C1 Revue: Power Plays

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4.7 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2015

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Despite soggy prices the outlook for American oil and gas is still promising. Cycles of boom and bust have always been part of the energy industry, which delivers big profits. At the same time, clean energy is creating jobs and clean communities. Rooftop solar for home owners is increasing rapidly and electric cars are gaining cache. In this episode of Climate One’s National Magazine we are looking at the power brokers who are moving the ball forward on renewable energy and those still making a bundle on fossil fuels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Right, time to get you pet insurance with pet jevity.
0:03.3	Whoa!
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0:11.1	Meow!
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0:17.7	Look for pet jevity wherever you shop online for insurance.
0:21.6	The vet video calls if your pet is in need of urgent medical assistance, contact your local
0:25.9	vet immediately. Visit petjavity.co.uk for full details.
0:30.6	Hey podcast listeners. This is Greg Dalton. You're listening to our new C1 review, a podcast
0:35.8	connecting highlights from three shows. Thanks for joining
0:38.4	our conversation.
0:47.7	This is Climate One, a conversation about powering America's future. I'm Greg Dalton.
0:56.7	Today we're looking at what cheap oil means for America and the climate that supports the economy. The reduction in oil price generally is a marvelous
1:04.0	boon. I think it adds something like $40 billion to our GDP. But we're also seeing the new low
1:09.9	prices lead to a surge in demand for SUVs again.
1:13.2	Ideas are bubbling up for how to help our pocketbooks and protect the land, air, and oceans
1:18.1	at the same time. One way is to pay for emitting carbon pollution. If we think that policies are
1:24.9	coming on climate change, putting a price on carbon is the most
1:28.8	cost effective, the most efficient, the most direct way to do this.
1:31.9	Up next on Climate One.
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