Guest: Dr. Dale Jorgenson, PhD, Samuel W. Morris University Professor of Economics at Harvard University, and Professor of Policy at John F. Kennedy School of Government. He is also a Nobel Prize Nominee for his work on finance and economic policy around the globe. Discussion on how the economics of…
The Path Less Traveled–From Dirty Fossil Fuel to Clean Renewable Energy–Creating ‘State-Based’ Infrastructures that Promote In-State Job Growth While Benefiting the Local Environment Guest: Dr. Anthony. R. Ingraffea, Ph.D., P.E. is the Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering and Weiss Presidential Teaching Fellow at Cornell University
Guest: John Rumpler, Senior Attorney for Environment America Discussion about the shale oil industry, and the methods they use to extract shale oil and gas, who is being harmed, and what is happening to our environment. If you think it can’t happen in your state–watch this program!
LEEDing By Design: How Eco-Friendly ‘Sustainable’ Green Building Standards Can be Friendly to the Environment & the Bottom Line. Discussion about how many types of buildings can be LEED Certified to provide optimum natural light and energy efficiency. Discussion includes both residential and business spaces. Guest: Chris Schaffner, P.E., LEED…
The Carbon-Nation of America: Politics & Policies and the New Global Crisis…Stemming the Crisis State by State Guest: Massachusetts State Senator Mike Barrett Looking at the realities of global pollution from all sources and what governmental authorities around the world can do about it. The state of Massachusetts is looking…
July 18, 2014 – A technique that is called ‘hydraulic-fracturing’ is a method used by the oil and gas industries to extract oil and shale gas that has been buried for centuries beneath the shale rock formations throughout the US. Through the use of a technology called ‘fracking’ these industries…
2019 – A new legislative initiative is sweeping through the US. Because Washington has not acted, individual states are turning to their own legislatures to curb the effect greenhouse gas emissions has on their state, their people, and ultimately their nation. Several proposals include, Cap and Trade, Cap and Invest,…
