Who Killed The Electric Car (2006)

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Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary film that explores the creation, limited commercialization, and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the mid 1990s. The film explores the roles of automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, the US government, the California government, batteries, hydrogen vehicles, and consumers in limiting the development and adoption of this technology.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car

A Crude Awakening – The Oil Crash (2006)

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An award-winning documentary film about peak oil. A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash explores key historical events, data and predictions regarding the global peak in petroleum production through interviews with petroleum geologists, former OPEC officials, energy analysts, politicians, and political analysts. The film contains contemporary footage interspersed with news and commercial footage from the growth heyday of petroleum…

Kevin Anderson on the Climate Crisis – Why 2.0C target?

2012, CO2 Sequestration, Economy, Energy, Greenhouse Gases, Lecture, Model, Policy, Science Talk, StudyLeave a comment

Cabot Institute Annual Lecture 2012 Real clothes for the Emperor: Facing the challenges of climate change Kevin Anderson, Professor of Energy and Climate Change, University of Manchester Cabot Institute, University of Bristol http://www.bris.ac.uk/cabot   Real clothes for the emperor Facing the challenges of climate change Download the presentation slide sheets here.