Could Energy Policy Solve the Economic Crisis? June 29, 2009

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/17/The_Roots_of_Energy_Efficiency_SUVs_and_Refrigerators

David Goldstein of the Natural Resources Defense Council argues that the root cause of the economic crisis is "directly related to bad energy efficiency policy." Goldstein calls for fixing energy efficiency in order to stifle inflation, boost the savings rate, and create jobs.

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David Goldstein of the Natural Resources Defense Council takes a look at the energy use of new appliances like refrigerators compared to the continued energy inefficiency of SUVs. Goldstein is a MacArthur fellow and the author of Saving Energy Growing Jobs.

The discussion includes Davis Greene of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. - UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center

David B. Goldstein has worked on energy efficiency and energy policy since the 1970s. Dr. Goldstein has been instrumental in the development of energy efficiency standards for new buildings and appliances currently in effect at the regional and national level in the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, and China. David B. Goldstein received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California at Berkeley, is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the recipient of its Leo Szilard Award for Physics in the Public Interest. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2002 and the California Alumni Association's 2003 Award for Excellence in Achievement.