Powering The Planet

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Video Podcast Component of CNBC's "Powering the Planet" series exploring the future of energy policy, production, consumption and innovation. (Author: CNBC)
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Recent episodes from Powering The Planet

  • Powering The Planet - A Day In The Life Of Energy
    Published: Sep 12, 08
    A global snapshot of a day in the life of our energy use is reported by award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi.
     
  • Powering The Planet - Offshore Oil A Distraction From Fuel Economy
    Published: Sep 10, 08
    According to the union of concerned scientists, increasing fuel economy standards is the single most effective way to cut our oil addiction, reduce pollution, and save tens of billions of dollars a year as reported by award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi.
     
  • Powering The Planet - Offshore Oil A Distraction From Fuel Economy
    Published: Sep 10, 08
    According to the union of concerned scientists, increasing fuel economy standards is the single most effective way to cut our oil addiction, reduce pollution, and save tens of billions of dollars a year as reported by award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi.
     
  • Powering The Planet - Green Veep Sarah Palin
    Published: Sep 5, 08
    Sarah Palin is a famously staunch supporter of opening Alaska to drilling, both offshore and within the arctic national wildlife refuge, and she's battled the oil industry on a number of issues though none of them have been environmental as reported by award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi reports on how to gauge our own Carbon Footprint and how companies can gauge their Carbon Footprint too.
     
  • Powering The Planet - Green Veep Joe Biden
    Published: Sep 3, 08
    The 6th term senator and chair of the senate's foreign relations committee takes a local and global approach to renewable ways to power our planet as reported by award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi reports on how to gauge our own Carbon Footprint and how companies can gauge their Carbon Footprint too.
     
  • Powering The Planet - Embodied Energy
    Published: Aug 29, 08
    Our day-to-day routine – what we eat, where we go and how we live – all takes energy. We are all dependent on oil no matter where we live as reported by award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi
     
  • Powering The Planet - The Best Fuel Is No Fuel At All
    Published: Aug 27, 08
    Award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi, reminds us of the overview of what we have learned about energy options – geothermal, natural gas, wind and solar. She addresses fuel for automobiles such as bio-diesel, ethanol, compressed natural gas and even hydrogen. She presents us with new ways of transportation too.
     
  • Powering The Planet - An Inconvenient Truth
    Published: Aug 22, 08
    The Inconvenient Truth is we can’t power our planet or save our world in ten easy steps. It’s time to check our assumptions and build a cleaner, greener economy. Award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi takes on our ‘attitude’ about energy in this installment of Powering The Planet.
     
  • Powering The Planet - From Blue To Green
    Published: Aug 20, 08
    All energy affects all people. Americans must maximize the opportunity to embrace the changes from ‘blue’ collar to ‘green’ collar jobs as reported by award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi.
     
  • Powering The Planet - Building Capacity Transmission Lines
    Published: Aug 15, 08
    According to award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi, if we don’t consider our existing power lines, we can’t capture the energy we have. And if we can’t capture it, we can’t use it. These high voltage lines are the corner stone of bringing more renewable energy into our grids.
     
  • Powering The Planet - From Poop To Power: Methane Capture
    Published: Aug 13, 08
    In a candid and straight-forward approach, Award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi discusses the power in cow manure and other natural wastes scientifically known as Methane. Methane that has been captured can be turned into a powerful energy source.
     
  • Powering The Planet - The Fall Back Energy: Natural Gas
    Published: Aug 8, 08
    The pros and cons of natural gas are closely examined in this instlamment of Powering The Planet. Natural gas is liked and used by utility companies and homes and businesses but it also has it’s drawbacks as award-winning journalist Simran Sethi explains.
     
  • Powering The Planet - Geothermal: The Overlooked Energy Source
    Published: Aug 6, 08
    The energy source Geothermal, which comes from the heart stored beneath the earth’s surface is a viable option for powering the planet. In this podcast installment, award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi explains how Geothermal power works and why it is a winning proposition.
     
  • Powering The Planet - Giving A Dam
    Published: Aug 1, 08
    Hydropower is a compelling energy alternative but everything has an impact as reported by award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi
     
  • Powering The Planet - Nuclear Fallout
    Published: Jul 30, 08
    Nuclear power is the problem not the solution. “No Nukes” is the message by award-winning environmental journalist Simran Sethi