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Published: July 31, 2017, 4:08 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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How can semiconductors bring electric vehicles to the next stage? | Ep 204

Published: July 27, 2017, 1:48 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 41 seconds

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What are semiconductors? | Ep 203

Published: July 18, 2017, 12:39 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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How much data do smart grids collect? | Ep 202

Published: June 7, 2017, 8 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Are researchers using smart grid data? | Ep 201

Published: June 7, 2017, 7:56 p.m.
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What is a smart grid? | Ep. 200

Published: May 17, 2017, 6:47 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Why is forecasting electricity demand hard? | Ep. 199

Published: May 17, 2017, 6:40 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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How is demand for electricity forecasted? | Ep. 198

Published: May 16, 2017, 6:37 p.m.
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Why do electric providers predict electricity demand? | Ep 197

Published: May 8, 2017, 5:58 p.m.
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Where was the first nuclear power plant built for domestic peacetime located? | Ep. 196

Published: April 17, 2017, 1:02 p.m.
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What fuel did Pittsburgh's first street lamps consume? | Ep. 195

Published: April 17, 2017, 12:57 p.m.
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Were there ever natural gas wells within the city of Pittsburgh's boundaries? | Ep. 194

Published: April 17, 2017, 12:19 p.m.
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What cities used to be the nations centers for refining petroleum? | Ep. 193

Published: April 4, 2017, 7:04 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Which fuel sources were the most important in Pittsburghs history? | Ep. 192

Published: April 4, 2017, 6:41 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 23 seconds

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Is biomass a viable energy source? | Ep. 191

Published: April 3, 2017, 8:01 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What are biofuels and what are they used for? | Ep. 190

Published: April 3, 2017, 6:33 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Do you ever worry about the environmental impact of all the plastic we use? | Ep. 189

Published: March 3, 2017, 5:25 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Will we ever run out of fossil fuels? | Ep. 188

Published: Feb. 21, 2017, 3:49 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What is crude oil and how do we turn it into useful products? | Ep. 187

Published: Feb. 10, 2017, 9:32 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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A lot of cities have goals to reduce greenhouse gases. What are they doing in Pittsburgh? | Ep. 186

Published: Feb. 7, 2017, 4:16 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What exactly does the metric "global warming potential" entail? | Ep. 185

Published: Jan. 27, 2017, 8:02 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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As our population changes, how will energy use change? | Ep. 184

Published: Jan. 17, 2017, 5:46 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What exactly is the Food-energy-water nexus? | Ep. 183

Published: Jan. 10, 2017, 9:43 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What are the costs of different types of electricity generation? | Ep. 182

Published: Jan. 4, 2017, 4:55 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What are variable electricity prices? | Ep. 181

Published: Dec. 21, 2016, 7:52 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Does energy use inform your shopping habits? | Ep. 180

Published: Dec. 12, 2016, 3:37 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What are vampire electrical loads? | Ep. 179

Published: Dec. 7, 2016, 7:41 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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How much electricity do data centers consume? | Ep. 178

Published: Nov. 28, 2016, 6:12 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Coastal Towns: Wind Projects Offshore vs Wind Projects Onshore | Ep.177

Published: Nov. 2, 2016, 6:15 p.m.
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Where do most people prefer to have wind energy projects located? | Ep. 176

Published: Nov. 2, 2016, 5:44 p.m.
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What do people think about the prospect of a wind farm in their community? | Ep. 175

Published: Nov. 2, 2016, 4 p.m.
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What's the advantage of adding energy storage to a wind project? | Ep. 174

Published: Oct. 26, 2016, 3:25 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Where should we build wind energy projects? | Ep. 173

Published: Oct. 21, 2016, 2:44 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Are biofuels good for the environment? | Ep 172

Published: Sept. 28, 2016, 6:19 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Why does fuel contain 10% ethanol? | Ep 170

Published: Sept. 19, 2016, 4:24 p.m.
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What are the true prices of alternative fuels? | Ep 171

