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60 Minutes, An Unlikely Inventor
presented by Lesley Stahl, 1941-; produced by Chrissy Jones, fl. 2013 and Sarah Koch; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2019), 13 mins
A report on Marshall Medoff, a former Boston lawyer who discovered a new innovative method of turning inedible plant-life into fuel. Without a science background, the 81-year-old eccentric found a way to extract energy from sugar-rich cellulose, the most abundant biological material on earth. With this, his compan...
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presented by Lesley Stahl, 1941-; produced by Chrissy Jones, fl. 2013 and Sarah Koch; interview by Lesley Stahl, 1941-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2019), 13 mins
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A report on Marshall Medoff, a former Boston lawyer who discovered a new innovative method of turning inedible plant-life into fuel. Without a science background, the 81-year-old eccentric found a way to extract energy from sugar-rich cellulose, the most abundant biological material on earth. With this, his company Xyleco has been able to produce a low-calorie sugar, biodegradable plastics, and clean transportation fuel. Includes interviews with:...
A report on Marshall Medoff, a former Boston lawyer who discovered a new innovative method of turning inedible plant-life into fuel. Without a science background, the 81-year-old eccentric found a way to extract energy from sugar-rich cellulose, the most abundant biological material on earth. With this, his company Xyleco has been able to produce a low-calorie sugar, biodegradable plastics, and clean transportation fuel. Includes interviews with: Craig Masterman, MIT chemistry graduate and first employee of Xyleco; Robert Armstrong, former head of MIT chemical engineer/ Xyleco board of directors; Xyleco board of directors: Sir John Jennings, former Shell oil executive, Steve Chu, former Department of Energy, George Shultz, former Secretary of State, and William Perry, former Defense Secretary.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
News story, Interview
Contributor
Chrissy Jones, fl. 2013, Sarah Koch
Author / Creator
Lesley Stahl, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
60 Minutes
Speaker / Narrator
Steven Chu, fl. 1999, John Jennings, George Pratt Shultz, 1920-, William Perry Clements, Jr., 1917-2011
Person Discussed
Steven Chu, fl. 1999, John Jennings, George Pratt Shultz, 1920-, William Perry Clements, Jr., 1917-2011, Marshall Medoff, fl. 1994
Topic / Theme
Fuel, Energy resources, Energy conservation, Renewable energy sources, Climate and the Environment, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
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Copyright © 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Accelerate, How the Dirtiest Ships May One Day Go Green
produced by Henry Baker and Brian Schildhorn, in Accelerate (New York, NY: Bloomberg L. P., 2022), 14 mins
Shipping goods across the seas makes up 90% of global trade, a fact that comes with huge environmental costs. But thanks to some ambitious engineers, carbon-spewing ships may soon get a whole lot greener.
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produced by Henry Baker and Brian Schildhorn, in Accelerate (New York, NY: Bloomberg L. P., 2022), 14 mins
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Shipping goods across the seas makes up 90% of global trade, a fact that comes with huge environmental costs. But thanks to some ambitious engineers, carbon-spewing ships may soon get a whole lot greener.
Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Henry Baker, Brian Schildhorn
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Bloomberg L. P.
Series
Accelerate
Topic / Theme
Shipping, Ships, Climate change mitigation, Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 Bloomberg
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Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 2, Philantropy and Capitalism: An Unlikely Marriage
directed by Sylvain Braun; produced by Lato Sensu Productions and Les Productions Vic Pelletier, in Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 2 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Terranoa, 2010), 52 mins
Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being p...
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directed by Sylvain Braun; produced by Lato Sensu Productions and Les Productions Vic Pelletier, in Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 2 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Terranoa, 2010), 52 mins
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Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being political or economical militants, they are, above all, entrepreneurs. They have decided to undertake a new way to have sustainable and...
Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being political or economical militants, they are, above all, entrepreneurs. They have decided to undertake a new way to have sustainable and lasting growth for mankind and our planet.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lato Sensu Productions, Les Productions Vic Pelletier, Sven Eriksson
Author / Creator
Sylvain Braun
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Terranoa
Series
Architects of Change
Speaker / Narrator
Sven Eriksson
Topic / Theme
Fundraising, Capitalism
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Film Platform
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Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 4, The Need of Biodiversity
directed by Sylvain Braun; produced by Lato Sensu Productions and Les Productions Vic Pelletier, in Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 4 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Terranoa, 2010), 52 mins
Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being p...
