Earth's Frontiers

SHOW #2

Traditional Energy Sources

Last month we looked at alternative energy and found out how the sun, the wind and the waves could help to meet our planet’s energy needs. This month we're looking at traditional sources of energy. Can coal, oil and nuclear play a part in a greener future? From nuclear, which has been described as our best chance of averting catastrophic climate change, to coal and the ambitious plans to reduce its environmental impact, and finally to oil and how Norway is producing what it says is the "greenest barrel of oil on the planet."