{"id":1572,"date":"2008-10-22T03:17:03","date_gmt":"2008-10-22T03:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/?p=1572"},"modified":"2008-10-22T03:19:42","modified_gmt":"2008-10-22T03:19:42","slug":"now-back-to-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/22\/now-back-to-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Now, back to the environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The interdependence of energy, global warming, the economy, and the flat world continue to fascinate me. Despite the intended focus of this blog, other issues sometimes simply require our attention.<\/p>\n<p>PBS aired a Frontline special this evening focused on this identical set of interrelated topics. The entire program is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/heat\/view\/\">available online<\/a> with related in-depth material. What a tremendous resource.<\/p>\n<p>Segment 8 contains an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/09\/wind-power\/\">T. Boone Pickens<\/a> and his take on wind power. Check out the reference to North Dakota in this segment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1572\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"1572\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The interdependence of energy, global warming, the economy, and the flat world continue to fascinate me. 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