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Natural Gas: Vast New Supply? - Thursday, October 5th, 2000

Gas hydrates under the ocean may contain an almost unlimited supply of energy, but they’re hard to get, and using them could make global warming even worse. Now a UC-Riverside professor says quick releases of frozen methane could cause a climate catastrophe. So is this gas a blessing, a curse, or both?

Drilling for Oil: Where Does Petroleum Come From? - Thursday, December 2nd, 1999

How do we find and produce oil and natural gas? Give credit to the ancient plants that make oil and natural gas. Why do oil companies whack the Earth? What is a horizontal drill good for?

Renewable Energy - Thursday, August 20th, 1998

New push for renewable energy: Solar hydrogen, wind farms and fuel cells all have potential — and problems.

Solar Electricity: Big Buy of PV Panels - Thursday, June 12th, 1997

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District announced that it would buy enough solar panels to make 10 million watts of electricity. That’s enough to power about 3,000 customers during the day, when the sun is shining, and when the utility faces its peak demand.

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