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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > November
> November 21, 2003:
Hour One: New Energy Policy / Diabetes News
This week, the House passed a mammoth energy bill--one that Senator
John McCain called a "leave no lobbyist behind" bill. As the vote
moves to the Senate, we'll take a look at the energy bill. What's
missing, and how will the new bill shape the national energy policy?
Plus, researchers reverse type 1 diabetes in mice: what does that
mean for people with the disease? Call in with your questions and
comments at 1-800-989-8255 (2-3 Eastern), and share your opinions
online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Harry Braun
President and CEO, Sustainable
Partners Inc
Chairman, Hydrogen Political Action
Committee
Advisory Board Member, International
Association of Hydrogen Energy
Author, The
Phoenix Project: Shifting from Oil to Hydrogen
Phoenix, Arizona
Vijay Vaitheeswaran
Energy and Environment Correspondent, Economist
magazine
Author, Power
to the People: How the Coming Energy Revolution Will Transform an
Industry, Change Our Lives, and Maybe Even Save the Planet
New York, New York
Denise Faustman
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Immunobiology Laboratories
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
- energy
.gov : DOE Home
Energy
- Petroleum, Oil, Gasoline, Crude, Natural Gas, Electric, ...
US
DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Home Page
American
Wind Energy Association
NEI
- The Nuclear Energy Institute
Home Energy Magazine Online
ACEEE
- American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Phoenix Project
homepage
Hydrogen
& Fuel Cell Letter
American Hydrogen Association
Regeneration
Of Insulin-producing Islets May Lead To Diabetes ...
Researchers
Cure Diabetes in Mice
Spleen
may provide diabetes cure
American
Diabetes Association
National
Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases ( ...
CDC
Diabetes Public Health Resource
Harvard
Medical School FOCUS - July 13, 2001
This segment produced by Karin
Vergoth and Annette Heist
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