Friday, September 26th, 2008

Energy News

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A map showing natural gas distributuion pipelines across the country. EIA image

When the financial bailout plan was announced earlier this week, why did the price of oil shoot up? In this segment, we'll take a look at energy and our economy, including the latest on the renewable energy tax credit extended by the Senate this week. Plus with energy prices a top issue this season, we'll get a roundup of other current energy news -- from new stores specializing in solar energy, to those television ads featuring cars running on natural gas.

Guests

Martin Hoffert
Professor Emeritus, Physics
New York University
New York, New York

Amy Myers Jaffe
Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies
Associate Director, Rice Energy Program
Rice University
Houston, Texas

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Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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