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News in Review - February 2018 Tomorrow’s Energy: The Race for Fusion Power
The production of electricity remains an expensive and often dirty industry. Just think of fossil fuels or nuclear reactors. But nuclear fusion may hold the key to the world’s energy problems. It’s clean and sustainable. The only thing is, nobody’s been able to create it yet. So, the race is on. Frédéric Zalac of CBC/Radio-Canada's Découverte looks at companies in California and ...
- 2018
- 00:21:05
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/22/2018
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News in Review - September 2017 Battery Power: Canadian Technology Powering The Future
Lithium-ion batteries are the heart of new technology. They’re used to power everything from cell phones to electric cars and many consumer electronics. And it’s a Canadian firm, Electrovaya, that’s leading the way, producing clean, safe lithium-ion batteries. In order to grow their business, they’re expanding overseas to develop their products. Now they’re poised to become global leaders in the ...
- 2017
- 00:11:47
- 9-12
- Added on: 09/26/2017
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The National Canadian Teen Discovers Method to Turn Waste Water into Electricity
A Vancouver high school student thinks he knows what to do with the one billion litres of waste water that gets flushed down toilets and sent down sink drains every day in the Greater Vancouver Area. Austin Wang, who has won numerous science awards, came up with a way to genetically modify micro-organisms so that they could clean waste water ...
- 2016
- 00:06:57
- 9-12
- Added on: 07/27/2016
News in Review - April 2016 Clean Energy: Seeking Renewable Sources
In March 2016 Canada’s federal government met with provincial premiers to put together a national climate plan, one that will address carbon emissions. Canada is far behind other industrial nations in outlining measures to reduce the burning of fossil fuels. Many experts argue that taxing the population may not be the best solution to a cleaner planet. So how do ...
- 2016
- 00:15:34
- 13-14
- Added on: 04/18/2016
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World's Toughest Fixes Solar Tower
Grab your sunglasses, we're going to harness the sun to drive two new solar reflective power towers. This show is definitely not for the superstitious, as Riley joins a crew lifting two 65-ton boilers 160 feet up to two towers and suspending them above 24,000 mirrors. One slip and it'll be more than seven years' bad luck.
- 2009
- 00:47:04
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/10/2016
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World's Toughest Fixes Blown Away
Batten down the hatches and strap yourself in as we take on a job that brings power to the people – assembling a giant wind turbine. Getting this monster machine off the ground means lifting three massive parts to the top of a 220 foot tower – one weighing as much as an Abrams Tank, another whose combined length is ...
- 2009
- 00:47:00
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/02/2016
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Eco-Engineering Power Tower: The Bahrain World Trade Centre
Two 50-story glass ‘sails’ rise 780 feet into the sky, creating one of the tallest buildings in the Middle East. This unique architectural marvel is powered by a revolutionary new means for a building this size – wind! It is the world’s first large-scale integration of wind turbines in a skyrise, with three massive turbines – each 95 feet in ...
- 2007
- 00:47:32
- 13-14
- Added on: 01/15/2016
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National Geographic Documentaries Earth Overhaul
A small number of scientists from around the world are attempting to fix the earth. One cloud expert is looking to the sky for the solution and in Bermuda a scientist is working to use algae. But this is just the beginning. Nobody knows tough fixes better than Sean Riley and he’s on a quest to learn more about these ...
- 2011
- 00:45:01
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- Added on: 12/22/2015
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News in Review - November 2014 Keystone XL: Coming Soon?
The Keystone XL pipeline has been promoted as a safe, efficient way to get unrefined oil from Alberta to the southern U.S. Opponents of the pipeline have a very different perspective. They see it as an environmental disaster waiting to happen and another instance of big business trying to push people around.
- 2014
- 00:18:12
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/18/2014
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What a Waste eWaste
Fifty million tons of electronic waste, including cell phones, computers and toasters, are piling up every year, leaching poisons into soil and groundwater. Science is helping us extract valuable minerals (like gold!) hidden within our discarded gadgets.
- 2014
- 00:27:30
- 13-14
- Added on: 08/08/2014
Doc Zone Wind Rush
The battleground for the pro- and anti-wind forces is southern Ontario. New large turbines, two and three times the size of previous generations, have led to chronic sleeplessness for many people living close to wind farms. And further health complications can follow, like diabetes, depression and heart disease. Other neighbours have been affected by inner ear and equilibrium issues. Doctors ...
- 2013
- 00:41:32
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/24/2014
Land and Sea Algae, Fuel of the Future
Algae, Fuel of the Future is a half-hour documentary that reveals the global search underway to develop a renewable energy source from algae. The film explores the groundbreaking research being done by the National Research Council in Halifax, Nova Scotia and explains why algae fuel isn't that far-fetched. It could be a commercially viable option since the crude oil we currently ...