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directed by Sylvain Braun; produced by Lato Sensu Productions and Les Productions Vic Pelletier, in Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 4 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Terranoa, 2010), 52 mins
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Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being political or economical militants, they are, above all, entrepreneurs. They have decided to undertake a new way to have sustainable and...
Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being political or economical militants, they are, above all, entrepreneurs. They have decided to undertake a new way to have sustainable and lasting growth for mankind and our planet.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lato Sensu Productions, Les Productions Vic Pelletier, Sven Eriksson
Author / Creator
Sylvain Braun
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Terranoa
Series
Architects of Change
Speaker / Narrator
Sven Eriksson
Topic / Theme
Biodiversity
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Film Platform
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Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 5, Economics of Taste
directed by Sylvain Braun; produced by Lato Sensu Productions and Les Productions Vic Pelletier, in Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 5 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Terranoa, 2010), 52 mins
Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being p...
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directed by Sylvain Braun; produced by Lato Sensu Productions and Les Productions Vic Pelletier, in Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 5 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Terranoa, 2010), 52 mins
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Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being political or economical militants, they are, above all, entrepreneurs. They have decided to undertake a new way to have sustainable and...
Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being political or economical militants, they are, above all, entrepreneurs. They have decided to undertake a new way to have sustainable and lasting growth for mankind and our planet.
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Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lato Sensu Productions, Les Productions Vic Pelletier, Sven Eriksson
Author / Creator
Sylvain Braun
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Terranoa
Series
Architects of Change
Speaker / Narrator
Sven Eriksson
Topic / Theme
Biodiversity, Organic foods, Sustainable agriculture, Organic farming
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Film Platform
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Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 6, Growth the Green Way
directed by Jean Bourbonnais; produced by Lato Sensu Productions and Les Productions Vic Pelletier, in Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 6 (Terranoa, 2010), 52 mins
Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being p...
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directed by Jean Bourbonnais; produced by Lato Sensu Productions and Les Productions Vic Pelletier, in Architects of Change, Series 1, Episode 6 (Terranoa, 2010), 52 mins
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Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being political or economical militants, they are, above all, entrepreneurs. They have decided to undertake a new way to have sustainable and...
Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being political or economical militants, they are, above all, entrepreneurs. They have decided to undertake a new way to have sustainable and lasting growth for mankind and our planet.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lato Sensu Productions, Les Productions Vic Pelletier, Sven Eriksson
Author / Creator
Jean Bourbonnais
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Terranoa
Series
Architects of Change
Speaker / Narrator
Sven Eriksson
Topic / Theme
Biodiversity
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 Film Platform
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Architects of Change, Series 2, Episode 3, Energy of Change
directed by Sylvain Braun; produced by Groupe PVP and Lato Sensu Productions, in Architects of Change, Series 2, Episode 3 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Terranoa, 2011), 52 mins
Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being p...
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directed by Sylvain Braun; produced by Groupe PVP and Lato Sensu Productions, in Architects of Change, Series 2, Episode 3 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Terranoa, 2011), 52 mins
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Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being political or economical militants, they are, above all, entrepreneurs. They have decided to undertake a new way to have sustainable and...
Architects of Change is a documentary series, that is visiting a new kind of pioneers. They are farmers, chemists, architects, doctors, tradesmen and bankers… These Architects of Change, are looking for and practicing innovative solutions which counteract the threats weighing against our future. Far from being political or economical militants, they are, above all, entrepreneurs. They have decided to undertake a new way to have sustainable and lasting growth for mankind and our planet.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Groupe PVP, Lato Sensu Productions, Sven Eriksson
Author / Creator
Sylvain Braun
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Terranoa
Series
Architects of Change
Speaker / Narrator
Sven Eriksson
Topic / Theme
Renewable energy sources, Energy resources
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Film Platform
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Bloomberg Green, How Hydrogen Could Solve the Energy Crisis
presented by Kailey Leinz, fl. 2017; produced by Bloomberg; interview by Francine Lacqua, fl. 2000, in Bloomberg Green (New York, NY: Bloomberg L. P., 2022), 24 mins
Hydrogen is the simplest element in the universe. And excitement is growing from nations and investors looking to harness its power to make clean, green energy. In this edition of Bloomberg Green, we speak to Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest about his big pivot from dirty coal to clean hydrogen. And Snam CEO...
