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Rod Ewing talks about the future of nuclear energy and more importantly, nuclear waste and its disposal -- emphasizing that it is an issue that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. (January 24, 2011)
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7 Feb 2011
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The Deepwater Horizon Accident: What Happened and Why?
Roland Horne begins the first of a series of two lectures discussing the oil leak that began on April 20, 2010. He discusses the technical aspects of the catastrophe by analyzing the engineering aspects of the incident. (November 16, 2010)
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22 Nov 2010
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The 2009 Risser Prize Winners, Hal Bernton, Justin Mayo, and Steve Ringman, will be joined by other experts for a public forum about the issues the article raised concerning data visualization techniques and mapping. (January 27, 2010)
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Fueling the Future
A distinguished panel of Stanford experts discuss some of the issues and challenges we must address on the way to a new energy future. (January 20, 2009)
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The End of Oil? Moving Towards Alternatives
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