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- -: Natural Gas and Energy Reform

September 17, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/02/Advancing_Sustainability_in_the_Oil_and_Gas_Industry StatoilHydro President and CEO Helge Lund argues that increased use of natural gas should be part of any plan to combat global warming by reducing CO2 emissions. This excerpt was recorded in collabo...

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- -: Energy Independence and Domestic Oil - T. Boone Pickens

November 20, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/22/T_Boone_Pickens_-_Reducing_Oil_Dependence Billionaire investor, philanthropist and energy reform activst T. Boone Pickens warns against expectations that domestic oil drilling can ever contribute significantly to American energy independence. ----- ...

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- -: Schwarzenegger Defends California Emission Standards

November 21, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/26/Arnold_Schwarzenegger_on_Keeping_California_Cool California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger defends his state's strict automobile emissions standards, and endorses federal funding for research on alternative-fuel vehicles. ----- In signing a landmark...

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- -: Newt Gingrich - Man vs Nature on Global Warming

December 10, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/20/The_Business_of_Going_Green_with_Newt_Gingrich Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich expresses his doubts that global warming is caused by human activity; however, he also argues that conservatives should endorse a prudent ...

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- -: Inside the 1996 Everest Disaster - Ken Kamler

January 9, 2009 (over 15 years ago)

Dr. Kenneth Kamler recalls his harrowing experience on a climb towards the summit of Mt. Everest in 1996 when a lethal 2-day storm kicked up. The event, documented by writer Jon Krakauer in his bestselling book Into Thin Air, would lead to the deaths of eight climbers and leave several others --...

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- -: The Future of Battlefield Communication

August 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/19/Ralph_Osterhout_Invention_Is_the_Mother_of_Creativity Serial inventor Ralph Osterhout discusses his innovative solution for rapidly communicating information across the battlefield using an ad hoc, self-healing mesh network. He also relays his astonis...

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- -: EPA Toughens Stance on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

October 5, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/29/Lisa_Jackson_Whats_Next_for_the_EPA EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson discusses the agency's recently announced Mandatory Reporting Rule (MRR) for greenhouse gas emissions. She emphasizes that the MRR will only apply to facilities that emit at least 25,0...

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- -: Raj Patel: Cap, But Don't Trade

January 26, 2010 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/06/Raj_Patel_The_Value_of_Nothing Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing, assesses the effectiveness of cap-and-trade legislation. He argues that the trading aspect of the system benefits "big polluters and even bigger banks" at the expense of consume...

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- -: Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell - Colin Powell and Sam Nunn

February 2, 2010 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/03/Powell_and_Nunn_Building_Consensus_on_US_Foreign_Policy Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell and former Senator Sam Nunn discuss a possible repeal of the U.S. military's controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding gay and lesbian ser...

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- -: Avoiding the T-Word: Why California Chose Cap-and-Trade

September 2, 2010 (over 13 years ago)

Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chautauqua_energy_power Mary Nichols, Chairman of the California Air Resources Board, breaks down three options for carbon emissions reduction: regulation of energy sources, a carbon tax, or a cap-and-trade system. While she favors a carbon ta...

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