The Mix
The MIX is a lively talk segment that brings together energy experts, celebrities, lawmakers and more, to sit down and discuss the energy issues that impact your life.
The Mix: EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson
energyNOW! exclusively talks to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson about oil and gas drilling and greenhouse-gas regulations for power plants.
The Mix: NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko
energyNOW! sits down with NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko to discuss the U.S. response to the meltdown of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant, radioactive waste storage and upcoming decisions about new nuclear reactor construction.
The Mix: Revenge of the Electric Car
energyNOW! talks to Paine about how the auto industry has shifted gears to view EVs as a business opportunity instead of a threat.
The Mix: How Can America Compete in the Global Energy Race?
energyNOW! discusses how America can compete in the global energy race in the face of reduced funding with Robert Bryce of the Manhattan Institute and Amanda Little, author of Power Hungry.
The Mix: ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar
energyNOW! talks with ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar about the energy challenges America faces from other countries and how the U.S. can “out-innovate” its competitors to spur new economic growth.
The Mix: U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Clean Energy
In the second half of a one-on-one interview, energyNOW! talks to Energy Secretary Secretary Chu about the Obama administration’s plan to improve the outlook for clean energy in America.
The Mix: U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Keystone XL
energyNOW! sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu to discuss his views on the Keystone XL pipeline, the growing global demand for oil, and the environmental impacts of oil-sands development.
The Mix: Interview with Philippe Cousteau
energyNOW! speaks with environmental advocate Phillipe Cousteau about how to restore oceans and seas threatened by climate change and other environmental hazards.
The Mix: Cyber-terrorism's Threat
Former CIA Director James Woolsey about the security measures being used to counter the threat and how smart grid technology could make the country more susceptible to attack.
The Mix: The Debt Deal's Energy Impact
Former U.S. Senators Trent Lott (R-MS) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) of the Bipartisan Policy Center discuss the debt deal’s fallout for U.S. energy policy, and their own plan for moving the nation toward cleaner and more secure sources of energy.
The Mix: The Future of Coal
Anchor Thalia Assuras talks with the Sierra Club's Bruce Nilles, head of the environmental group's "Beyond Coal" campaign, and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity's Evan Tracey about coal's future in the U.S.
The Mix: Fred Upton on SPR Release: Can it Make a Difference?
Thalia Assuras speaks with Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to discuss whether the current oil price fluctuations justify the SPR release.
The Mix: Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Michael Burgess
Our panelists discuss what's behind high oil and gasoline prices and what can be done to lower them.
The Mix: Green Cities
What will it take for other cities to become as sustainable as Greensburg, Kansas?
The Mix: U.S. Rep. Joe Barton: The Light Bulb Ban
Texas Republican Congressman Joe Barton explains his plan to repeal the 2007 law requiring lights to become more efficient.
The Mix: Interview with Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) discusses how China's energy policies affect the U.S.
The Mix: Interview with Harry Shearer
Actor and environmental Advocate Harry Shearer discusses how the Gulf region has responded in the year since the oil spill.
The Mix: Offshore Drilling Safety
Our panelists discuss the president's push to increase domestic production and Cuba's new offshore plans.
The Mix: American Energy Innovators
Planet Forward’s recent nationwide contest to identify and promote America’s top energy innovators, including the contest’s winner, Sungevity founder Danny Kennedy.
The Mix: Are More EVs in Our Future?
Our panelists discuss whether Americans will embrace electric vehicles by 2020.
The Mix: Interviews with EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard and Sen. John Kerry
The chief climate officer for the European Union and the lead sponsor of Senate climate legislation discuss whether the U.S. is to blame for failed climate negotiations.
The Mix: Interview with Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
energyNOW! interviews U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman on several national energy policy issues.
The Mix: The Future of Green Jobs
Job growth from clean energy technologies occupies a controversial position in U.S. economic policy.
The Mix: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
Sec. LaHood discusses the ambitious proposals by the Obama administration on America's transportation sector.
The Mix: Nuclear Power's Future
How should the U.S. react to the nuclear crisis in Japan?
The Mix: Nuclear Safety and Regulation
What Americans can learn from the Japanese nuclear crisis.
The Mix: Handling a Nuclear Crisis
How is the U.S. government responding to Japan's nuclear crisis?
The Mix: Release the Reserves?
Our panelists debate whether to tap into the nation's strategic petroleum reserve.
The Mix: Federal Government's Role in Fracking Safety
Congressmen Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) debate the government’s role in regulating shale gas development, water safety and environmental health.
The Mix: Pennsylvania - Fracking's Epicenter, Part 1
Our panel takes a look at Pennsylvania, the national capital of hydraulic fracturing. The state has experienced a huge economic boom and potentially huge environmental contamination.
