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Exploring Clean Energy Solutions: Innovations in Coal Refining, Energy-Efficient Buildings, and Biodiesel Production
This video explores innovative approaches to address the environmental impact of traditional fossil fuels, focusing on advancements in clean energy technologies such as refined coal combustion and biodiesel production. From reducing...
Financial Times
American LNG exports surge with European demand
FT Energy Source - Exports have rocketed, particularly for European producers. Last December, the US became the world’s biggest exporter of this super chilled fuel. But as the FT’s Justin Jacobs explains, not everyone’s happy about the...
Financial Times
The make-or-break issues facing the COP26 climate summit
FT environment correspondent Leslie Hook outlines the stumbling blocks that could spell success or disaster in Glasgow, including emissions targets, the phasing out of coal, and climate finance
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GCSE Physics - Introduction to Energy Sources #9
In this video we cover: - How our sources of energy have changed throughout human history - Where we use most of our energy today i.e. transport and domestic - How renewable is our electricity (spoiler alert... not very!) General info: -...
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Northeast Resources
Dr. Forrester explores the diverse natural resources of the Northeastern region of the United States of America.
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Evaluating Solar Energy
The video "Evaluating Solar Energy” explores solar energy, including its benefits and limitations.
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Creating and Conserving Electricity
Dr. Forrester identifies the forms of energy used to power electricity by examining solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric power. She also discusses the benefits of using alternative, renewable resources of energy by listing ways to...
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Power to the People
Dr. Forrester explains that we rely on natural resources for powering our cars, and heating our homes. Natural resources, also known as nonrenewable, include oil, natural gas, and coal. There are a variety of renewable energy sources...
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Naturally Resourceful
Dr. Forrester explains that plants, animals, water, and fossil fuels are natural resources. She explains how regional and natural sources of energy influence what people use. She shows how to recognize that nonrenewable resources such as...
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The Teapot Dome Scandal, Untold
The Teapot Dome Scandal in the 1920s stunned the American public by exposing the large-scale greed of some US politicians, and empowered Congress to launch investigations - reaffirming that no one is above the law.
The Guardian
How gas is being rebranded as green
Is natural gas renewable? Is it a fossil fuel? A casual google search for natural gas gives the impression that these questions are somehow up for debate. And while natural gas has helped reduce carbon emissions as it was widely adopted...
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Earth’s Resources
Earth’s Resources explains the usefulness of Earth’s physical resources as raw materials for the man-made world by describing the usefulness of these resources.
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Chemical Reaction in a Bag
Chemical Reaction in a Bag demonstrates that energy has the ability to cause motion by conducting an experiment that involves adding vinegar to baking soda in a zippered sandwich bag.
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Seeking The Bigger Picture
UCLA historian Margaret Jacob relates how her historical approach differs from most “economic historians” who, while adopting a broader approach than before, still largely look to find one single, sufficient cause for historical events.
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Kinetic vs. Potential Energy
Kinetic vs. Potential Energy examines kinetic and potential energy by defining and providing examples of each.
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Effects of Strip Mining
The video “Effects of Strip Mining” examines the process of strip mining, with a specific focus on the negative effects it can have on the environment.
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Fossil Fuel Use in Motor Vehicles
Fossil Fuel Use in Motor Vehicles explores negative environmental impacts by explaining how the use of fossil fuels in motor vehicles affects the planet.
One Minute History
143 Coal - One Minute History
Coal. The carbon based result of water, rocks and dirt compressing plant life for millions of years. Cavemen used coal for heat, light and cooking. The earliest coal mines were discovered in China, dating back over 3000 years. The use of...
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Hydraulic Fracturing
Hydraulic Fracturing explains what hydraulic fracturing is and why it is a highly controversial process by explaining the advantages and disadvantages of fracking.
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Global Warming and Climate Change
Global Warming and Climate Change describes global warming by discussing the causes and effects of global warming and climate change and identifying the potential outcomes of energy reduction.
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Catastrophic Events
Catastrophic Events defines catastrophic events and describes examples of both natural and man-made events.
Vlogbrothers
Uncomfortable Nuance: Natural Gas Edition
I almost titled this video "Is fracking good?" but I decided not to do that because, like, obviously, no. Anything that increases the amount of fossil fuels we can get out of the ground is bad. But, at the same time, natural gas is used...
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The Victorian Fireside
National Archives: The warmth and cosiness of a seat by the hearth in Victorian Britain was provided by more than just a well-laid fire. At the heart of the 19th-century home, the fireplace and its surrounds were a carefully curated...