Air Pollution on a Global Scale
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer talks about the fact that air pollution circulates globally and that, regardless of its origins, the impact of such pollution can be felt anywhere in the world.
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental science
How Each of Us Affects the Environment (Part Two)
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer talks about how the everyday choices we make as individuals take a toll on the environment, and discusses how we can make better choices (Part 2)
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental science
How Each of Us Affects the Environment (Part One)
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer talks about how the everyday choices we make as individuals take a toll on the environment, and discusses how we can make better choices. (Part 1).
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental science
Alternative Sources of Energy
Paul Ehrlich, best known for his work on population growth, discusses solar hydrogen technology as an alternative to fossil fuels and nuclear energy.
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental science
Human Activity and Air Quality
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer traces the history of air pollution, beginning with Roman times and moving forward to the post-War period. He also discusses the origins of interest in and awareness of global warming.
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental science
Economic Impact of Air Pollution
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer discusses some of the economic impacts of air pollution, including those related to health, the natural environment, and infrastructure decay.
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental science
Conservation and Preservation
environmental destruction.
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental science
Degradation of the Environment, The
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer talks about what he calls the two driving forces behind the degradation of the environment: the technologies at our disposal and the number of people using them.
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental science
Air Pollution Following World War II
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer talks about the deterioration of air quality in the United States from the 19th century through the post-War years. He focuses on the contribution of the automobile to air pollution following W...
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental science
Air Pollution Through the 1960's
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer talks about the increase in air pollution in the United States and elsewhere through the 1960's. He notes that this increase was in large part responsible for legislation aimed at restricting t...
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental science
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