Former U.S. Trade Representative and Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor advocates policy changes at the federal and international level focusing on trade as the driver of long term economic and environmental sustainability.
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Submitted on April 24, 2009 - 11am
Submitted on April 24, 2009 - 11am
Comments from an interview of President Bill Clinton on September 11, 2002, about the potential of cleantech to create a safer country and a more economically and environmentally sustainable country, supplemented by remarks and coverage of President Obama on Earth Day 2009.
Submitted on April 24, 2009 - 11am
SFPUC Assistant General Manager Laura Spanjian presents a list of the SFPUC’s many ambitious programs to build efficiencies and reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses from the use of water and power in the Bay Area.
Submitted on April 24, 2009 - 11am
James Hankla and S. David Freeman, heads of the boards for the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, respectively, detail the environmental agenda at the ports during a panel at the 2009 VerdeXchange Green Marketmakers Conference.
Submitted on April 24, 2009 - 11am
An inspiring example that the work of just one dedicated individual can have a tremendous impact on the development of game-changing technology, Canadian Marcelo da Luz is in the midst of a record-breaking journey across North America in his solar powered car, the Power of One.
Submitted on January 25, 2009 - 1pm
California Air Resources Chair Mary Nichols describes the comprehensive scope of California’s landmark AB 32 Scoping Plan.
Submitted on January 25, 2009 - 1pm
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Rep. EarCongressman Blum opines on historic events such as CARB’s adoption of the AB 32 Scoping Plan, a new president, and a new Congress.
Submitted on January 25, 2009 - 1pm
National Resources Defense Council Western Director Felicia Marcus discusses California’s plans to expedite the renewable development process.
Submitted on January 25, 2009 - 1pm
Submitted on January 25, 2009 - 1pm
VXN: Karen Bass, the Speaker of the Assembly, recently named you as assistant majority leader and appointed you as the first chair to the newly created Select Committee on Renewable Energy. Elaborate on what such responsibilities include.
Submitted on January 25, 2009 - 1pm
As the treasurer for one of the world’s largest economies and as a boardmember at two of the country’s largest public pensions, CalPERS and CalSTRS, California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer remains committed to reforming the way that the state does business in the name of sustainability despite the recent failures of the financial markets.
Submitted on January 25, 2009 - 1pm
A taped message to the 2008 Governor’s Global Climate Summit from then newly-elected President Barack Obama, whose words announced a drastic sea change in the federal approach to climate change.
Submitted on October 21, 2008 - 2pm
The California Air Resources Board will approve the final version of the AB 32 Scoping Plan in December, setting in motion the United States' most ambitious legislative effort to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases to date and generating a whole new market for clean and green technology in California.
Submitted on October 21, 2008 - 11am
Germany's history of leadership in renewable energy development serves as an example for the growing renewable energy movement in the United States.
Submitted on October 21, 2008 - 11am
By leveraging a customer-service-oriented business model and an entrepreneurial spirit, Orb Energy, headquartered in Bangledor, India, is hoping to become a major player in India’s efforts to build its solar capacity.
Submitted on October 21, 2008 - 10am
Mike Marelli, manager of renewable contract origination for Southern California Edison, discusses his company's commitment to expanding and diversifying its renewable portfolio.
Submitted on October 21, 2008 - 10am
With significant renewable resources available, and a progressive population and local government, the city of Austin has become a model for building the diverse package of renewable procurement, efficiency measures, and public outreach that can achieve substantial results in carbon emissions reductions.
Submitted on March 30, 2008 - 2pm
Diane Wittenberg, former president of the California Climate Action Registry and current executive director of the newly formed Climate Registry, explains the importance of the Climate Registry's emissions reporting program.
Submitted on March 30, 2008 - 2pm
Lee Bailey, managing director of US Renewables Group, discusses his company's efforts to develop "scaleable" renewable solutions for our country’s vast energy needs.