Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google

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🗓️ 2 October 2008

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Where Would Google Drill? Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google Would “Drill, Baby, Drill” be part of Google’s vision for green energy? Yes, but not drilling for oil. CEO Schmidt says punching down into the Earth to capture natural and clean geothermal energy could help move the United States away from its dependence on petroleum. Google’s new energy plan also calls for a bold move into solar and wind power. It would cost $2.7 trillion through 2030. However, Schmidt says it would generate $2.1 trillion in energy savings. It would also create hundreds of thousands of jobs. And help fight global warming. This program was recorded in front of a live audience on October 1, 2008 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.7	Welcome to this podcast of Climate One at the Commonwealth Club. I'm Greg Dalton, founder of Climate One.
0:38.3	Climate One brings together thought leaders from around the world
0:41.3	to advance solutions to global warming.
0:43.3	The Commonwealth Club is a nonprofit, nonpartisan forum open to the public.
0:48.3	Join us online at commonwealth club.org.
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0:59.8	Welcome to today's meeting of the Commonwealth Club of California.
1:05.2	I'm Greg Dalton, vice president of the club, and founder of Climate One, a club initiative that convenes leaders from business, government, and civil society to advance solutions
1:10.3	to global warming.
1:11.7	Our distinguished guest today is Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google.
1:17.5	In 2001, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin recruited Eric from Novell,
1:23.0	where he led that company's strategic planning, management, and technology development as
1:28.3	chairman and CEO.
1:30.3	Along with Google's two founders, Eric shares responsibility for the juggernauts' day-to-day operations.
1:36.3	Prior to his appointment at Novell, Eric was chief technology officer at Sun Microsystems, where
1:42.3	he led the development of the Java programming language.
1:46.4	He previously held positions at the famed Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Xerox Park, and Bell Laboratories.
1:55.4	He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and a PhD in computer science from the University of California at Berkeley.
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