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Charles David Keeling Annual Lecture(2014)

This year, the Keeling Lecture features UCSD School of International Relations and Pacific Studies is Professor David Victor, a political scientist and an internationally recognized leader in research on energy and climate change policy. He is the Director of the school’s new Laboratory on International Law and Regulation, and author of numerous books including his most recent, “Global Warming Gridlock: Creating More Effective Strategies for Protecting the Planet.” Series: "Perspectives on Ocean Science" [7/2014] [Science] [Show ID: 27846](Visit: http://www.uctv.tv)

Energy History: The fossil fuel revolution is usually rendered as a tale of historic advances in energy production. In this perspective-changing account,

Energy History: The fossil fuel revolution is usually rendered as a tale of historic advances in energy production. In this perspective-changing account, Christopher F. Jones instead tells a story of advances in energy access—canals, pipelines, and wires that delivered power in unprecedented quantities to cities and factories at a great distance from production sites. He shows that in the American mid-Atlantic region between 1820 and 1930, the construction of elaborate transportation networks for coal, oil, and electricity unlocked remarkable urban and industrial growth along the eastern seaboard. But this new transportation infrastructure did not simply satisfy existing consumer demand—it also whetted an appetite for more abundant and cheaper energy, setting the nation on a path toward fossil fuel dependence.

Today, those who wish to pioneer a more sustainable and egalitarian energy order can learn valuable lessons from this history Published on Jul 2, 2014 by Talks at Google. To order his book from Amazon, click on image or visit your local bookstore.

Infographic, cumulative

Infographic, cumulative natural gas wells drilled in Pennsylvania, January 2005-April 2012.

The animation illustrates Pennsylvania's relatively recent transition from conventional vertical wells (black diamonds) to horizontal wells (red diamonds), drilled mostly in sections of the Marcellus, Utica, and Geneseo/Burket shale formations located in the northeast and southwest portions of the state. The animation also shows that as horizontal drilling increased, the number of vertical wells—which are typically less productive—fell, resulting in an overall decline in the state's new well count. For the full Today in Energy article, visit here.

Published on May 23, 2012

Carol Craig of the Yakama Nation, describes the landscape and the indigenous tribes way of following the food. This is the show opener for the Second Episode of Sustainable Today 2013 "The Oregon

Carol Craig of the Yakama Nation, describes the landscape and the indigenous tribes way of following the food. This is the show opener for the Second Episode of Sustainable Today 2013 "The Oregon Country" Native Frontier, with an introduction by Host Kalin Lee.

 1306 Part 1 Native Perspectives, Published on Jun 6, 2013, Sustainable Today, Portland, Oregon.