Is Human Waste the New Coal?

Dean Kamen visits a power plant that is taking human excrement and turning it in to a burnable fuel supply with 66% more power per ounce than coal! The manufacturing process takes a day as opposed to centuries.  If all the waste treatment facilities in America made e-fuel, we would reduce carbon emissions by an astonishing 6.5 million tons a year.  That's the equivalent of taking more than a million cars off the road.

Algae = Energy?

Algae, that green goo that collects on the top of ponds, can actually be useful? Scientists have been working on finding ways to transform algae into fuel, but it looks like, at the moment, the harvesting is too expensive to make algae a viable alternative source of energy.

Check out this video from livingreenchannel.com to find out more!

Viable Alternatives

Here is a short piece from National Geographic on ways in which new technology is really approaching a point of viability.

Who's Afraid of Nuclear Power

Continuing on the theme of nuclear power: this documentary (actually only the beginning) comes from journeyman.tv and addresses nuclear power in a very balanced and informative manner.

Nuclear Power is Good For You

Here's a provocative piece on why we're all crazy not to be rushing to install nuclear power plants. The guy makes plenty of good points, though he does use somewhat antagonistic language. What do you think about his arguments?

Elegy to a Windmill

Whoever made this video about windmills clearly thinks they are very beautiful. He or she does make the case well by using a nice flutish music and attractively angled shots. Windmills as art installations? Perhaps...