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SWITCH – Lots of Energy Videos
November 27, 2012 | SWITCH

The SWITCH project has an enormous collection of energy videos on a wide variety of topics. Check them out here.

In the video below, Dr. Steve Koonin, U.S. Undersecretary of Energy discusses the reasons why the pace of making energy change can be very slow.


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