuels, and their roles in transportation, as a part of environmental chemistry.
US Department of Agriculture
Nature’s New “Soil Cleaner”
Scientists with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in central California are using cactus and other plants to remove toxins from soil and to create biofuels. USDA’s Patrick O’Leary has more.
Science360
Green Gasoline
Like everyone else, George Huber knows money doesn't grow on trees. But, ask him where gasoline comes from and he won't just tell you, he'll show you. To fully understand, Science Nation recently went with Huber to a local lumber yard in...
Curated Video
Brazilian president arrives in Mexico at start of Central American tour
1. Plane taxiing, with guard of honour in foreground
2. Brazilian flag flying
3. President of Brazil, Inacio Lula Da Silva at plane door, walks down steps with officials, handshakes
4. Close up, two sailors
5. Lula and officials on red...
Curated Video
Using waste to beat carbon limits
AP Television
IJmuiden, Netherlands - March 30, 2011
1. Wide of smoke billowing out of Corus steel plant
2. Wide of plant with smoke billowing from chimneys
3. Wide of plant with canal in front, smoke billowing from chimneys
AP...
Curated Video
Doubts are raised about renewable energy
Lisbon, Portugal - June 27-28 2007
1. Various of wind farm outside Lisbon
Serpa (Southern Alentejo), Portugal - June 29, 2007
2. Various shots of solar farm near Serpa
New York, United States - July 31, 2007
3. Mid shot of Jesse...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Crops for food or crops for energy, Mozambique's tough choice
VOICED: Crops for food or crops for energy, Mozambique's tough choice
Curated Video
A review of some of this year's solutions to global warming
Serpa, Portugal - June 29, 2007
1. Various of solar panels
Barcelona, Spain 2007
2. Various of electricity cables
3. Mid of train
4. Wide of power station
5. Wide of city scape and solar panels
6. Various of solar panels
Lisbon,...
Curated Video
Broccoli is more than just a vegetable according to experts
AP Television News
1. Various Broccoli
Research TV
2. Broccoli on market stall
3. Warwick HRI sign
4. Extreme c.u. broccoli (x 2)
5. Revolving display of vegetables
6. Broccoli on stand
7. Warwick HRI Chelsea Show Stand
8. RHS...
Curated Video
Indian town generates energy from human waste
Chennai, India, recent
1. Wide of housing colony using bio-electricity
2. Electric poles and street lights
3. Pan from electricity junction box to street light
4. Various of street lights
5. VOXPOP: (Tamil) Housing Colony Resident:
...
Curated Video
A Californian gas station is selling the alternative fuel
1. Wide shot street side of Ford Fuel Depot.
2. Close shot of fuel station sign.
3. Mid shot of sign advertising fuel prices.
4. Close shot of car pulling up to fuel pumps.
5. Mid shot of woman at Bio Willie fuel pump.
6. Close shot...
Curated Video
AP Television reports on farm where pig manure is used to create biogas
Teresa, Rizal - December 4, 2007
1. Various of pigs at farm
2. Various of pig manure in the pens
3. Wide of pig pen
4. Tight of drainage system
5. Tilt down of waste water flowing through drainage
6. Pan up from drainage to open...
Curated Video
Bush meets reps from large car companies to discuss alternative fuel plans
1. Zoom out from White House to bio fuel car
2. Close-up of electrical cord plugged into side of car
3. US President George W Bush walking past biofuel cars with carmaker chief executives, they shake hands
4. Various close-ups of engine...
Curated Video
Climate change forum to discuss best ways to cut carbon emission and fossil fuels
Scientists and diplomats have been holding talks in Berlin to spell out in plain terms what options the world has if it wants to prevent catastrophic global warming.
Delegates at the week-long closed-door meeting need to tackle a number...
Curated Video
Algae could be the solution to the world's most complex problems
1. Set up shot of algae open system at Broculo
2. Algae farmer stirring the pool with algae
3. Peddle supports water movement in the open system
4. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Carel Callenbach, Director of Ingrepro:
"Algae are very small and...
Curated Video
UN Sec Gen Ban Ki-moon visits ethanol plant
Ribeirao Preto
1. Various of Brazilian Air Force plane arriving with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
2. Ban walking out of plane
3. Close up of Ban been greeted by local officials
Jaboticabal
4. Wide of sugarcane field
5. Pan from...