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Dr. Ernie Moniz - MIT Energy Initiative
INTERVIEW CLIPS
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Benefits of Efficiency
"They're good for the climate, good for security, good for your pocketbook"
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Natural Gas
"What a valuable and flexible commodity it is"
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Energy Storage Options
"There is physical storage, chemical storage, but also you could store in fuels"
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Complex World of Energy
"This is not a deft, fast-adpating system -- but it's the one we need to innovate within"
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Siting and Transmission for Wind Power
"Everbody likes the idea of carbon free energy, but there are issues of sight lines"
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Biofuels
"Cost reduction is as true for biofuels as it is for solar"
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Nuclear Waste
"The preferred approach should be managing spent nuclear fuel for at least 100 years"
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Carbon Price
"In the end, that is the direction we need to go in"
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Economic and Environmental Effects of Energy Security
"It's certainly a myth that if we stopped importing oil, oil prices would go down"
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Benefits of Electric Cars
"There's another kind of pollution: noise"
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Dominance of Oil
"The real problem today is we have no choice for our transportation fuel"
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Necessity and Cost of Carbon Capture
"We simply have to figure out a way to employ coal"
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Pros and Cons of Solar
"Solar tends to be on when you want it"
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Hydraulic Fracturing
"We need a scientific evaluation, then whatever measures are required will be taken"
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Exploring New Nuclear and Other Technologies
"The government should be supporting these low carbon options"
FULL INTERVIEW
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Dr. Ernie Moniz, MIT Energy Initiative
     

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