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Fuel Economy Standards: This segment looks at the role of the automobile industry in the transportation maze. Automakers must decide what types of vehicles to manufacture for the market and what types of fuel they will run on. (3:59)
Alternative Fuel Technologies: There have been other ways to fuel our vehicles for decades, but the relatively low cost of oil has curtailed alternative fuels research. This expanded segment investigates on-going research on various alternative fuels and other ways to make our vehicles move. (3:45)
Cellulosic Ethanol Production: Some say the way to produce biofuels is with feedstocks other than corn. A new cellulosic ethanol production pilot proect is underway in York, Nebraska. (3:52)
Web Extras
Richard Heinberg, author/Post Carbon Institute comments on the role of biofuels. (:30) |
Ken Cassman, Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research comments on biofuels recycling carbon. (:31) |
Prof. Tad Patzek, U.C. Berkeley on automobiles. (3:08) |
Alternative Fuels
produced by Kosuke Koiwai
Kosuke Koiwai is a senior broadcasting and computer science major student at UNL. He contributed to both print and video ethanol projects with his photography, video and multimedia skills. During summer, he is working as a production assistant intern at a Japanese TV production company at NY and an assistant to Joel Sartore, a well-known National Geographic photographer. He is graduating in December 2008.
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