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Barry Commoner

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7 picks · 1971–1983

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ETHANOL
a reporter at large ·

A REPORTER AT LARGE about substituting ethanol for gasoline. The oil embargo of the OPEC countries in the early 70's caused the domestic cost of oil …

A NEARLY PERFECT FUEL
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about methane, the principal constituent of natural gas. As a result of the energy crisis the major fuels of the U.S. have come under …

ONCE AND FUTURE FUEL
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about the energy crisis. Since last July there is a new energy plan. Pres. Carter proposed a massive commitment of funds & resources to …

ENERGY-III
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about inefficient uses of energy and its economic ramifications. Tells about how the crisis in the U.S. Economy is a result of production…

ENERGY-I
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about the energy crisis. Begins with discussion of the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics and how they can be applied to determine …

II-THE CLOSING CIRCLE
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REPORTER AT LARGE about pollution. Exploitation of the ecosystem is what generates economic growth, but the rate of the exploitation cannot increase …

I-THE CLOSING CIRCLE
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REPORTER AT LARGE about how man abuses the natural resources available to him on earth. Anything which fails to fit into the ecosphere is a threat to its …