EARTH: The Operators Manual
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Join geologist Richard Alley as he travels the world and across the USA, sharing an accurate, understandable and upbeat report on the interlinked stories of humans and fossil fuels, Earth's climate history and our future energy options.
Air date: 04/10/2011
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Take an eye-opening look at some of the world?s most important case studies in energy policy. In Spain and Morocco, large-scale solar farms and individual photovoltaic panels atop tents in the Sahara are beginning to bring the vast potential of the sun down to Earth. In Brazil, abundant natural...
Air date: 04/26/2012
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Visit five very different American communities -- in Kansas, Maryland, Alaska, Texas and Oregon -- where citizens are making smart energy choices based on economics and the environment.
Air date: 03/19/2013
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