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The Long History of Profit And Environmental Consequences (w/ Mark Stoll)

The Climate Pod

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The Role of James Watts in the Rise of Clean Energy in America

Inventor James Watt came from Scotland, which was the poorest country in Europe in the Middle Ages. He developed a machine that could efficiently use coal energy to pump water out of deep mines. Watts' inventions have led to dramatic environmental and economic change around the world.

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