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cbs's ben tracy shows us the nfl stadium is making environmental history by going green. >> reporter: this solar farm, how many panels do you have out here? >> we have 621,000 panels. >> reporter: this solar farm outside of las vegas can power about 60,000 homes. or one very large stadium. >> 100% of the energy needs of allegiant stadium come from this facility. >> reporter: the las vegas raiders say their stadium is the first in the nfl powered entirely by renewable energy. thanks to a 25-year deal with this new solar farm. doug cannon is the ceo. how much energy does it take to power super bowl sunday? >> so, it will be over 10 megawatts. that's equivalent to 46,000 homes. >> sustainability was front of mind as the stadium was being constructed. >> reporter: the raiders president, sandra douglas morgan, says the stadium also takes less energy to school, because its roof allows in light, but blocks all solar heat. the natural grass field is moved outside on a rail system for sunlight. instead of using energy intensive growing lights. and everything from food scraps to cigarette butts
cbs's ben tracy shows us the nfl stadium is making environmental history by going green. >> reporter: this solar farm, how many panels do you have out here? >> we have 621,000 panels. >> reporter: this solar farm outside of las vegas can power about 60,000 homes. or one very large stadium. >> 100% of the energy needs of allegiant stadium come from this facility. >> reporter: the las vegas raiders say their stadium is the first in the nfl powered entirely by...
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ben tracy reports. >> so we're at an intersection.r: most of us hate getting stuck at red lights. >> when i see a red light, i'm annoyed. >> reporter: but juliet rothenberg is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light i see opportunity. >> reporter: her job with google is to make traffic lights like those at three intersections in seattle more efficient and less annoying. >> shift a few seconds from here to there. and that shift can have a big impact. >> reporter: google's new project greenlight system uses its vast maps database and artificial intelligence to optimize traffic lights around the world. >> are these intersections coordinated already? >> so they're actually not. >> reporter: the system suggests changes and city engineers then decide if they want to implement them. >> we had one case where we moved four seconds from a north-south street to an east-west street for a particular time of day. that can help reduce some of the stop and go traffic. >> once the system gives you a recommendation, how quickly could you mak
ben tracy reports. >> so we're at an intersection.r: most of us hate getting stuck at red lights. >> when i see a red light, i'm annoyed. >> reporter: but juliet rothenberg is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light i see opportunity. >> reporter: her job with google is to make traffic lights like those at three intersections in seattle more efficient and less annoying. >> shift a few seconds from here to there. and that shift can have a big...
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in tonight's "eye on america," cbs's ben tracy takes us on a research mission with scientists who areforecast these events. >> we're kind of almost in the thick of things here. >> reporter: on this flight over the pacific ocean near hawaii -- >> you can kind of see a lot of heavy precipitation on the radar here. >> reporter: -- scientists are looking for a massive weather system hiding in plain sight. >> this kind of looks like a cloudy day out there. but there's a lot going on down there. >> marty ralph is director of the center for western weather and water extremes at uc san diego. he's been studying atmospheric rivers for more than two decades. >> an atmospheric river is really a river in the sky, but it's a river of water vapor pushed by the wind. >> reporter: atmospheric rivers can measure 500 miles across and 2,000 miles long, carrying about as much water as 25 mississippi rivers. they're expected to strengthen as climate change heats the planet because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture. >> the top 1% wettest days could be a lot wetter. >> reporter: last winter, a series
in tonight's "eye on america," cbs's ben tracy takes us on a research mission with scientists who areforecast these events. >> we're kind of almost in the thick of things here. >> reporter: on this flight over the pacific ocean near hawaii -- >> you can kind of see a lot of heavy precipitation on the radar here. >> reporter: -- scientists are looking for a massive weather system hiding in plain sight. >> this kind of looks like a cloudy day out there. but...
