Far from being a “new” or “alternative” energy source, solar energy is what makes all life on earth possible. It’s been that way for millions — even billions of years. In this Web Exclusive video, Dr. Amy Litt of the New York Botanical Garden explains how all energy on earth — from the food energy we put into our bodies to the gasoline we put in our cars — derives from the sun. And the chlorophyll in plant life is what starts it all…
Amy Litt, Ph.D. is the Director of Plant Genomics and Cullman Curator at the New York Botanical Garden’s International Plant Science Center.
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Great Program, thank you! Until we can make Fission work on this planet or figure out how we can capture and use solar energy appropriately, why not focus on nuclear energy and create disposable rockets to send radioactive waste into the sun?
Can we reproduce cholorphyll molecules in the lab?
Very informative and educational. I am forwarding this link to my grandchildren. Thank you.
Can this site show the captioning for the shows?
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