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Join Dr. Scott Tinker on an unexpected journey -- in turns heartwarming, funny, eye-opening and unsettling to understand the benefits and challenges of bringing energy to more than 3 billion citizens of the developing world. In this spectacular 6-part series, he'll cross Nepal with an environmental health scientist, studying people's transition from the most dangerous cooking fuel, killing millions a year, to the safest; visit Ethiopia's huge new hydroelectric dam and Kenya's largest slum, to see how Africa will power its people; venture into the ports and coal mines that support a growing Vietnam; and install a solar microgrid to bring electricity, for the first time ever, to the Arhuaco people of Colombia.

Wed, Jul 8	1:30 P.M.	Modern Cooking Fuels NH World (11.3) 3 billion people still use wood or biomass to cook their food and heat their homes.
Wed, Jul 15	1:30 P.M.	Urban Grid Expansion NH World (11.3) 100 million people move to cities each year, mostly in the developing world and they often settle in slums.
Wed, Jul 22	1:30 P.M.	Developing On Coal NH World (11.3) Nearly every nation developed on coal, and countries in the developing world are following suit because coal is cheap, local and easy to use.
Wed, Jul 29	1:30 P.M.	Hydropower In Africa NH World (11.3) Many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America aim to build hydroelectric projects, large and small, to bring electricity to their growing cities and power their economies.