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ben tracy reports. >> reporter: so we're at an intersection. we're stopped. >> reporter: most of us hate getting stuck at red lights. >> when i see a red light i'm annoyed. >> reporter: but juliet rothenberg is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light, i see opportunity. >> reporter: her job with google is to make traffic lights like those at three intersections in seattle more efficient and less annoying. >> shift a few seconds from here to there. and that shift can have a big impact. >> reporter: google's new project greenlight system uses its vast maps database and artificial intelligence to optimize traffic lights around the world. >> are these intersections coordinated already? >> so they're actually not. >> reporter: the system suggests changes and city engineers then decide if they want to implement them. >> we had one case where we moved four seconds from a north-south street to an east-west street for a particular time of day. that can help reduce some of that stop and go traffic. >> once the system gives you a recommendation
ben tracy reports. >> reporter: so we're at an intersection. we're stopped. >> reporter: most of us hate getting stuck at red lights. >> when i see a red light i'm annoyed. >> reporter: but juliet rothenberg is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light, i see opportunity. >> reporter: her job with google is to make traffic lights like those at three intersections in seattle more efficient and less annoying. >> shift a few seconds from here to...
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in tonight's "eye on america," cbs's ben tracy takes us on a research mission with scientists who areg to better forecast these events. >> we are kind of almost in the thick of things here. >> reporter: on this flight over the pacific ocean near hawaii... >> and you can kind of see a lot of heavy precipitation on the radar here. >> reporter: scientists are looking for a massive weather system hiding in plain sight. just kind of looks like a cloudy day out there. >> yeah. >> but there's a lot going on down there. >> reporter: marty ralph is director of the center for western weather and water extremes at uc san diego. he has ben studying atmospheric rivers for more than two decades. >> an atmospheric river is really a river in the sky, but it's a river of water vapor pushed by the wind. >> reporter: atmospheric rivers can measure 500 miles across and 2,000 miles long. carrying about as much water as 25 mississippi rivers. they are expected to strengthen as climate change heats the planet because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture. >> the top 1% wettest days could be a lot wetter.
in tonight's "eye on america," cbs's ben tracy takes us on a research mission with scientists who areg to better forecast these events. >> we are kind of almost in the thick of things here. >> reporter: on this flight over the pacific ocean near hawaii... >> and you can kind of see a lot of heavy precipitation on the radar here. >> reporter: scientists are looking for a massive weather system hiding in plain sight. just kind of looks like a cloudy day out...
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ben tracy reports. >> so we're at an intersection. we're stopped. >> reporter: most of us hate getting stuck at red lights. >> when i see a red light, i'm annoyed. >> reporter: but juliet rofenberg is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light i see opportunity. >> reporter: her job with google is to make traffic lights like those at three intersections in seattle more efficient and less annoying. >> shift a few seconds from here to there. and that shift can have a big impact. >> reporter: google's new project greenlight system uses its vast maps database and artificial intelligence to optimize traffic lights around the world. >> are these intersections coordinated already? >> so they're actually not. >> reporter: the system suggests changes and city engineers then decide if they want to implement them. >> we had one case where we moved four seconds from a north-south street to an east-west street for a particular time of day. that reduced some of the stop and go traffic. >> once the system gives you aroomation how quickly cou
ben tracy reports. >> so we're at an intersection. we're stopped. >> reporter: most of us hate getting stuck at red lights. >> when i see a red light, i'm annoyed. >> reporter: but juliet rofenberg is not like most of us. >> when i look at a red light i see opportunity. >> reporter: her job with google is to make traffic lights like those at three intersections in seattle more efficient and less annoying. >> shift a few seconds from here to there. and...
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today 's project earth reports national environmental correspondent ben tracy traveled to the central valley to show us how it all works. >> this place is pulling and pollution that we put up into the sky. >> what is happening here may not look like much. >> a bunch of rocks sitting on trays. >> it has the power to rewrite history. >> what carbon will offer us is the closest thing to a time machine. >> he is the ceo of heirloom carbon which just opened the first commercial carbon capture plant in central california. trays of limestone tower 40 feet high, sucking in carbon dioxide from the air like a sponge. in nature, that process takes months. >> we figured out how to do that in three days. when co2 molecules pass by, we just gobble that up. >> the co2 is separated out and will be injected into rock formations underground like at this facility so we can no longer warm the planet. over time, humans have pumped to trillion tons of co2 into the air. scientists say we need to remove 5 billion tons per year by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. heirloom says the pilot plan
today 's project earth reports national environmental correspondent ben tracy traveled to the central valley to show us how it all works. >> this place is pulling and pollution that we put up into the sky. >> what is happening here may not look like much. >> a bunch of rocks sitting on trays. >> it has the power to rewrite history. >> what carbon will offer us is the closest thing to a time machine. >> he is the ceo of heirloom carbon which just opened the...
