Will A Flying Dutchman Save New York?
Holland learned long ago how to tame the waves - now a Dutchman has flown to New York to save the subways. This video is part of This Planet, which makes it easy to watch and share, to contribute and act, and to drill down to the source materials.
An excellent overview of Dutch water control innovation in The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/19/floods-dutch-britain-netherlands-climatechange
More about the Sand Motor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8_1_GYeMf0
Get the latest on the post-Hurricane Sandy rebuilding project: http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/
An entertaining little video about sea-level rise, from climatecentral.org: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccu-Z-WNzD0
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A joint project of BP Wind Energy and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, the Flat Ridge 2 Wind Farm in Kansas is the largest single-build wind farm in U.S. history. The project represents a major investment in renewable power for U.S. consumers.
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/28/Clean_Coal_Myth_or_Reality Panelists hotly debate Google's proposed plan to phase out all coal plants by 2030 and replace them with alternative energy plants. Clean coal advocate Joe Lucas draws from an example of a North Dakota town to argue against the vulnerability of wind power.