The Mix: Pennsylvania - Fracking's Epicenter, Part 2
Our panel takes a look at Pennsylvania, the national capital of hydraulic fracturing. The state has experienced a huge economic boom and potentially huge environmental contamination.
The Mix: Interview with New York Times reporter Ian Urbina
New York Times reporter Ian Urbina discusses his investigation of hydraulic fracturing.
The Mix: Nuclear Nation
Is nuclear energy clean and safe? How does it fit into America's energy future? Our panelists discuss.
The Mix: 2012 Budget Battle
The 2012 budget battle will impact every aspect of U.S. energy and climate policy and have wide-reaching economic impacts.
The Mix: Extreme Weather
Our Mix panelists debate the role of climate change in recent severe weather around the globe.
The Mix: The Crisis in Egypt
How will the political crisis in Egypt affect affect U.S. oil prices and energy policy?
The Mix: Barrasso and Blumenauer on the State of the Union
Sen John Barrasso, R-WY, and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-OR, react to President Obama's State of the Union address.
The Mix: Should the U.S. Invest in Clean Energy Jobs?
Our panelists debate whether clean energy jobs can stimulate the economy.
The Mix: Reaction to the Oil Spill Report
Details from the presidential oil spill commission's final report and reaction from both commissioners and the oil industry.
The Mix: Deepwater Drilling & Energy Jobs
Rep. Joe Barton, R-TX believes it's safe to start deepwater drilling again in the Gulf of Mexico, but Rep. Jay Inslee, D-WA, says not so fast.
The Mix: Barton & Inslee Debate Drilling & Jobs for 2011
Rep. Joe Barton, R-TX believes it's safe to start deepwater drilling again in the Gulf of Mexico, but Rep. Jay Inslee, D-WA, says not so fast.
The Mix: The State of Science
Where does energy and climate science stand in the United States, and where is it headed? Three of the nation's top scientific minds discuss the issues on energyNOW!
The Mix: Clean Air Act's Legacy and Future in GHG Regulations
Two former EPA officials discuss whether the EPA should use the Clean Air Act as a GHG emissions fighting tool and whether opponents's efforts to fight those regulations will succeed.
The Mix: Todd Stern on the Cancun Talks, Climate Policy and the Future of World Negotiations
In his first interview since the U.N. talks in Cancun, U.S. Climate Envoy Todd Stern spoke exclusively with Chief Correspondent Tyler Suiters about the state of climate policy and the intricacies of dealing with emerging nations.
The Mix: Global Climate Aid Policy
Jake Schmidt of NRDC, actress Daryl Hannah, and climate scientist Roy Spencer debate the idea of climate aid to developing nations.
The Mix: Is the Public Cooling to Global Warming?
Our Mix panelists discuss why the public seemingly cares less about climate issues than they did a few years ago and whether this change is justified.
The Mix: "Cool It," the right attitude toward climate change?
Panelists Bjorn Lomborg, Gloria Reuben and Daniel Weiss discuss Lomborg's film "Cool It" and whether it strikes the right tone about global warming.
THE MIX: Carbon Capture and Storage
This week's Mix looks at Carbon Capture and Storage, or CCS, a way of taking carbon from a coal fired power plant and injecting it into the ground.
The Mix: China's Growing Energy Use
Our Mix panelists this week discuss what China's increasing energy demands mean for the U.S.
The Mix: Post-Election Energy Politics
David Roberts of Grist, Tyson Slocum of Public Citizen, and Andy Karsner of Manifest Energy debate what they think the future national energy policy after the recent election.
The Mix: Clean Energy Jobs, the Stimulus and China
Ken Green of AEI, Van Jones of the Center for American Progress and Denise Bode of AWEA debate a slew of campaign ads accusing Democratic congressmen of sending clean energy jobs to China.
The Mix: Pipelines, Mountaintop Mining and the Elections
Pipeline safety, the future of mountaintop removal mining and energy issues in the midterm elections are the topics of the week for climate blogger Joe Romm, author Robert Bryce and energy lawyer Sheila Hollis.
The Mix: Don Cheadle talks Prop 23 and climate change
Actor/activist Don Cheadle discusses the arguments for and against rolling back California's landmark climate law, and how Americans can help fight the effects of climate change thousands of miles away.
The Mix: Climate Deal & Environmental Advocacy
Eileen Claussen, Aimee Christensen, and David Kreutzer discuss prospects for a global climate deal and a controversial video that uses exploding children to advocate for the fight against climate change.
The Mix: America's Oil Dependence
Watch T. Boone Pickens, Sen Tom Carper, D.-Del., and Sara Banaszak discuss what the U.S. will have to do if it wants to wean its dependence off foreign oil
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