Inspired by Nature: The Chemistry That Powers our Planet--Dr. Jenny Yang, UC Irvine

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Our planet has always been powered by sunlight.  Plants use light and water and air to grow through the process of photosynthesis.  Dr. Jenny Yang, Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine proposes that we imitate plants to produce fuel through artificial photosynthesis.  That fuel would be carbon neutral because we would be pulling CO2 out ot the air to manufacture it.  She says this would be part of a portfolio of green solutions to man-made climate change that threatens the future of our planet.  Dr Yang spoke at a "town talk" sponsored by Telluride Science.  Moderators: Judy Muller and George Lewis. Additional comments by Telluride Science Executive Director Mark Kozak.