- 2011
- 00:22:31
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Nature of Things Journey to the Disaster Zone: Japan 311
David travels to Sendai, the city nearest the epicenter of the quake, where he witnesses the dynamic relationship between science and nature. This place has a long history of monitoring earthquakes because it’s a highly active seismic region. Here, at their sophisticated deep earth seismic monitoring lab, David learns that the equipment was not designed to measure a quake over ...
- 2012
- 00:44:34
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The National Canadian Innovations
Three short documentaries from The National look at Canadian companies thriving despite the current economic downturn. Their secret: embracing today’s new green economy. As auto manufacturing plants begin to rust away, meet the small Mississauga-based company, Electrovaya, that’s creating 100% recyclable portable power packs for electric cars. Then track the success of a McGill University team building a silent snowmobile that ...
- 2009
- 00:11:56
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Nature of Things Suzuki Diaries 3: Future City
Cities are where most Canadians live. And, as we head into the future, how we adapt to the needs of expanding cities will have a huge impact on their livability. Food, land use, housing, energy, waste, how we tackle these issues will determine whether our cities evolve, or whether they decline. In a new instalment of Suzuki Diaries, David and his daughter Sarika set ...
- 2012
- 00:44:37
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The National Green Sweep: Transforming Our Trash
Canadians are generating more waste than ever. But even if we reduce our garbage as much as we can, what can we do with the waste that's left? This series of six mini-documentaries from The National looks at innovative ways some Canadians already recycle and re-use, as well as the big-ticket items we still struggle to scrap responsibly. Whether it's the runaway ...
- 2008
- 00:22:13
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Nature of Things Build Green
In a refreshing hour, Build Green advises making the sun, wind and rain — along with dirt, straw and sewage — your friends. By building a house using innovative practices and materials, you'll not only do the earth a favour, but you could save big bucks too. From retro-fitting a hip, old Montreal housing complex with state-of-the-art sustainable energy systems, to ...
- 2007
- 00:44:32
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Nature of Things Suzuki Diaries: Sustainability in Action
The Suzuki Diaries is a road trip, a travelogue, an adventure. The legendary David Suzuki and his youngest daughter Sarika, a university student about to start her own career in the sciences, are full of hope as they travel to Europe to see what sustainability truly looks like. In Germany, Denmark, France and Spain, they set out to meet the ...
- 2008
- 00:44:09
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Nature of Things Supercar, Building the Car of the Future
With rising fuel prices and growing environmental concerns, never before has it been so urgent to imagine what next year’s car model might look like. But there is hope. All over the world there are people trying to figure out how to build an environmentally and socially sound version of the car. Join engineering professor Brian Fleck on a quest to ...
- 2009
- 00:44:24
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The National The Next Energy Crisis: Taking Responsibility
While average Canadians want to be environmental good-guys, they are unaware of the amount of sacrifice this will entail. In fact, per capita, Canadians are the earth's second worst producers of greenhouse gasses and it is the average household, not big industry, that is to blame. Thomas D'Aquino, a business lobbyist, describes the harsh socioeconomic cost of implementing the kind ...
- 1997
- 00:23:29
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Fifth Estate Gospel of Green
In the face of predictions, rhetoric and warnings about the planet's environmental crisis, one man stands alone as a revolutionary who is transforming a country. And it's likely you've never heard his name. Hermann Scheer is a German parliamentarian who has turned ideas into practical solutions. Because of the laws that bear his name, Germany is now a solar-paneled, windmill-building, ...
- 2008
- 00:42:28
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
The Nature of Things Earth Energy
Filmmaker Bill Lishman journeys around the world in search of earth’s renewable energy. He discovers Canada’s rich history of hydroelectric production, finds the world’s largest solar power plant in the Mojave Desert and makes the discovery that 25% of Denmark’s electricity is produced with wind turbines. Lishman explores North America’s wealth of renewable resources and looks at ways other countries ...
- 2005
- 00:45:38
- 9-12
- Added on: 06/14/2013
News in Review - December 2010 The Oil Sands and the PR War
The American government is considering whether to allow construction of a giant pipeline that would pump even more Canadian oil into the United States. But the oil comes from Alberta’s controversial oil sands and many environmentalists say the pipeline should not be built. This News in Review story looks at how both sides are making their views heard.
- 2010
- 00:14:36
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/15/2010
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News in Review - May 2008 Making Money by Going Green
North Americans seem on the verge of embracing a green culture — the understanding that dealing with climate change is not an option, but a necessity. As Canada struggles to control its greenhouse gas emissions, some Canadian businesses are leading the way. They are coming up with new and exciting ways to use greener or less polluting energy sources. In ...
- 2008
- 00:14:58
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/15/2008
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News in Review - February 2006 After Kyoto: Trying to Cool the Planet
In late 2005, delegates from all over the world gathered in Montreal to discuss the issue of climate change. An international agreement called the Kyoto Protocol has set targets for industrialized nations to cut greenhouse gases that are contributing to global warming. But many countries, including Canada, are having trouble meeting those targets. In this News in Review story we'll examine why ...
- 2006
- 00:15:26
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/15/2006
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