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today's project earth report senior cbs national environmental correspondent ben tracy traveled to theentral valley to show us how it all works. >> reporter: this place is basically pulling in pollution we've put up into the sky. >> exactly. >> reporter: what's happening here may not look like much. >> it is a bunch of rocks sitting on trays. >> reporter: but it has the power to rewrite history. >> what carbon will offer is the closest thing to a time machine. >> reporter: he's the ceo of heirloom carbon which just opened the nation's first commercial carbon capture plant in central california. trays of limestone tower 40 feet high sucking in carbon dioxide from the air like a sponge. in nature that process takes months. >> what we figured out is how to do that in about three days. so when co2 molecules pass by, we're gobbling up that co2 molecule. >> reporter: the co2 is separated out and will be injected into rock formations underground like at this facility so it can no longer warm the planet. over time humans have pumped about 2 trillion tons of co2 into the air. scientists say we
today's project earth report senior cbs national environmental correspondent ben tracy traveled to theentral valley to show us how it all works. >> reporter: this place is basically pulling in pollution we've put up into the sky. >> exactly. >> reporter: what's happening here may not look like much. >> it is a bunch of rocks sitting on trays. >> reporter: but it has the power to rewrite history. >> what carbon will offer is the closest thing to a time...
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but there is a lot going on down there. >> reporter: i'm ben tracy over the pacific ocean. >>> the u.nm known as el nino could make this year even hotter than 2023, which was the hottest year on record. rising temperatures are decimating the world's glaciers, which store billions of tons of fresh water. manuel bojorquez took a trip to chile to see how scientists there are working to slow the ice melt by creating artificial glaciers. >> reporter: it started innocently enough. a hike up the mountain with a group of scientists for a rare glimpse at an artificial glacier. as it turns out, the beginner climber it can make for a hellish hike. no trail to follow, just slush. the freezing thin air of nearly 10,000 feet filling your lungs. an hour and a half climb up, they said. try four. all to see this. an almost other worldly looking monolith of ice. so thank you for bringing us up here. i almost died along the way, i think, but i made it. stupa, and it's the creation of sebastian goldstat and his team. you're capturing the water coming down from the glaciers and refreezing it. >> refreezing
but there is a lot going on down there. >> reporter: i'm ben tracy over the pacific ocean. >>> the u.nm known as el nino could make this year even hotter than 2023, which was the hottest year on record. rising temperatures are decimating the world's glaciers, which store billions of tons of fresh water. manuel bojorquez took a trip to chile to see how scientists there are working to slow the ice melt by creating artificial glaciers. >> reporter: it started innocently...
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ben tracy has the story. >> this place is basically pulling in pollution that we put up into the sky. happening here may not look like much. >> it is a bunch of rocks sitting on -- >> reporter: but this man says it has the power to rewrite history. >> what carbon immobile offers us is the closest team to a time machine. >> reporter: it first opened the nation's first carbon capture plant in central california. trays of limestone tower 40 feet high, sucking in carbon dioxide from the air like a sponge. in nature, that process takes months. >> what we figured out is how to do that in about three days. so when co2 molecules pass by, we're just gobbling up that co2 molecule. >> reporter: the co2 is separated out and will be injected into rock formations underground like at this facility so it can no longer warm the planet. over time, humans have pumped about 2 trillion tons of co2 into the air. scientists say we need to remove 5 billion to 10 billion tons per year by 2050 do avoid the worst impacts of climate change. heirloom says its pie lot plant removes about 1,000 tons per year. >> so
ben tracy has the story. >> this place is basically pulling in pollution that we put up into the sky. happening here may not look like much. >> it is a bunch of rocks sitting on -- >> reporter: but this man says it has the power to rewrite history. >> what carbon immobile offers us is the closest team to a time machine. >> reporter: it first opened the nation's first carbon capture plant in central california. trays of limestone tower 40 feet high, sucking in...
