Drill, Baby, Spill

Published: May 21, 2010, 12:23 a.m.

b'Drill, Baby, Spill \\n\\n\\n\\n\\nJim Boyd, Vice Chair, California Energy Commission \\n\\nMichael Brune, Executive Director, Sierra Club \\n\\nDan Miller, Managing Director, The Roda Group \\n\\nCatherine Reheis-Boyd, President, Western States Petroleum Association \\n\\n\\nWhat impact will the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico have on America\\u2019s energy supply? With the environmental and economic damage mounting daily, California has backed away from plans to drill off the West Coast. Will the United States also change course and shelve recently announced plans to erect a new generation of offshore oil rigs? As Alaskan supplies fall, will California import more oil from the Middle East? Or turn to Canadian tar sands? Will the oil spill drive investment and policies to spur biofuels? Oil on the shores of Louisiana will change the energy equation in ways we are just starting to understand. Join us for a town hall conversation about how to safely and cleanly fuel our future. \\n\\n\\nThis program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club on May 18, 2010\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'