Distillations marks its 100th episode this week! To celebrate, we revisit segments from some of our past shows and bring you new developments on electric car batteries, hair mats cleaning up oil spills, and the Obama administration's environmental policies post-election.

SHOW CLOCK

00:00 Opening Credits

00:32 Introduction

01:31 Update: The Electric Car

03:49 Update: Cleaning Up Oil Spills

09:27 Update: A Planet in Peril

13:00 Closing Credits

CREDITS

Special thanks to Devin Browne, Jody Roberts, and Erica Stefanovich for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.