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in today's project earth report senior cbs national and environmental correspondent, ben tracy, traveledthe central valley to show us how it all works. >> this place is pulling in the pollution that we pulled up in the sky. >> exactly. what's happening here may not be a whole lot. >> reporter: but they say it has the power to rewrite history. >> and what they say is the closest thing to a time machine. >> reporter: he's the ceo of heirloom carbon. opening the first carbon capture plant in central california. trays of limestone tower 40-feet high. sucking in from the air like a sponge. in nature that process takes month. >> and what we will figure out is how to do that in three days. once they pass by, we were gobbling that up. >> reporter: the co2 is separated out and it will be ejected into rock formation underground like at this facility to no longer warm the planet. over time humans have pumped about two billion tons in the air. scientists say we need to remove five to ten billion tons per year by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. their pilot plant will remove about 1
in today's project earth report senior cbs national and environmental correspondent, ben tracy, traveledthe central valley to show us how it all works. >> this place is pulling in the pollution that we pulled up in the sky. >> exactly. what's happening here may not be a whole lot. >> reporter: but they say it has the power to rewrite history. >> and what they say is the closest thing to a time machine. >> reporter: he's the ceo of heirloom carbon. opening the first...
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ben tracy traveled to a remote part of the desert where a massive amount of solar energy is being gatheredf course usher's halftime show are as green as possible. >>> the taylor swift effect on the nfl is real. see how she's bringing in new fans and new dollars for the league. got a big imflounce. reed. we'll see you at 7:00. >> yes, she does. you have a great day there. nice to see you. >>> hey, time now for a money watch report. 6:46 in the morning. and the centers for disease control warning of a listeria outbreak reportedly linked to a recall of dairy products. two people dead including one in california. 26 people in 11 straits stick. the outbreak traced to products made by the modesto company rizo lopez foods. >>> cbs proudly bringing the super bowl to your homes. get this. with that, comes cash. and lots of it. football fans expected to spend get this, $17 billion on food and drinks and home decor for the game. but who will cash in big, big, big time? well, sin city. expected to generate half a billion dollars for the las vegas economy. by the way, southern nevada, powers all of nev
ben tracy traveled to a remote part of the desert where a massive amount of solar energy is being gatheredf course usher's halftime show are as green as possible. >>> the taylor swift effect on the nfl is real. see how she's bringing in new fans and new dollars for the league. got a big imflounce. reed. we'll see you at 7:00. >> yes, she does. you have a great day there. nice to see you. >>> hey, time now for a money watch report. 6:46 in the morning. and the centers for...
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ben tracy paid a visit to the source of that power out in the nevada desert. >> reporter: how big isny panels do you have out here? >> we have 621,000 panels that make up this array. >> reporter: the solar farm outside of las vegas may look like a shimmering mirage, but its starting lineup is more powerful than any in the nfl. >> this solar field right here would be big enough to serve close to 60,000 of our residential customers. >> reporter: or a couple of homes and one big stadium? >> and one big stadium. >> reporter: that stadium is allegiant field, home to super bowl lviii. the raiders say it's the first nfl stadium powered by 100% renewable energy, thanks to a 25-year agreement to buy power from this new solar installation owned by nv energy. doug cannon is its ceo. how much energy does it take to power super bowl sunday? >> yeah, so it will be over 10 megawatts. that's about equivalent to about 46,000 homes. >> sustainability was front of mine as the stadium was being constructed. >> reporter: raiders president sandra douglas morgan says the stadium roof is made of a sustainab
ben tracy paid a visit to the source of that power out in the nevada desert. >> reporter: how big isny panels do you have out here? >> we have 621,000 panels that make up this array. >> reporter: the solar farm outside of las vegas may look like a shimmering mirage, but its starting lineup is more powerful than any in the nfl. >> this solar field right here would be big enough to serve close to 60,000 of our residential customers. >> reporter: or a couple of homes...