The Energy Planet

Starting from an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, Sanjayan looks at how the abundance of the planet's energy fuels every aspect of life on Earth. From wind, water, the sun, volcanoes and hurricanes, to the smallest cells to the tallest trees, Earth has the natural energy to power the planet but mankind is not using it. What can humans learn from the creation of the natural world that will help create energy?

森查楊博士從墨西哥灣外海的鑽油平台出發，檢視地球豐富的能源如何驅動人類生活的各個面向。從風力、水力、太陽能、火山、颶風、最微小的細胞到最高大的樹木，地球蘊含各種能提供動力的天然能源，而我們卻沒有善加利用。人類該如何師法大自然的產物，進而創造出能源呢？