November 29, 2017
THE LATEST ENERGY NEWS
Living With Oil & Gas – An Inside Energy Podcast Special
Leigh Paterson reports on the struggle between two priorities: Energy development and housing development. She takes us to Colorado’s Front Range, where drilling rigs and subdivisions are both going up in towns north of Denver. At the intersection of the these two types of development are serious concerns about health and safety.
In Threatened Bird’s Uncertain Fate, Some See An Opportunity
The Department of Interior officially re-opened the 2015 sage grouse management plans last month. The plans took over a decade of compromise and negotiation to put together, with Wyoming as leader. Many people involved in the process are nervous that the current administration could damage the integrity of the plans, while others see it as an opportunity to make needed improvements. One of those groups is a gold exploration company.
The Carbon Footprint Of Your Thanksgiving DinnerAny guess what component of your Thanksgiving was the most carbon-intensive? Mike Berners-Lee is one of the world’s leading researchers on the carbon footprint of, well, everything. In this story, you'll hear from him about the impacts of the foods that star in the traditional Thanksgiving Day spread.
ENERGY EXTRAS
Feasting On Fuel: A Video Explainer
This Thanksgiving, the typical holiday feast contained 4500 calories. Those calories are just a measure of energy, and that food was produced using fossil fuels. In this video, Dan Boyce explains how fossil fuels are, in fact, your food.
IE Questions: How Much Electricity Do Our Holiday Decorations Use?'Tis the season to wrap your home in holiday spirit, blanket your trees with sparkling lights and litter your lawn with whimsical animals. But how much electricity do these decorations use, and how much are they costing us? We've got an answer.
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