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Secondary Geography : Energy

Clip description		Keywords
	An environmental protection club in China Duration: 07:40 A Chinese community leader, Director Feng, uses a team of elderly volunteers to clean up the environment.	China, Beijing, Olympics, environment, volunteer, elderly, litter, community, government, modern studies, ChinaStories

	Biomass fuels in use at power station in Northern Ireland Duration: 01:19 News report about Kilroot power station in Northern Ireland switching to biomass fuel.	fuel, biomass, residue

	Concerns over wind farm plan for the Dorset coast Duration: 01:49 Plans to build a £175m wind farm off the Dorset coast have concerned locals who fear it will damage the tourist trade.	wind, energy, power, wind farm, Dorset, coast, offshore, alternative energy, renewable, green, electricity

	Developing more wind farms in Northern Ireland Duration: 01:20 News report about wind energy in Northern Ireland.	renewable energy, wind farm, Northern Ireland

	Energy crisis in the UK (pt 1/2) Duration: 02:02 The environmentalist James Lovelock believes the UK is facing an impending energy crisis, with potentially grave consequences for the future.	UK, energy, environment, global warming, James Lovelock, electricity, oil, coal, energy crisis, climate, climate change

	Energy crisis in the UK (pt 2/2) Duration: 05:24 The environmentalist James Lovelock argues that global warming and the energy crisis are inextricably linked. He makes a number of predictions for the future, and concludes it may already be too late to reverse the global warming trend.	UK, energy, environment, global warming, James Lovelock, electricity, oil, coal, energy crisis, climate

	From coal to wind power at the Black Law Coal Mine, Scotland Duration: 2:49 Black Law in Scotland was once the site of a large opencast coal mine - it is now the site of a wind farm.	coal, energy, industry, mining, power, resource, Scotland, wind farm, BritainFromAbove

	How to solve the energy crisis Duration: 04:20 James Lovelock discusses the problem of generating energy and concludes nuclear power is the only option for the future. He is critical of wind turbines and other renewable energy sources, with the exception of large tidal barrages.	James Lovelock, energy, power, electricity, wind, wind turbines, biofuels, tidal power, solar, renewables, renewable, energy, nuclear

	Loch Lomond: hydroelectric power A look at the environmental impact of a new HEP project and the potential economic benefit to the Loch Lomond area.	KeepingLochLomond, land use conflict, hydro, hydroelectic, renewable energy, national park, environment, Loch Lomond, Keeping Loch Lomond

	Monitoring and responding to the demand for electricity Duration: 04:51 An engineer at the control centre for the National Grid describes how he responds to changes in demand for electricity.	demand, electricity, industry, management, National Grid, power station, supply, transmission, population, resources, BritainFromAbove

	Proposal for an off shore wind farm at Portstewart, Northern Ireland Duration: 01:59 News report about the proposal for an off shore wind farm near the County Antrim coastline in Northern Ireland.	consortium, wind farm, renewable energy, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, County Antrim, coastline, off shore

	Renewable energy sources: wind power Duration: 2:05 Throughout the atmosphere, enormous masses of air are constantly in motion. Here in the UK, we are beginning to make good use of our powerful wind resource to generate electricity.	atmosphere, climate, energy, jet stream, landscape, meteorology, power, resource, turbine, weather, wind, windfarm, renewable, BritainFromAbove

	The impact of North Sea oil on the UK coastline and economy Duration: 04:37 The development of North Sea oil has had a profound impact on the environment and people of the UK.	coastline, oil fields, platforms, offshore, Forties pipeline, industry, North Sea oil, energy, natural gas, jobs, local economy, Piper, Brent, Ninian, fishing port, Aberdeen, exploitation, Elgin, Franklin, reserves, reservoir, rig, CoastReversion

	Tidal energy project planned off the coast of Scotland Duration: 01:35 A major tidal energy project is being planned for waters off the coast of Scotland and Northern Ireland.	tide, energy, power, tidal, Scotland, coast, offshore, alternative, energy, renewable, green, electricity, environmental impact

	Tracing the origin of Britain's fuel and energy Duration: 01:19 Most of the fuel and energy we depend on comes from a relatively small number of key installations.	Bacton, Drax, electricity, gas, industry, installation, oil, petrol, power, power station, refinery, Stanlow, terminal, BritainFromAbove

	Wave power in County Down, Northern Ireland Duration: 01:19 News report about wave power in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.	tidal turbine, wave power, Northern Ireland, Strangford Lough, tidal power

	What is the best way to provide energy in the future? Duration: 02:37 The environmentalist James Lovelock expands on the case for nuclear energy, and addresses some of the popular misgivings about this form of power.	energy, nuclear, nuclear power, uranium, waste, electricity, power station, fossil fuels, coal, oil, carbon dioxide, James Lovelock

	Working to maintain the National Grid Duration: 3:32 Most of our electricity is still generated in large power stations and brought to us by the power cables of the National Grid.	electricity, energy, helicopter, management, National Grid, power, pylon, resource, supply, transmission, Yorkshire, engineering, BritainFromAbove

	Zero energy homes in London. Duration: 01:23 News report on zero energy homes in London.	zero-energy houses, heat exchangers, environmentally- friendly, sustainability, sustainable

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