Bogart: Less Energy At High Cost

Tom Bogart Professor of Economics, York (Pa.) College discusses green jobs and says that creating jobs is not the issues rather what the jobs actually do. "In this case they are creating less energy at higher costs," says Bogart. (1:20)
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T. Boone Pickens: We can replace foreign oil

Ellen Ratner speaks with T. Boone Pickens on his energy plan. Pickens advocates switching to natural gas for many current oil consumers. (5:28)
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Green for All takes part in Climate Equity Alliance

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

This afternoon at a discussion to introduce the Climate Equity Alliance, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, the CEO of Green for All, talked about why Green for All is taking part in the alliance. Ellis-Lamkins said “Our hope is that working together, if we do this right, we’ll really be able to make sure that both our planet and the people that inhabit it are not really just surviving but in fact thriving in a clean energy economy." (01:52)
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Reid says that Smart Grid technology is important

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service

While speaking in the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) emphasized the importance of developing a smart energy network to transmit renewable energy across the nation. (00:48).
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The current power grid will not meet our future energy needs

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service

At a Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, Ranking Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said that America's current transmission infrastructure for electricity will not meet the country's future electricity needs. (01:23)
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Obama a great dose of "reality" and "inspiration"

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service

Michael Ruhl interviewed Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO) in Statuary Hall following the President's address to Congress. He is confident in the President being bipartisan, and said that his speech was a dose of "reality" and "inspiration". He said that Energy, Education, and Healthcare are all intertwined with the economic solutions the President is putting forward. (02:07)
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Gingrich sees energy as "policy crisis"

Fmr. Speaker of the House Newt Gingich says energy has become a "policy crisis." Gingrich also remarks on why he believes any future energy policy must include oil and coal. (1:57)
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Secretary Paulson on energy talks with China

Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson discusses the effectiveness of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SEC), at an event hosted by the World Affairs Council (0:54).
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Solis makes case for energy change

Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.) says what it will take to create energy change, and why she believes energy change can be so beneficial. (1:28)
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U.S. role in the global energy market

Dan Yergin, the chairman and co-founder of the Cambridge Energy Research Associates, examines the U.S. integration and leverage in the international energy market.
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Tax incentives will not spur renewable energy generation

Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, says that while tax incentives have had some influence in the creation of alternative energy, they are not strong enough incentives in the current economic environment (0:42).
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U.S. needs to use fossil fuels for time being

Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, pressed the importance of maintaining an adequate supply of conventional energy, noting that while the goal of energy policy is to move away from the use of fossil fuels, the transition will take time and policy needs to be in place to secure energy supplies in the meantime (0:40).
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Secretary of Energy outlines future of biofuels

Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman talks about what the purpose is of the National Biofuels Action Plan. (0:36)
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Energy technology will be next great global industry

New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman says that the next great global industry will be energy technology and that whoever dominates the field will have the greatest economic, national, and energy security (0:26).
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Republicans demand energy vote at RNC

Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) says that the Republicans demand that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) allow the US Congress to have a vote on comprehensive energy reform when they get back in session. He says the energy problem is not a Republican or Democrat issue, but an American issue (:29).
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Ellen Ratner Interviews Congressman Peter DeFazio

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oreg.) talks about the upcoming elections and the critical issues Americans currently face with Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner. DeFazio talks about the need for reform of energy laws and the improvement of America's technological and educational infrastructure. He criticizes the Republican energy and fiscal policy as well.
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Ellen Ratner Interviews Congressman Chet Edwards

Former Vice- Presidential hopeful Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Texas) discusses Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) choice of Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) as his running mate with Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner. He also discusses his congressional district and issues facing Americans. Edwards answers questions about the current energy crisis as well as the American health care system and claims that it is not impossible for Sen. Obama to win Texas in the November election (5:17).
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Vilsack: McCain chooses oil companies over American people

Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack speaks on a conference call discussing Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) opposition to bipartisan energy reform that eliminates tax breaks for oil companies. Vilsack says that this, and other moves have shown us that McCain has chosen the side of the oil companies over that of the American people (19:37).
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Peña says McCain partially to blame for US energy crisis

Federico Peña, the former Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Energy for President Clinton, says that by idly standing by in Congress for the past 26 years, John McCain has contributed to the creation of this energy prices that he blames Washington for creating (:28).
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Billions of US dollars given to 'dictators and thugs'

Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) says it is outrageous that the US sends $700 billion overseas to "dictators and thugs" for oil, when that money could be spent on American oil and creating more domestic jobs (:19).
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