Sierra Club Director to Chevron CEO: 'Get Out of the Way' on Energy Reform

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/10/Chevron__Sierra_Club_Drilling_for_Common_Ground

Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope debates Chevron CEO Dave O'Reilly about reducing emissions 20-25% by 2050. Pope argues Americans can do much better with new technology. Both executives agree that cleaner burning natural gas must replace dirty coal.

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Chevron and the Sierra Club both see renewable fuels as a growing part of our future. Yet as the world transitions to a low-carbon economy, they have different views on how that change should occur and who should bear the costs.

Higher taxes? Voluntary conservation and efficiency? Government mandates?

In their first-ever public conversation, O'Reilly and Pope discuss balancing energy and the environment in the 21st century. - The Commonwealth Club of California

Carl Pope is the Executive Director of the Sierra Club, an American environmental organization founded by conservationist pioneer John Muir in 1892. Pope was appointed to his position as Executive Director in 1992, the club's centennial.

David J. O'Reilly, age 62, has been chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Chevron since January 2000. Prior Positions Held: O'Reilly was vice chairman of the board of Chevron from 1998 until 1999. He was a vice president of Chevron from 1991 until 1998. He was president of Chevron Products Company from 1994 until 1998. He was a senior vice president and chief operating officer of Chevron Chemical Company from 1989 until 1991. Other Directorships and Memberships: American Petroleum Institute; Peterson Institute for International Economics; the Business Council; the Business Roundtable; JPMorgan International Council; World Economic Forum's International Business Council; the National Petroleum Council; the American Society of Corporate Executives; the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals International Advisory Board.

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[rocketsredglare101]

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[DeletedDelusion]

Now let's see if a handshake means something to a Chevron CEO....

[AVTPro]

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