The King of Coal, Prince of Wind? Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming

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🗓️ 25 January 2010

⏱️ 66 minutes

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The King of Coal, Prince of Wind? Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming With America’s largest deposits of coal and uranium, Wyoming sends massive amounts of energy to California and the rest of the country. Governor Freudenthal is trying to chart a new path for an extraction state where half the people don’t believe global warming is real. He’s looking to cleaner ways of using coal and believes natural gas is a winner, for fueling transportation or generating electricity. Wind power also holds promise, while getting it to market without trampling on endangered species and testy landowners is a challenge. Can California technology and innovation help illuminate the way? Join us for a special opportunity to discuss America’s energy future with the down-to-earth chief executive of this powerhouse state. This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on January 21, 2010 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.0	your story. Welcome to this podcast of Climate One at the Commonwealth Club. I'm Greg Dalton, founder of
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0:39.0	together thought leaders from around the world to advance solutions to global warming.
0:44.0	The Commonwealth Club is a non-profit, non-partisan forum open to the public. Join us online at
0:50.1	commonwealthclub.org. Welcome to Climate One at the Commonwealth Club.org.
0:57.1	Welcome to Climate One at the Commonwealth Club.
1:01.7	I'm Greg Dalton, founder of Climate One, a leadership dialogue on energy, the economy, and environment.
1:07.0	Wyoming has America's largest reserves of coal and uranium, making it a key player in the national debate about the country's energy future.
1:10.0	30 states are powered in part by energy that comes out of the ground in Wyoming,
1:14.3	and there are plans to build a power line from there and other Rocky Mountain states
1:17.9	to deliver as much as 12,000 megawatts of energy to California.
1:22.3	Here to discuss those issues and much more is Wyoming Governor Dave Friedenthal.
1:26.8	Please give him a warm Commonwealth Club welcome.
1:29.2	Thank you.
1:35.4	Governor, welcome to Climate One.
1:36.9	Thank you for coming.
1:37.6	You bet. Thank you.
1:38.9	So let's establish a baseline.
1:42.2	Is climate change real and is it caused by human activity?
1:47.0	The answer is yes. The answer to the second question is yes, but nobody has been quite
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