Posts Tagged ‘government’
Congressman Pallone Opposes Expanded Offshore Drilling: Video
May 3 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, a New Jersey Democrat, talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman about offshore drilling, environmental risk and the need to focus on renewable energy sources.
A damaged BP Plc oil well has been leaking 5,000 barrels a day into the Gulf of Mexico. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:3:17
Clean Energy Vehicles Face Barriers in China Auto Market: Video
April 23 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Stephen Engle reports on the Beijing Auto Show. As many as 89 vehicle models will make their worldwide debuts today at the show as the industry trade fair kicks off in the Chinese capital, according to an estimate by HIS Global Insight.
Automakers including General Motors Co. and Nissan Motor Co. plan to display a record 95 alternative energy-powered models at the show. While Chinas government has touted less-polluting cars as a way to improve air quality and cut reliance on imported oil, it has delayed a plan to introduce subsidies that may put the models within reach for buyers. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:2:33
Gary Locke Says Focus on Clean Energy Will Create Jobs: Video
March 11 (Bloomberg) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke talks with Bloomberg’s Betty Liu about President Barack Obama’s “emphasis” on clean energy technology and its correlation to jobs creation.
Locke also discusses trade relations with China and China’s currency policy. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:4:41
Suarez Says Ecuador’s Non-Oil GDP Growth Is Above 6%: Video
March 5 (Bloomberg) — Ecuador’s Minister of Production Nathalie Cely Suarez talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox about the country’s economic model and growth.
Suarez also discusses Ecuador’s defaults on its sovereign debt, use of the U.S. dollar as its national currency, and tourism and renewable energy industries. (Source: Bloomberg)
Duration : 0:5:19
The Future of Wind Power
(April 16, 2008) Christina Archer, consulting assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, discusses the importance of win power in a clean and renewable future. The Energy Seminar meets weekly during the academic year. For a list of upcoming talks, visit the events page at the Woods Institute for the Environment website.
Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu/
Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford:
http://woods.stanford.edu/
Christina Archer
http://www.stanford.edu//~lozej/
Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford
Duration : 0:56:25