Wednesday, July 22, 2015

New Release: "Power to the Planet"




We need energy for many things, including lighting, cooking , transporting, heating & cooling....But which energy source is the best? What are the trade-offs of each?



Pollution needs to be considered, as well as availability. What else should we factor in as we decide what's best? Is there even such a thing as "the one best source?"


Travel the globe with scholar Johan Norberg, from Morocco to Sweden and throughout the United States, as he explores the pros and cons of the eight main energy sources available to us: coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, wind and solar.




Click here to find out more about this teaching unit.






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