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Smart Energy Solutions
The One-Minute Energy Intelligence

Global warming and energy lingo can be so wonky and complicated -- seriously, what is "cap and trade," anyway? Which are the good biofuels and which are the not-so-good? Is there really such a thing as "clean coal?"

Enter our One-Minute Energy Intelligence videos -- Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope unravels these mysteries in a series of one-minute videos. Here's the first one. We'll add a new one each week until we've posted them all.

This week:
The 2008 Elections
Why New Leadership is Key to Addressing Global Warming

Previously:
The Right Way to Use Biofuels:
Why Some Biofuel Feedstocks Are Better Than Others

The difference between cap-and-trade and cap-and-auction.


How we cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050 -- and how you can help.

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Next Week: Stopping the Coal Rush: How Preventing Proposed Coal Plants from Being Built is Key to Our Success in Cutting Emissions.


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