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Unconventional Wisdom

Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 8:30am

Gas is above $3 a gallon; we're involved in two military campaigns in the Middle East; a quarter of our bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete; and there is little bipartisan cooperation on controlling greenhouse gases, energy policy, or funding the 2011 transportation bill. Everyone wants to change something about America's energy policy, but it's been largely static for 30 years.

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Smart Grid SOS

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 1:00pm

On July 13, the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative and the Energy POlicy Program co-hosted an event discussing Smart Grid policy. The US government has dedicated ARRA funds worth $11 billion towards modernizing the nation’s aging electricity grid by incorporating it with 2-way communication and intelligence, thus creating the Smart Grid.

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After the Stimulus, What's Next For Clean Tech?

Friday, April 23, 2010 - 9:00am

2010 will be a blockbuster year for the American Clean Tech industry as billions of dollars in Stimulus money draw in private capital and create tens of thousands of jobs. But when the money runs out, and without a price on carbon, what's next for Clean Tech? Join us to discuss what's at stake for America's Clean Economy and how policy makers can maintain the momentum of the Stimulus.

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Is Energy Independence Possible During Our Lifetime?

Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 8:30am

The promise of abundant, clean, renewable energy is now facing the reality of markets, technology limitations, and a disjointed policy environment. Can we scale existing or near term technologies to meet even a small fraction of our domestic electrical and liquid fuel needs? What are the revolutionary ideas on the horizon that have a chance of turning the hype into reality?

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Where's My Green Job?

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 4:00pm

California has 159,000 green jobs, according to recent analysis from NextTen.org, but we need more to really tackle California's scariest environment and infrastructure problems, and to provide jobs in the long term.

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On the Road to $200 Oil?

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 12:15pm

As President Obama finishes his first year in office, oil policy has been overshadowed by health care, the economy and national security concerns.  Outside the spotlight, a major rewrite is taking shape -- but are we moving fast enough to avoid a possible oil shock?

This panel discussion brings together experts on Detroit, international oil markets, and U.S. consumer behavior to game out where America's oil policy is heading, and where we're likely to find bumps in the road.

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Minding the Gap

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 9:15am

On December 2nd, New America Foundation launched its new Energy Advisory Council (EAC),

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Energy Security for American Families

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 1:15pm
On September 24, 2008, the New America Foundation’s Next Social Contract Initiative and Economic Growth Program hosted a panel discussion about the latest proposal in New America’s “Big Ideas” series: NAF Irvine Fellow Lisa Margonelli’s “Energy Security for American Families Initiative” (ESAF). New America’s Frank Micciche moderated the panel, which also included Dr.
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Is Energy Efficiency the Answer?

Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 10:30am

In an era of increasingly high oil and gas prices, concerns about CO2 emissions, and uncertainty about the security of supply, energy policy has come to dominate political discourse around the world. To date, the energy debate has centered largely on how to secure future energy supply and how to finance research into alternative sources of fuel. While these concerns are important, no energy policy will succeed without first mining our immense energy efficiency opportunities. After all, what's the point of increasing supplies that are destined to be wasted?

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California Event: Oil on the Brain

Thursday, April 5, 2007 - 1:00pm

Americans consume 10,000 gallons of gasoline a second: three gallons per person per day. New America Irvine Fellow Lisa Margonelli spent three years tracing the path that petroleum takes from oil fields far away to the gas tanks of California drivers. In her book Oil On the Brain she examines the history, chemistry, economics, politics and culture of oil to look at where our relationship to petroleum is taking us.

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