Published: Sept. 16, 2016, 12:57 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What is a flex fuel vehicle? | Ep 169

Published: Sept. 12, 2016, 5:52 p.m.
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Why arent alternative fuels more available? | Ep 168

Published: Sept. 8, 2016, 8:15 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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How can we encourage renters and landlords to use less electricity? | Ep 167

Published: Aug. 29, 2016, 7:31 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Can we help low-income families use less electricity? | Ep 166

Published: Aug. 29, 2016, 7:20 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Why do people decide to put solar panels on their home? | Ep 165

Published: Aug. 15, 2016, 6:21 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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How should your electricity bill show your consumption? | Ep 164

Published: Aug. 4, 2016, 4:46 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Can smart meters be hacked? | Ep 163

Published: Aug. 4, 2016, 4:39 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Where does energy go when we use it? | Ep 162

Published: July 11, 2016, 6:57 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What are some of the options for using shale gas? | Ep 161

Published: July 11, 2016, 6:56 p.m.
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How are new materials important to our energy infrastructure? | Ep 160

Published: July 11, 2016, 6:55 p.m.
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How is solar thermal power generated and used? | Ep 159

Published: July 11, 2016, 6:52 p.m.
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How is solar electric power generated and captured? | Ep 158

Published: July 11, 2016, 6:38 p.m.
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Should I Buy Batteries for my Home? | Ep 157

Published: May 26, 2016, 12:27 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What are Electric Bikes? | Ep 156

Published: May 26, 2016, 12:25 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What kind of batteries are used in drones? | Ep 155

Published: May 26, 2016, 12:22 p.m.
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Why do batteries catch fire? | Ep 154

Published: May 23, 2016, 3:51 p.m.
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How many miles can an electric vehicle go before running out of energy? | Ep 153

Published: May 23, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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How do coal-fired power plants use water? | Ep 152

Published: May 18, 2016, 8:35 p.m.
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Are there any problems with using water desalination to increase our water supply? | Ep 151

Published: May 18, 2016, 7:27 p.m.
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Can hydraulic fracturing cause earthquakes & if so, what can we do about it? | Ep 150

Published: May 18, 2016, 6:46 p.m.
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What practices are available to better manage the wastewater from hydraulic fracturing? | Ep 149

Published: May 18, 2016, 6:06 p.m.
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Is it true that hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, uses a lot of water? | Ep 148

Published: May 13, 2016, 6:56 p.m.
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Which is better, a revenue-neutral carbon tax or a cap-and-trade program? | Ep 147

Published: March 31, 2016, 3:10 p.m.
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Why do environmental regulations tend to adversely affect firms that extract or use coal? | Ep 146

Published: March 24, 2016, 6:46 p.m.
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Episode 145: How does environmental policy affect measures like GDP? | Ep 145

Published: March 17, 2016, 7:27 p.m.
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I am considering buying an electric vehicle, should I? | Ep 144

Published: March 10, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
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Do markets tend to solve environmental problems without government regulation? | Ep 143

Published: March 4, 2016, 3:21 p.m.
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Is there one single technology or strategy that could solve the climate problem? | Ep 142

Published: Feb. 25, 2016, 4:06 p.m.
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Is the environmental effect of renewables the same everywhere? | Ep 141

Published: Feb. 18, 2016, 4:01 p.m.
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Do rebates for energy efficient appliances work? | Ep 140

Published: Feb. 11, 2016, 4:21 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Are natural gas vehicles a good idea? | Ep 139

Published: Feb. 4, 2016, 3:06 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What is energy storage? | Ep 138

Published: Jan. 28, 2016, 4:33 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Is it cost-effective to put solar panels on my roof? | Ep 137

Published: Jan. 21, 2016, 4:42 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What is energy storage? | Ep 137

Published: Jan. 21, 2016, 4:34 p.m.
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Should I get new windows to improve the energy efficiency of my home? | Ep 135

Published: Dec. 29, 2015, 10:11 p.m.
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What is the most cost-effective way to improve the energy efficiency of my home? | Ep 134

