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PUBLIC OPINION POLLS THIS YEAR FIND AMERICANS FAR MORE CONCERNED ABOUT ENERGY AND GAS PRICES EVEN... |
| 00:06:09 |
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THANK YOU, MISS SMITH, FOR THAT WARM INTRODUCTION. GOOD AFTERNOON. WHEN A GREAT NATION FACES GREAT... |
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ON YOUR LAST POINT, IS THERE ONE THING THAT THE NEXT PRESIDENT COULD DO TO SIGNAL TO THE COUNTRY THAT... |
| 00:28:52 |
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WELL, MANY PEOPLE SAY -- AND I AGREE -- THAT ENERGY USE AVOIDED IS ENERGY GAINED. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT... |
| 00:29:20 |
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SO ON THAT POINT THE GOVERNMENT COULD SAY, WE'RE ONLY DEALING WITH BUSINESSES THAT MEET SOME ENERGY... |
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WELL, YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNMENT BUILDS BUILDINGS. CONTRACTORS COULD BE ASKED TO MEET CERTAIN BUILDING... |
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SO IF THE REPORTERS IN THE ROOM ARE GOING TO BE INTERVIEWING THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, WHAT THREE... |
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THAT'S A QUESTION. |
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WHAT ARE TWO OTHERS? [LAUGHTER] |
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ARE YOU GOING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD IN A TRUE WAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY FROM MULTIPLE... |
| 00:31:11 |
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WHEN YOU SAY LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE SUBSIDIES THAT ARE PROVIDED FOR ETHANOL?... |
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YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SUBS DISTHAT ARE INHERENTLY IN ANY NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ARENAS. THEY ARE LOAN GUARANTEES... |
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PLEASE DO. |
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TO POINT A FINGER AT. [LAUGHTER] |
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I'LL PICK ONE THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE ENERGY MIX WHICH COMES FROM MY OWN BACKGROUND. I THINK... |
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WE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS WHO HAVE ASKED ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER ALONG THESE LINES. WHY HAVEN'T AMERICANS... |
| 00:33:01 |
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WELL, OTHER COUNTRIES IN MANY WAYS HAVE HAD LESS OPTIONS, FEWER OPTIONS THAN THE U.S. HAS HAD, LESS... |
| 00:35:50 |
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LET ME ANSWER THE LAST PART OF YOUR QUESTION FIRST. HAVING BEEN A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AND HAVING RUN... |
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MAYBE YOU COULD SHOW US HOW THAT KIND OF CONSENSUS CAN BE REACHED OR OVERCOME WITH AN ILLUSTRATION... |
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WELL, WE AGREE ON SO MUCH. [LAUGHTER] |
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AND I THINK WE'VE LAID OUT A CONSENSUS DOCUMENT THAT ACTUALLY COVERS A BROAD RANGE. AND THE VERY FACT... |
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A CONFER SAYS, IF NUCLEAR POWER IS REALLY GOING TO BE PART OF THE NEXT ENERGY PLAN, WHAT CAN BE DONE... |
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IF THERE IS NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION, BASED ON FISSION, NUCLEAR CYCLE, THERE WILL BE NUCLEAR WASTE,... |
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DO YOU AGREE WITH THE NRC'S ASSESSMENT THAT THE SPENT FUEL CAN SAFELY BE STORED ONSITE FOR THAT LONG... |
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YES. I BELIEVE THAT IT CAN BE. WE ACTUALLY CONSTANTLY REVISITED THE WASTE CONFIDENCE DECISION WHEN... |
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AMERICA'S ELECTRICAL GRID DATES FROM THE 1940s, WHAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE TO THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE... |
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WELL, IN THE SHORT AND IMMEDIATE TERM, WE ACTUALLY NEED TO INCREASE THE DENSITY OF HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION... |
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AND THE INTEROPERABILITY, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT ONLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN STEP IN TO REQUIRE... |
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TYPICALLY, FERC HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR LONG-RANGE -- THE FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCY COMMISSION,... |
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THE QUESTIONER SAYS, DO YOU ENDORSE A CARBON TAX? DO YOU ENDORSE A TEN-YEAR GOAL OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE?... |
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WELL, I THINK WHERE ONE IS TALKING ABOUT A CARBON TAX OR A CAP AND TRADE OR SOME OTHER KIND OF TRADING... |
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE IDEA OF TAKING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE U.S. AG SUBSIDIES AND SAYING ANYBODY... |
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WELL, IN FACT, THINGS LIKE THAT ARE HAPPENING NOW IN THE SENSE THAT -- THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES... |
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HOW SHOULD AMERICANS BEHAVE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO WORK TOWARD ENERGY SECURITY? AND SHOULD DEVELOPERS... |
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YES. [LAUGHTER] |
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YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN AREA CALLED BUILT ECOLOGY WHICH WE HAPPEN TO HAVE A FOCUS IN AT THE POLYTECHNIC... |
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SPEAKING OF THE COUNCIL, IT'S A LARGELY BUSINESS-ORIENTED ORGANIZATION. WHAT HAS IT DONE TO EDUCATE... |
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WELL, IT'S DONE A LOT. I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, THE INITIATIVE ITSELF HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER, AS WE INDICATED,... |
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IF INDEED THERE IS A LOT GOING ON, HOW COME WE SEE SO FEW E85 TANKS IN THE COUNTRY? |
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E85 IS ONE THING. AND AS I SAID AT THE OUTSET, THIS IS A COMPLEX ISSUE. AND IT REQUIRES A COMPLEXITY... |
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A QUESTION SENT IN WAS AMERICANS COULD SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GAS BY TELECOMMUTING. HOW AMENABLE... |
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I CAN'T GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC NUMBER IN TERMS OF HOW MANY BUT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT FOR YOU. BUT, IN FACT,... |
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IF AMERICAN COMPANIES IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE FUEL STANDARDS IN THE LONG RUN, HOW WILL COMPANIES STAY... |
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WELL, IT TURNS OUT THAT A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES AND COMPANIES THAT EMANATE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ALREADY... |
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THE QUESTION SAYS, IF EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT RENEWABLES, WHY IS CONGRESS RELUCTANT TO PASS AN EXTENSION... |
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I NEVER ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY CONGRESS DOES OR DOES NOT DO CERTAIN THINGS. [LAUGHTER] |
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HOW ABOUT A LITTLE SPECULATION? |
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WELL, AT THE MOMENT, CONGRESS PROBABLY HAS OTHER THINGS ON ITS MIND WITH ITS MEMBERS WORKING TO BE... |
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THE QUESTION SAYS, LAST YEAR PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNED THE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT, WHICH... |
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AS I SAID, I CAN'T SPEAK TO POLITICAL WILL, BUT I CAN SPEAK TO OPPORTUNITY AND POTENTIAL MANDATE.... |
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DOES AMERICA HAVE -- YOU MENTIONED THIS A LITTLE BIT BUT THE QUESTIONER, I GUESS, IS HUNGRY FOR A... |
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WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I ON MULTIPLE FRONTS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT FOR A NUMBER... |
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WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME BUT BEFORE ASKING THE LAST QUESTION, A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO REMIND... |
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THANK YOU. |
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AND NOW FOR THE LAST QUESTION. YOUR FONDNESS OF HONEY BEES FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD, I WONDER IF YOU HAD... |
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WELL, WHAT MISS SMITH IS TALKING ABOUT IS WHAT'S CALLED CCD. IT STANDS FOR COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER... |
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THANK YOU, SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] |
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THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, DR. JOHNSON, FOR COMING. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND THE NATIONAL... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
