| Description |
1 online resource (14 minutes) |
| Summary |
A report on Marshall Medoff, a former Boston lawyer who discovered a new innovative method of turning inedible plant-life into fuel. Without a science background, the 81-year-old eccentric found a way to extract energy from sugar-rich cellulose, the most abundant biological material on earth. With this, his company Xyleco has been able to produce a low-calorie sugar, biodegradable plastics, and clean transportation fuel. Includes interviews with: Craig Masterman, MIT chemistry graduate and first employee of Xyleco; Robert Armstrong, former head of MIT chemical engineer/ Xyleco board of directors; Xyleco board of directors: Sir John Jennings, former Shell oil executive, Steve Chu, former Department of Energy, George Shultz, former Secretary of State, and William Perry, former Defense Secretary |
| Performer |
Reporter, Lesley Stahl |
| Event |
This broadcast from June 23, 2019 ; original segment broadcast on January 6, 2019 |
| Notes |
In English |
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Title from title screen (viewed March 08, 2024) |
| Subject |
Energy industries -- United States
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Biomass energy -- United States
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| Genre/Form |
interviews.
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Television news programs.
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Interviews.
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Téléjournaux.
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Interviews.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Stahl, Lesley, on-screen presenter, interviewer
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Jones, Chrissy, producer
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Koch, Sarah, producer
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CBS News, publisher, production company.
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