energy

Disaster and Preparedness in the Ring of Fire

Chris Goldfinger at work
Chris Higgins
Kathryn Higley
Date: 
April 1, 2011 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Chris Goldfinger, Professor of Marine Geology and Geophysics at the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, OSU
Speaker(s): 
Chris Higgins, Professor of Marine Geology and Geophysics at the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, OSU
Speaker(s): 
Kathryn Higley, Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics, OSU's College of Engineering

The recent triple disaster in Japan – earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown – shocked and horrified the world. It also left Japan’s neighbors along the Ring of Fire wondering: Could what happened in Japan happen here? Are we prepared if it does?

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Energy Conservation in Oregon

A Strategy For Saving Money, Creating Jobs and Protecting the Environment
Tom Eckman
Margie Harris
Date: 
July 16, 2010 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Tom Eckman, Manager, Conservation Resources, Northwest Power
Speaker(s): 
Margie Harris, Executive Director, Energy Trust of Oregon

Since 1982, when the Northwest Power and Conservation Council completed its first Northwest Power Plan, the Northwest has reduced its electricity use through investments in energy efficiency by 3,900 average megawatts – enough to power four cities the size of Seattle. Northwest consumers would have paid $2.3 billion more for that electricity, and greenhouse gas emissions would have been 15 million tons higher in 2008 alone.

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Nuclear Power in a Carbon-Regulated World

Date: 
May 14, 2010 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Paul Lorenzini, CEO, NuScale Power Inc.

Nuclear power generation is attracting renewed attention worldwide. Developing nations such as China and India are focusing on nuclear power in their quest for new sources of energy. Developed nations, already consumers of large amounts of energy, need more for growing demand and replacement of plants that emit carbon dioxide.

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Humans, Earth and Energy

Green Markets and Environmental Entrepreneurship
Margie Gardner, CEO, Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Date: 
February 19, 2010 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Margie Gardner, CEO, Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Environmentalists have historically used preservation and regulation as their two primary tools for solving environmental problems. More recently, the use of markets – which often reduce costs and stimulate innovation – have been added to their tool kit.

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The Changing Politics of Washington

Rebuilding, Renewing, and Recovering
Date: 
December 5, 2008 - 12:15pm
Speaker(s): 
Earl Blumenauer

Hope. Change. Yes we can. President-elect Barack Obama built his campaign around these three concepts. What kinds of changes, if any, can American’s realistically hope for from the new administration?

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Oregon's LNG Future?

Date: 
July 18, 2008 - 5:00pm
Speaker(s): 
Joe Desmond
Speaker(s): 
Brent Foster

Demand for natural gas has been increasing in Oregon as its population grows and businesses and utilities increase their need for energy. Most natural gas in Oregon currently comes from Canada and the Rocky Mountain states, but those sources are being partially redirected. If current trends continue, Oregon will need new supply to keep up with new demand. Establishing liquid natural gas facilities in Oregon, importing LNG from overseas and building new pipelines have been proposed as solutions to this issue. But is LNG the most cost-effective and sustainable answer?

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Today's Energy Decisions - Tomorrow's Reality

Examining the Viability of Current Energy Alternatives
Date: 
November 16, 2007 - 4:00pm
Speaker(s): 
Gerald Sheble

The present energy situation is an adventure similar to the start of the information age – both in its complexity and in the extraordinary and unpredictable ways our responses may ultimately transform the world. As demand for oil outstrips production, an almost bewildering array of alternatives has appeared. Several bills in Congress and in the state Legislature support a spectrum of possible energy
options, including bio-fuels, wind, nuclear, solar, wave and geothermal.

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