Shirley Ann Jackson - The Future of U.S. Energy Policy

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Partner:: C-SPAN
Location:: National Press Club Speech
Washington, D.C.
Event Date:: 09.09.08
Speaker:: Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
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Summary: Council on Competitiveness Vice Chair Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, talked about how the U.S. can achieve energy security, stimulate energy innovation and job growth, and protect the environment.

The "First 100 Days" energy action plan, designed to guide the next president and Congress, was devised by more than 200 corporate CEOs, labor leaders, university presidents and other energy experts - Council on Competitiveness

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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson

The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., is President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in Troy, New York. She has held senior leadership positions in government, industry, research, and academe. Her research and policy focus includes energy security and the national capacity for innovation, including addressing the "Quiet Crisis" of looming gaps in the science, technology, and engineering workforce and reduced support for basic research. A theoretical physicist, she was chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1995-1999). She is a Vice Chairman of the Council on Competitiveness and co-chairs its Energy Security, Innovation and Sustainability initiative. She is past President (2004) and Chairman of the Board (2005) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the American Philosophical Society, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Physical Society, and AAAS. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the NYSE Euronext, serves on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and as a director of IBM, FedEx, Marathon Oil, Medtronic, and PSEG. She also is a member of the Board of the Council on Foreign Relations. Calling her a "national treasure," the National Science Board selected her as its 2007 Vannevar Bush Award recipient for "a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education, and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy."

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59 min 51 sec

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01.: Moderator Introduction

03 min 48 sec

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02.: Dr. Jackson Opening Remarks

02 min 01 sec

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03.: ESIS First 100 Days Action Plan

02 min 12 sec

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04.: Growth in Global Energy Consumption

05 min 17 sec

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05.: Focus on Energy Security - National Self-Sufficiency

02 min 46 sec

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06.: Highlights of the ESIS Energy Action Plan

08 min 21 sec

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07.: Energy Security is the Challenge for the Next Administration

01 min 50 sec

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08.: Q1: Symbolic Act of the President in First 100 Days

01 min 32 sec

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09.: Q2: 3 Questions to Ask the Presidential Candidates

02 min 39 sec

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10.: Q3: Americans Embracing Nuclear Power

02 min 28 sec

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11.: Q4: Why Include Controversial Energy Sources?

02 min 55 sec

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12.: Q5: Nuclear Energy Waste

03 min 13 sec

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13.: Q6: Updating Electrical Grid

02 min 37 sec

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14.: Q7: Endorsing a Carbon Tax

02 min 22 sec

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15.: Q8: Individual Actions

01 min 22 sec

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16.: Q9: Council on Competitiveness Actions

01 min 51 sec

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17.: Q10: Telecommuting

01 min 27 sec

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18.: Q11: Company Investments

01 min 05 sec

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19.: Q12: Why Isn't Congress Working to Pass Renewables Extension?

02 min 39 sec

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20.: Q13: American Science Capitol

03 min 40 sec

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21.: Q14: Decline in Bee Population

03 min 46 sec

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Dr. Jackson Plans Energy Program for Next U.S. President

06 min 26 sec

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Shirley Jackson - Energy Security and the Next President

02 min 37 sec

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Shirley Ann Jackson - Nuclear May Solve Energy Security

02 min 57 sec

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