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Viewpoints
 How will energy change in the future? How will it be generated and transmitted, conserved or consumed? The DVD Viewpoints are presented as an interactive menu of interview clips from a variety of stakeholders and experts in the field. Students can examine perspectives from a politician, engineer, researcher, environmentalist, entrepreneur, and more.
* Choose a Viewpoint to view, then select from one of the clips provided on that individual's menu. Once the clip is finished playing, you will automatically return to the menu.
Explore More: The Future of Energy Viewpoints
Senator
Senator Tom Harkin, (D) IA
What should government be doing to prepare for the future of energy? Listen in on Senator Harkin’s position. |
Fossil Fuels Professor
Tony Kovczek, Professor, Petroleum Engineering, Stanford University, CA
What’s the future for fossil fuels? Explore Professor Kovscek’s perspective on coal’s role and more. |
Geothermal Spokesperson
Sandy Turner, Spokesperson, The Geysers Geothermal Field, CA
Sandy Turner is fired up about geothermal power. Find out how this hot resource helps satisfy California’s energy appetite. |
Biomass Researcher
Norm Olson, Biomass Researcher, Biomass Energy Conversion Facility (BECON), Nevada, IA
Biomass is one of Iowa’s most abundant energy resources. Find out what BECON is doing to make the most of Iowa’s "leftovers." |
Environmentalist
Mike Kappus, Environmentalist / Business Owner, Rosebud Agency, San Francisco, CA
Find out how and why businessman Mike Kappus invested in the environment. |
Power Company Spokesperson
Kevin Waetke, Corporate Communications, MidAmerican Energy, Des Moines, IA
Why would a big power company push customers to conserve? Get the bottom line from Mid-American’s main spokesman. |
Solar Entrepreneur
Frank Jeffrey, President, Iowa Thin Film Technologies, Ames, IA
This entrepreneur is in the thick of "thin film" solar cell manufacturing. Explore more about Frank Jeffrey’s take on the future of energy. |
Hydropower Superintendent
David Elschlager, Superintendent of Administration, Ameren Hydropower Plant, Keokuk, IA
Water keeps the power flowing at David Elschlager’s plant. Hear how hydropower fits into the future of energy. |
Nuclear Industry Manager
Bruce Lacy, Duane Arnold Energy Center, Palo, IA
Will nuclear power continue to be a force in the future? Bruce Lacy speaks for Iowa’s only nuclear facility. |
Energy Consultant
Tom Wind, Energy Consultant, Storm Lake, IA
Are the answers to our energy problems blowing in the wind? Tom Wind (yes that’s his real name) evaluates the resource. |
Researcher
Brent Barker, Researcher / Manager of Corporate Communications, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA
What issues will affect the future of energy? Let an expert from one of the nation’s leading energy industry think tanks fill you in. |
Energy Data Analyst
Angela Chen, Energy Data Analyst, Energy Bureau, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
How will Iowa prioritize the state’s energy needs? Hear from the agency in charge of taking the state into the future. |
Policy Expert
David Hurd, Co-Chair, Iowa Energy Policy Task Force
How should the state of Iowa prepare for the future of energy? Hear what the state’s energy policy task force focused on. |
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