Power Year in Review (12/2/13)
b'\\u201cFear of fracking is rampant,\\u201d said KQED science editor Craig Miller when asked about California\\u2019s energy headlines of 2013. But more electric vehicles are on the road and the cap-and-trade market is about to enter its second year \\u2013 the rest of the country is watching California\\u2019s approach to a clean energy future. \\u201cPart of this is a response to lack of federal leadership,\\u201d said Andrew McAllister, a member of the California Energy Commission. \\u201cWe\\u2019re having to go down this route because there\\u2019s not a federal climate policy.\\u201d This conversation covers the ups and downs of power in California during a pivotal year, and what it means for the future. \\u201cThis pattern where we decide that there\\u2019s some competition between jobs and environmental protection \\u2013 this is a stupid idea,\\u201d said Amy Myers Jaffe, executive director of Energy and Sustainability at UC Davis. Lauren Faber, West Coast Political Director, Environmental Defense Fund Craig Miller, Science Editor, KQED Amy Myers Jaffe, Executive Director of Energy and Sustainability, UC Davis Andrew McAllister, Commissioner, California Energy Commission This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club of California on December 2, 2013\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'