What is the future of renewable energy in America?

LISTEN

Embed | Help

Copy and paste the HTML below to embed this audio onto your web page.

Audio player code:
<iframe title="minnesota_news_programs_2010_08_27_midday_midday_hour_2_20100827_64s_player" type="text/html" width="319" height="83" src="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/syndicate.php?name=minnesota/news/programs/2010/08/27/midday/midday_hour_2_20100827_64" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>

sponsor:

Ted Turner, T. Boone Pickens, and Thomas Friedman gather at the 7th annual American Renewable Energy Day conference in Aspen, Colorado to discuss how to wean America of its dependence on foreign oil.

Guests

• Thomas Friedman: Foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times and the author of several best-selling books, including "Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How it Can Renew America."
• Ted Turner: Media mogul and philanthropist. Turner created both TBS and CNN. He's become known for his philanthropic efforts, including his donations to the United Nations. He's also the largest private land owner in the United States.
• T. Boone Pickens: Texas oilman and one of the richest people in America. Pickens founded the company that later became Mesa Petroleum. He's recently turned his attention to renewable energy and has spent millions of dollars on the expansion of wind energy.

Broadcast Dates

• Midday, 08/27/2010, 12:00 p.m.