40 Years After the Arab Oil Embargo, Is America Much Better Off?

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🗓️ 24 October 2013

⏱️ 40 minutes

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It's been four decades since Arab oil producers shut off the oil spigot to America, creating price shocks, gas lines and economic hardship. It also spawned the modern political definitions for "energy security" and "energy independence." So 40 years later, are we really better off? The Gang will look at what's changed, and talk with an energy economist from the EIA about how the availability of information on energy has improved. We'll also take a look at the implications of California's new energy storage mandate, and discuss Arizona Public Service's admission that it gave money to political groups producing anti-solar ads. The Energy Gang is produced by Greentechmedia.com. The show features weekly discussion between energy futurist Jigar Shah, energy policy expert Katherine Hamilton and Greentech Editor Stephen Lacey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	For the
0:05.0	energy gang podcast from Green Tech Media. Welcome to the show.
0:17.0	I'm Stephen Lacey, Senior Editor with Green Tech Media, coming to you from Washington, D.C. as always.
0:25.3	With me are my two wonderful co-hosts.
0:27.6	At the other end of Washington is the always tactful Catherine Hamilton, energy policy expert and founder of 38 North Solutions.
0:35.2	What's the good word, Catherine, how are you?
0:37.3	Hey, it's another beautiful week in Washington, D.C.
0:40.4	The weather's just starting to get cooler, but I bet it's not as cool as where Jigger is right now.
0:45.0	That's right. Jigger is in Chicago at the Solar Power International Conference. He is an Energy Futurist, founder of Sun Edison, and author of the book Creating Climate Wealth.
0:56.0	Jigger, what's happening at SPI?
0:58.0	You're actually on the conference floor.
1:00.0	I am on the conference floor, and standing right across from me is the great
1:03.7	tour solar Fred Valenza the the big solar tweeter and PR and communication
1:10.0	specialist the marketing guru that's right how's the The show's great. I got to say that the energy
1:15.2	here is really, really high. People see this as a growing industry that's going to keep growing,
1:21.3	not the one that was blighted by cylindra a few years ago.
1:25.0	Excellent.
1:26.0	So if you hear a little bit of talking in the background, that's just because Jiggers on the show floor.
1:31.0	We are partially live from a public event so keep that in mind.
1:35.3	And between the three of us we've got decades of cumulative experience with energy
1:40.0	issues and we are adding another deep well of experience this week.
1:44.7	Joining us is our special guest Shirley Neff, a senior advisor at the Energy Information Administration
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