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Episode 1: The Bell Labs of Energy
From Amy Westervelt | Part of the Drilled series | 19:18
It's the 1970s and Exxon Research and Development wants to be the "Bell Labs of Energy."
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In the 1970s and early 1980s, Exxon wanted to be the Bell Labs of energy. It hired brilliant scientists who conducted cutting-edge research on everything from the "greenhouse effect" to renewable energy. At the time, there was bipartisan support around the idea of tackling global warming, and a sense that American innovation was up to the task.
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