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presented by Kailey Leinz, fl. 2017; produced by Bloomberg; interview by Francine Lacqua, fl. 2000, in Bloomberg Green (New York, NY: Bloomberg L. P., 2022), 24 mins
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Hydrogen is the simplest element in the universe. And excitement is growing from nations and investors looking to harness its power to make clean, green energy. In this edition of Bloomberg Green, we speak to Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest about his big pivot from dirty coal to clean hydrogen. And Snam CEO Marco Alvera talks to us about his price target for the gas over the next decade. Plus, we break down the difference between gray, blue...
Hydrogen is the simplest element in the universe. And excitement is growing from nations and investors looking to harness its power to make clean, green energy. In this edition of Bloomberg Green, we speak to Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest about his big pivot from dirty coal to clean hydrogen. And Snam CEO Marco Alvera talks to us about his price target for the gas over the next decade. Plus, we break down the difference between gray, blue and green hydrogen, and speak to our Bloomberg NEF analysts about the possible limitations of the gas.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bloomberg
Author / Creator
Francine Lacqua, fl. 2000, Kailey Leinz, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Bloomberg L. P.
Series
Bloomberg Green
Person Discussed
Marco Alvera, 1975-, Andrew Forrest, 1961-
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 Bloomberg
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Bloomberg Green, Episode 13 - (02/19/2021), The Climate Billionaires
produced by Bloomberg, in Bloomberg Green, Episode 13 - (02/19/2021) (New York, NY: Bloomberg L. P., 2021), 24 mins
There's a new generation of mega-wealth. From Elon Musk to NIO's Li Bin, the renewable revolution is minting billionaires like never before. Plus, Wall Street puts the 'E' in ESG in 2021, Mark Carney sees the opportunity of a lifetime, and 12,000 CEOs sign up to the UN's call for action. Bloomberg Green has the ne...
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produced by Bloomberg, in Bloomberg Green, Episode 13 - (02/19/2021) (New York, NY: Bloomberg L. P., 2021), 24 mins
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There's a new generation of mega-wealth. From Elon Musk to NIO's Li Bin, the renewable revolution is minting billionaires like never before. Plus, Wall Street puts the 'E' in ESG in 2021, Mark Carney sees the opportunity of a lifetime, and 12,000 CEOs sign up to the UN's call for action. Bloomberg Green has the news and data you need to know, plus the interviews you need to hear to understand the defining story of our time: climate change.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bloomberg
Author / Creator
Sonali Basak, Jennifer Zabasajja, AnnMarie Hordern, fl. 2018, Devon Pendleton
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Bloomberg L. P.
Series
Bloomberg Green
Person Discussed
Jonas Rooze, fl. 2018
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2021 Bloomberg
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Blowout: Inside America’s Energy Gamble
produced by Kate Grumke and Zach Toombs (New York, NY: Bowery Media, 2020), 1 hour 19 mins
Investigative journalists, scientists, and concerned citizens trace the fallout of a new American fossil fuel boom that’s threatening the nation’s health and the world’s climate. From the oil fields of West Texas to tanker traffic busting the Panama Canal at its seams to an energy revolution in Asia, this do...
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produced by Kate Grumke and Zach Toombs (New York, NY: Bowery Media, 2020), 1 hour 19 mins
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Investigative journalists, scientists, and concerned citizens trace the fallout of a new American fossil fuel boom that’s threatening the nation’s health and the world’s climate. From the oil fields of West Texas to tanker traffic busting the Panama Canal at its seams to an energy revolution in Asia, this documentary shows the human stakes of a surge in American oil and gas — and its impacts on profits, public health, and climate change.
Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kate Grumke, Zach Toombs
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Bowery Media
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Bowery Media
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