- -: Nuclear Power and Energy Reform - Panel Discussion
August 30, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/25/The_New_Republic_The_Politics_of_Green New Republic Contributing Editor Cass Sunstein, Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) discuss the role nuclear power may play in future U.S. energy reform. This excerpt is taken from a pan...
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- -: Invent, Baby, Invent - Thomas Friedman
October 20, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/23/Tom_Friedman_Hot_Flat_and_Crowded Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist Tom Friedman criticizes John McCain's focus on offshore drilling during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, arguing that increased domestic oil production will do little to...
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- -: From Poop to Power: Green Farming
December 4, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/28/Dairies_and_Feedlots_Whats_the_Good_News Albert Straus, proprietor of the Straus Family Creamery, details the process by which his farm converts cow manure into electricity. ----- Recent press coverage of the dairy industry has been less than positi...
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- -: Do We Need a Federal Reserve for Energy? - John Hofmeister
January 6, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/16/Is_Big_Oil_Part_of_Our_Energy_Problem_or_the_Solution_ John Hofmeister, former CEO of Shell Oil Co. and founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy, advocates for the creation of a National Energy Resources Board -- a non-partisan, non-political organiz...
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- -: Tidal Power and Clean Ocean Energy - Gavin Newsom
April 15, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/09/San_Francisco_Mayor_Gavin_Newsom_Cities_and_Time Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Mayor and 2010 California gubernatorial candidate, explains plans to build power-generating tidal platforms 5 miles off of San Francisco's coast, as well as an "inverted wind...
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- -: Clean Energy - Wind vs Coal
May 4, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/28/Clean_Coal_Myth_or_Reality Sierra Club's Bruce Nilles argues for complete replacement of outdated coal power plants while 'clean coal' advocates Joe Lucas and Ray Lane challenge him, arguing that wind and coal are complimentary. "There's no such thing...
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- -: Can Wind and Solar Replace America's Coal Plants?
May 6, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/28/Clean_Coal_Myth_or_Reality Panelists hotly debate Google's proposed plan to phase out all coal plants by 2030 and replace them with alternative energy plants. Clean coal advocate Joe Lucas draws from an example of a North Dakota town to argue against ...
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- -: Shanghai Tower: A Vertical, Sustainable City
May 20, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/01/New_Green_Building_Practices_in_China Dan Winey of Gensler describes his company's sustainable skyscraper design for Shanghai Tower, which was conceptualized as multiple neighborhoods stacked vertically. ----- Leading green design specialists discus...
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- -: Building Green Not Rocket Science - Patrick Bailey
June 2, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/01/Scaling_Up_From_Buildings_to_Communities Patrick Bailey, project manager of AEC sustainability at Autodesk, argues that one of the keys to improving building sustainability is increasing public awareness. He says many businesses now see going green "a...
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- -: Could Energy Policy Solve the Economic Crisis?
June 29, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)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 e...
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