YouTube and NBC invited us to make a video for the final Democratic Candidate’s Debate before the US Presidential primaries. Here’s our video (about climate change & energy), Lester Holt’s question, & the candidates’ responses. Like our video? Subscribe to MinuteEarth on YouTube: http://goo.gl/EpIDGd Watch the whole debate: https://www.youtube.com/user/NBCNews Thanks to our Patreon patrons for making this kind of video possible! - Vidhya Krishnaraj - Luka Leskovsek - Duhilio Patino - Alberto Bortoni - Valentin - Nicholas Buckendorf - Antoine Coeur - Ahmed - Muhammad Shifaz - Tony Fadell - Jeff Straathof - Mark Roth - Maarten Bremer - Today I Found Out ___________________________________________ Want to learn more about this video’s topic? Here are some keywords to get your googling started: climate change, global warming, alternative energy, renewable energy, fossil fuels ___________________________________________ Credits: Script Writer: Kate Yoshida (twitter:@KateYoshida) Script Editor: Emily Elert (twitter:@eelert) Video Illustrator: Ever Salazar (twitter:@eversalazar) Video Director: Emily Elert (twitter:@eelert) With Contributions From: Henry Reich (twitter:@minutephysics), Alex Reich (twitter:@alexhreich), Peter Reich, and Omkar Bhagat: (twitter:@TheCuriousEnggr) Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder: http://www.soundcloud.com/drschroeder _________________________________________ For exclusive early access to all our videos, sign up with Vessel: https://goo.gl/hgD1iJ Already subscribed? Help us keep making MinuteEarth by supporting us on Patreon: https://goo.gl/ZVgLQZ Also, say hello on: Facebook: http://goo.gl/FpAvo6 Twitter: http://goo.gl/Y1aWVC And find us on itunes: https://goo.gl/sfwS6n _________________________________________ References: Total US energy consumption by source in 2014 82% fossil fuels (petroleum 35%, coal 18%, natural gas 28%) 10% renewables (solar 0.4%, geothermal 0.2%, wind 1.8%, biofuels 5%, hydro 2.6%) 8% nuclear http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/in... http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm...