Tilting at Wind Turbines: Should the Government Subsidize Renewable Energy?
Switching from conventional sources of electricity like coal and natural gas to renewables like wind and solar, our elected leaders tell us, will reduce pollution, advance renewable technology and spark a green jobs revolution. Is renewable energy really a green pathway to a brighter economic future? Or is it nothing more than a heavily subsidized impossible dream? To learn more, we spoke with Cal State Fullerton economist Robert Michaels and Mark Tholke, an executive at enXco. Approximately 6.5 minutes. Produced by Paul Feine and Alex Manning. Go to reason.tv for downloadable versions, and subscribe to Reason.tv’s YouTube channel to receive automatic notification when new content is posted.
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Timken Associates with Green Jobs Cut Energy, Waste
From scrap yard recycling in Canton, Ohio, to energy-conservation programs that span the globe, Timken associates are working green to reduce energy and waste. Craig Dulaney, Lukasz Rozwadowski, Dominika Kupics and Steve Lodge are helping reduce Timken’s environmental footprint.
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Meet Derek Santiago – New Wind Energy Technology Program Chair at Redstone College
Derek Santiago joins Redstone College as the new Program Chair for the Wind Energy Technology Associate Degree program. Derek talks briefly about his industry experience and vision for this exciting new program at Redstone College.
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China’s Influence on Solar Energy
(March 3, 2010) Reyad Fezzani, CEO of BP Solar, discusses recent technological and business advances made by Chinese engineers and companies in relation to the clean energy sector with a particular emphasis on the solar photovoltaic industry. He also explains how BP Solar is leveraging its relationships with Chinese partners to help advance the future of cleantech. Stanford University www.stanford.edu BP Solar http Stanford Energy Seminar energyseminar.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube http
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Young Guns: Small Wind Startup, Wide Open Market
How one entrepreneur is hoping to make waves in urban areas by catching city wind