GM CEO Dan Akerson (3/7/12)
Climate One
Climate One
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🗓️ 8 March 2012
⏱️ 37 minutes
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| 0:30.1 | How will we power our future? Can we create a healthy and clean economy? Climate One at the |
| 0:36.1 | Commonwealth Club is at the forefront of the global debate about energy, |
| 0:39.6 | economy, and the environment. |
| 0:41.5 | Bringing together the brightest and most provocative leaders of our time, climate one is the place |
| 0:46.4 | where big ideas get heard. |
| 0:48.2 | With thoughtful and insightful discussions on policy, business, science, and culture, |
| 0:52.7 | Climate One founder Greg Dalton gets to the heart of the matter. |
| 0:56.3 | It's our future. It's time to come together. |
| 0:59.8 | Welcome to Climate One, a conversation about America's energy, economy, and environment. |
| 1:04.0 | I'm Greg Dalton. |
| 1:05.2 | Today we're talking about the U.S. economy and auto industry with General Motors chairman and CEO, Dan Ackerson. |
| 1:11.2 | Three years after the Obama administration bailed out the humble giant, a leaner General Motors |
| 1:16.3 | is firing on all cylinders and recently posted its most profitable year ever. |
| 1:22.0 | The new GM has paid back about half of the $50 billion it received from U.S. taxpayers, |
| 1:27.1 | but the government's remaining |
| 1:28.2 | 30 percent stake in the company could be seen as a financial and political liability. |
| 1:33.6 | Over the next hour, we'll discuss this American comeback story, as well as gas prices, fuel economy, |
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