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Power Trip (The Takeaway)
by GBH, PRX, WNYC Studios
Power Trip: The Takeaway's in-depth look at the future of energy. Technologies, ideas, innovators and your stories.Links on New Energy Sources from Around the WebBionavitas Company using algea to create biofuels EPA Fuel Economy Tips on improving efficiency from the EPA Khosla Ventures Venture capital firm funding many "green" projects Kokonut Pacific Company behind the use of coconut oil as an energy source LS9 Inc. Company turning bacteria into usable petroleum Norcal Waste Systems Inc. Company that collects, recycle and composts sewage and other waste, and was looking into "poop power" Pax Streamline Company making industrial equipment more efficient Planet Green Television network aimed at promoting the environment Plasco Energy Group Canadian company converting waste to green power Sentilla Corporation Creator of a box that tracks how much energy household appliances are using Silver Spring Networks "Green tech" firm creating and promoting "smart grid" systems TED conference Th
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Energy myths exposed!
We’ve been on a Power Trip all week to talk about the future of energy. Today we’re digging down into some of the water-cooler wisdom surrounding energy use. Are cloth diapers really more energy efficient than disposables? Does shutting off the lights really waste more energy than just leaving…
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Population growth throws energy conservation a curveball
Okay, okay, we heard you. You, our listeners, smartly pointed out that with all the energy efficient appliances in the world (and thousands of pounds of algae) future energy consumption will continue increasing because population is increasing. The Power Trip was shaking it's head — how could we...
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Turning wild ideas into new energy technologies
Before every new technology there comes the moment of invention. Before there was ethanol, someone had to look at biomass and say, "There's energy in them thar leaves." For the last day of our Power Trip energy series, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla joins The Takeaway from the TED conference in...
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The Green Googleplex
Just how power hungry is internet giant Google? The Takeaway's Power Trip heads to the Google campuses in Mountain View, California to find out. John Hockenberry sits down with Bill Weihl, the company's green energy czar (that's his title, no joke). On the interview agenda: the company's top…
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Energy's Little Black Box
If you knew where all the energy zooming into your house was being used and wasted, would you change the way you consume power? One company is banking on it. Our Power Trip heads to Redwood City, California to talk to Joe Polastre, CTO and co-founder of Sentilla. The company has invented an...
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Reconditioning the air conditioner (sounds hot, right?)
Energy experts have a theory: It won't be a fancy new technology straight out of a science fiction novel that will help us reduce our energy consumption. Rather it will be something simple, sleek, a mere re-design if you will. The concept that will slow down how much energy we eat? Energy...
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Turning polluted water into liquid gold
When most people stumble across a polluted pond, they would sigh over the fate of our beloved planet and maybe quote some Thoreau. Fortunately, there are some very crafty individuals out there who see a polluted pond and devise a way to both clean up the pond and create a renewable energy source....
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With energy, where do we go from here?
President Barack Obama has pledged to reduce our carbon emissions by 80 percent come 2050, and that means saying goodbye to carbon-spewing coal and oil plants. But we can't wave a magic, rhetoric wand to change from black energy to green. So how do we move forward in establishing a new, clean…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Power Trip: The Takeaway's in-depth look at the future of energy. Technologies, ideas, innovators and your stories.Links on New Energy Sources from Around the WebBionavitas Company using algea to create biofuels EPA Fuel Economy Tips on improving efficiency from the EPA Khosla Ventures Venture capital firm funding many "green" projects Kokonut Pacific Company behind the use of coconut oil as an energy source LS9 Inc. Company turning bacteria into usable petroleum Norcal Waste Systems Inc. Company that collects, recycle and composts sewage and other waste, and was looking into "poop power" Pax Streamline Company making industrial equipment more efficient Planet Green Television network aimed at promoting the environment Plasco Energy Group Canadian company converting waste to green power Sentilla Corporation Creator of a box that tracks how much energy household appliances are using Silver Spring Networks "Green tech" firm creating and promoting "smart grid" systems TED conference Th
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Power Trip: The Takeaway's in-depth look at the future of energy. Technologies, ideas, innovators and your stories.Links on New Energy Sources from Around the WebBionavitas Company using algea to create biofuels EPA Fuel Economy Tips on improving efficiency from the EPA Khosla Ventures Venture...
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