The Future of Coal Under Carbon Cap and Trade
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming - The Future of Coal Under Carbon Cap and Trade - As Congress turns its eye towar… read more
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming - The Future of Coal Under Carbon Cap and Trade - As Congress turns its eye toward global warming legislation this fall, Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will host Governor Dave Freudenthal of Wyoming, the CEO of American Electric Power, and other experts for a hearing exploring how to maintain coal as part of the energy mix for America and the world, while avoiding dangerous global warming. Chairman Markey and the rest of the Select Committee will learn about advanced coal technologies like carbon capture and storage, and how a framework for cutting emissions could affect the development and deployment of this technology and the future of coal-fired power plants. Witnesses: Governor Dave Freudenthal, Wyoming; Michael Morris, Chairman and CEO, American Electric Power; Carl Bauer, Director, Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory; David Ha close
This video was obtained from the Congress and may be encoded at a different quality than C-SPAN uses for hearings covered with its own cameras. Also, the video might not start at the beginning of the hearing and much of the data normally added to the C‑SPAN.org for committee hearings may not be available.
People in this video
More PeopleHosting Organization
Related Video
-
The Business Opportunity in a Low-Carbon Energy Economy
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming - The Business Opportunity in a Low-Carbon Energy Economy - A…
-
The Grass is Greener: The Future of Biofuels
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming - The Grass is Greener: The Future of Biofuels - Edward J. Ma…
-
Voluntary Carbon Offsets--Getting What You Pay For
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming - Voluntary Carbon Offsets--Getting What You Pay For - Part 1…
-
Plugging into Energy Independence with 150 MPG Vehicles
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming - Plugging into Energy Independence with 150 MPG Vehicles - C…