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Energy is an issue that unites us all because we are all consumers of it to a greater or lesser degree. With demand rising across the globe and alternative energy sources racing to develop and take a significant market share, there is still a lot of debate around how the next fifty years of the world's energy use will be accounted for. Here are some perspectives from those working on these challenges. |
Synopsis: Ever heard of "fracking" ?
When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease
his land for drilling, he embarks on an investigation that leads to many
shocking revelations. Take a look at the trailer for "Gasland." What do
you think, fact or fiction?
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environment fracking gasland trailer documentary shale gas fox josh drilling water pollution tar sands oil
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Environment
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Synopsis: Calvin Duane, Manager of Environment at Canadian Natural discusses the bird deterrent system used at the tailings pond. The tailings pond is where the ore is deposited after it's been processed and the bitumen has been removed. The problem with this deposit is the small amount of bitumen that remains after processing. It can cause harm to birds that land on the pond.
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Synopsis: In this video interview, recorded during the World Energy Congress 2010, Peabody Energy CEO Greg Boyce shares his point of view on the role of coal as an essential energy source for developing economies. Basing his arguments on the facts that a significant percentage of the world's population is still experiencing "Energy Poverty" Boyce claims that coal is the only cheap and readily accessible way to bring electricity to developing countries. For this reason, he believes that coal will remain a strong element of the world's energy mix for the next 50 years, though efforts will have to be made to burn it cleaner and capture carbon emissions.
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coal fossil fuels energy poverty clean coal climate change developing countries emerging economies CO2
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Renewable energies
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Synopsis: Many of us, certainly the Canadians among us, have heard the criticisms leveled at the tar sands operations in Alberta, a western Canadian province that is fast becoming the "Saudi" of North America by media standards. In this video, a Syncrude worker presents a reclaimed tar sands site which, they claim, shows the possibility of restoring mining and extraction sites back to functional ecosystems once the operations are finished. Does this mean that the environmental impact is only temporary?
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syncrude tar sands oil reclaim operation sites extraction mining ecosystems environment gas sustainability
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Synopsis: The French Development Agency financed the highest wind farm of China and the first one of the Yunnan region. The wind energy, as a supplement to the hydro power, must be an efficient answer to the increasing demand of electricity for the three and a half million residents of Dali.
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Renewable energies
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Synopsis: While all eyes are focused on Copenhagen Summit on climate change, urban planners are proposing solutions to construct low environmental impact cities with low energy consumptions. Interviews taken during the business convention China Europa 2009.
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China Europa urbanism cities consumption energy economy circular change climate emissions CO2 gas
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Synopsis: May 12th, 2008. A very violent earthquake occurred in Sichuan province. After the seism, half of the 21000 biodigesters for methane in Jinyang were damaged. Those methanization units represent an alternative source of energy that can replace coal. The French Agency for Development committed itself to investing 40 million euros in the reconstruction of these biodigesters.
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Renewable energies
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