[Mitworld] New: Joskow on Energy, Whitesides on the "Gathering Storm"

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[ECONOMICS: REGULATION AND DEREGULATION OF ENERGY SECTORS]

Joskow demystifies many aspects of the energy economy and addresses
regulation, price controls, and the end of utility monopolies.

SPEAKER:
Paul L. Joskow
Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics and Management
Director of the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research


PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/428/>

[QUOTE]
"The challenge for economists is to persuade policy makers that they
ought to increase the price of gas if they're concerned about vehicle
efficiency and our dependence on oil supplies, and encourage
alternatives to oil."
-- Paul L. Joskow


EVENT HOST: Energy Research Council <http://web.mit.edu/erc/index.html>

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[RISING ABOVE THE GATHERING STORM:
 ENERGIZING AND EMPLOYING AMERICA FOR A BRIGHTER ECONOMIC FUTURE]

George Whitesides refers to the recent National Academies report,
"Rising Above the Gathering Storm," as a "case study for how to catch
the attention of the government at a particular time."

SPEAKER:
George M. Whitesides
Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor of Chemistry,
Harvard University

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/432/>

[QUOTE]
"This report was different from the usual National Academy process. This
was more intuition -- get a group of smart people together and have them
come up with good ideas."
-- George M. Whitesides


EVENT HOST: Technology Review <http://www.technologyreview.com/>

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