Published: Dec. 29, 2015, 9:56 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Do you think that homes use more energy today than in the 1980s? | Ep 133

Published: Dec. 17, 2015, 7:55 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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How can cities prepare for blackouts? | Ep 132

Published: Dec. 10, 2015, 7:10 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Can we prevent electrical blackouts? | Ep 131

Published: Dec. 3, 2015, 6:09 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Why are some power companies charging a fee to customers who install solar panels? | ep 130

Published: Nov. 19, 2015, 9:16 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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What would it take to go off the grid entirely? | Ep 129

Published: Nov. 13, 2015, 7:39 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 29 seconds

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Where should wind and solar plants be located to best lower pollution? | Ep 128

Published: Nov. 4, 2015, 7:03 p.m.
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How much of our electric power could be generated by renewables like wind and solar? | EP 126

Published: Oct. 30, 2015, 3:38 p.m.
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Are wind and solar the only low-pollution sources of electricity generation? | EP 127

Published: Oct. 22, 2015, 3:01 p.m.
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How have some new energy technologies influenced the global price of energy? | Ep 125

Published: Oct. 1, 2015, 4:44 p.m.
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What can happen when businesses implement new technologies to increase energy efficiency? | Ep 124

Published: Sept. 23, 2015, 3:05 p.m.
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Can the current price of energy influence our use of new energy technologies? | Ep 123

Published: Sept. 16, 2015, 8:31 p.m.
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How can tax policy influence which energy technologies we use? | Ep 122

Published: Sept. 10, 2015, 6:07 p.m.
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What are the impacts of energy on water? | Ep 121

Published: Sept. 3, 2015, 4:37 p.m.
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What are the hidden costs of energy? | Ep 120

Published: Aug. 27, 2015, 3:19 p.m.
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How can maximizing our energy and water efficiency bolster national security? | Ep 119

Published: Aug. 20, 2015, 2:02 p.m.
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How is nuclear waste shipped and stored? | Ep 118

Published: Aug. 13, 2015, 8:48 p.m.
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What are national energy labs and what do they do? | Ep 117

Published: Aug. 7, 2015, 8:10 p.m.
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Will automated vehicles help save energy? | Ep 116

Published: July 31, 2015, midnight
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If I buy a plug-in electric vehicle, when is the most efficient time to charge it? | Ep 115

Published: July 23, 2015, 3:40 p.m.
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Will everyone be driving a plug-in electric vehicle in the future? | Ep 114

Published: July 16, 2015, 6:16 p.m.
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If I buy a plug-in electric vehicle, how much will it help the environment? | Ep 113

Published: July 9, 2015, 6:46 p.m.
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Are Electric Vehicles the Right Choice for You? | Ep 112

Published: July 2, 2015, 4:40 p.m.
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How can social networks affect energy investment decisions? | Ep 111

Published: June 25, 2015, 6:31 p.m.
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Default settings make things easy but do they save us the most energy? | Ep 110

Published: June 12, 2015, 4:39 p.m.
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Would a display in your home with info on your energy use influence your behavior? | Ep 109

Published: June 4, 2015, 3:41 p.m.
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Can knowing how much energy my neighbor uses affect my energy use? | Ep 108

Published: June 2, 2015, 6:05 p.m.
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Can the knowledge that we're being watched change how we use energy? | Ep 107

Published: May 28, 2015, 3:28 p.m.
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Is anybody still building nuclear power plants? | Ep 105

Published: April 27, 2015, 3:31 p.m.
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Were hearing a lot about smart meters. Just how smart are they? | Ep 104

Published: April 27, 2015, 2:58 p.m.
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My friend heats her house with a renewable fuel - wood. Should we all be doing that? | Ep 102

Published: April 24, 2015, midnight
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

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Are we doing better today than on the first Earth Day 45 years ago? | Ep 101

Published: April 22, 2015, midnight
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How do we avoid losing power to traffic lights during an outage? | Ep 103

Published: April 16, 2015, 1:57 p.m.
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