Renewable Energy and the Economy

April 1, 2009 - Dan Arvizu, director of the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, discusses the current state of renewable energy technology and implementation in the U.S., as well as potential advancements in the near future. The Energy Seminar meets during the academic year on Wednesdays, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. For a listing of upcoming Energy Seminar talks, please visit the events listing at the Woods Institute for the Environment website.

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[Dimitri0809]

Wall street conspired against this technology they waited to make heaps of money off fossil fuels up until peak oil. There time is now up and their time has come to step down.

[heartlessvietboy]

It is not renewable energy, it is natural energy.

[callmejon]

we are printing money and using them on the cost of environment / earth.

[choochinbigtime420]

@heartlessvietboy tomato ... tomato 

[mkno79]

nice video thanks!

lol @ random clapping 31:40