Multimedia: Energy & Environment

Real Specifics: 15 Ways to Rethink the Federal Budget—Part II: Addressing Entitlements, Taxation and Revenues—Panel 2: Innovative Approaches to Tax Reform

February 28, 2013 • Video

Vice President and Co-Director of Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution Karen Dynan; Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute Alan Viard; Senior Fellow and Policy Director of The Hamilton Project Adam Looney; Chief Economist at Pew Charitable Trusts Diane Lim; and Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Joseph E. Aldy participate in a roundtable discussion on innovative approaches to tax reform moderated by President of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Robert Greenstein.

Real Specifics: 15 Ways to Rethink the Federal Budget—Part II: Addressing Entitlements, Taxation and Revenues—Panel 3: New Sources of Revenue and Efficiency

February 28, 2013 • Video

Senior Research Associate at The Urban Institute Benjamin H. Harris; Fellow and Policy Director of Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution Adele Morris; Assistant Vice President and Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Pia Orrenius; Professor of International Economics at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy Phillip Swagel; and Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company Tyler Duvall participate in a roundtable discussion on new sources of revenue and efficiency moderated by Senior Fellow and Director of The Hamilton Project at The Brookings Institution Michael Greenstone.

Real Specifics: 15 Ways to Rethink the Federal Budget—Part II: Addressing Entitlements, Taxation and Revenues—Panel 1: An Enduring Social Safety Net

February 27, 2013 • Audio

President of the Natural Hazard Mitigation Association Edward Thomas; Professor of Health Care Policy in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School Michael Chernew; Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jonathan Gruber; Malcolm Wiener Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Jeffrey Liebman; and Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Paul Van de Water participate in a roundtable discussion on the nation's social safety net moderated by S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Global Management at the University of California--Berkeley Haas School of Business Laura D'Andrea Tyson.

Real Specifics: 15 Ways to Rethink the Federal Budget—Part II: Addressing Entitlements, Taxation and Revenues—Panel 3: New Sources of Revenue and Efficiency

February 27, 2013 • Audio

Senior Research Associate at The Urban Institute Benjamin H. Harris; Fellow and Policy Director of Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution Adele Morris; Assistant Vice President and Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Pia Orrenius; Professor of International Economics at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy Phillip Swagel; and Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company Tyler Duvall participate in a roundtable discussion on new sources of revenue and efficiency moderated by Senior Fellow and Director of The Hamilton Project at The Brookings Institution Michael Greenstone.

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy: A Hamilton Project Forum at Stanford University - Event Photos

June 13, 2012 • Photo Galleries

The U.S. energy system is benefiting from an unprecedented increase in North American supplies of natural gas and petroleum.  These changes are strengthening our economy and altering the relationships between our energy choices and health, climate change, and national security.  At the same time, there is tremendous hope that innovation in the energy sector will identify new solutions to these problems. On June 13th, The Hamilton Project at Brookings held an event at Stanford University to explore how best to manage these opportunities while achieving our long-term energy and environmental goals.

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - Welcome: Sheryl Sandberg and Introduction: Robert E. Rubin

June 13, 2012 • Video

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and Robert E. Rubin, Co-Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations and former U.S. Treasury Secretary, give opening remarks at the New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy: A Hamilton Project Forum at Stanford University event.

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - The Future of U.S. Natural Gas: David J. O’Reilly

June 13, 2012 • Video

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - Panel 1: The Future for U.S. Natural Gas

June 13, 2012 • Video

Hamilton Project Director Michael Greenstone moderates roundtable discussion with UC Berkeley Professor Lucas Davis, MIT Professor Christopher R. Knittel, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Michael Levi, Weston Solutions Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Strategic Growth Kathleen McGinty, and Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman at the New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy: A Hamilton Project Forum at Stanford University event.

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - Panel 2: Investing in Clean Energy Innovation

June 13, 2012 • Video

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - Panel 3: Challenges and Opportunities for America’s Energy Future

June 13, 2012 • Video

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - Welcome: Sheryl Sandberg

June 13, 2012 • Audio

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg welcomes the audience at the New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy: A Hamilton Project Forum at Stanford University event.
 

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - Introduction: Robert E. Rubin

June 13, 2012 • Audio

Co-Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin gives introductions and the roadmap of the day at the New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy: A Hamilton Project Forum at Stanford University event.
 

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - The Future of U.S. Natural Gas: David J. O’Reilly

June 13, 2012 • Audio

Former Chairman and CEO of the Chevron Corporation David J. O'Reilly gives an overview of the energy landscape at the New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy: A Hamilton Project Forum at Stanford University event.
 

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - Panel 1: The Future for U.S. Natural Gas

June 13, 2012 • Audio

Hamilton Project Director Michael Greenstone moderates a roundtable discussion with UC Berkeley Professor Lucas Davis, MIT Professor Christopher R. Knittel, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Michael Levi, Weston Solutions Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Strategic Growth Kathleen McGinty, and Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman at the New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy: A Hamilton Project Forum at Stanford University event.

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - Panel 2: Investing in Clean Energy Innovation

June 13, 2012 • Audio

Managing Director of General Catalyst Partners Hemant Taneja moderates roundtable discussion with Director of the Global Climate and Energy Project at Stanford University Sally M. Benson, Co-Founder and CEO of NGP Energy Capital Management Kenneth A. Hersh, former Chairman and CEO of Sun Microsystems Vinod Kholsa and Chairman, President and CEO of Duke Energy James E. Rogers at the New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy: A Hamilton Project Forum at Stanford University event.

New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy - Panel 3: Challenges and Opportunities for America’s Energy Future

June 13, 2012 • Audio

Evercore Partners Founder and Chairman Roger C. Altman moderates roundtable discussion with former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Admiral (ret.) Gary Roughead, Hoover Institution Distinguished Fellow George P. Shultz, and Farallon Capital Management Senior Managing Member Thomas F. Steyer at the New Directions for U.S. Energy Policy: A Hamilton Project Forum at Stanford University event.

America’s Energy Future: Bipartisan Solutions to America’s Energy Challenges

May 18, 2011 • Video

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell provides keynote remarks on bipartisan strategies to address America's energy challenges.

America’s Energy Future: Keynote Remarks: Bipartisan Solutions to America’s Energy Challenges

May 18, 2011 • Audio

Full audio from Keynote Remarks: "Bipartisan Solutions to America’s Energy Challenges" at the event America’s Energy Future: New Solutions to Fuel Economic Growth and Prosperity.

America’s Energy Future: Panel 2: The Future of Energy and Climate Change Policy

May 18, 2011 • Audio

Full audio from Panel 2: "The Future of Energy and Climate Change Policy" at the event America’s Energy Future: New Solutions to Fuel Economic Growth and Prosperity.

America’s Energy Future: Welcome and Panel 1: New Policies for a Cleaner Economy

May 18, 2011 • Audio

Full audio from Welcome and Panel 1: "New Policies for a Cleaner Economy" at the event America’s Energy Future: New Solutions to Fuel Economic Growth and Prosperity.

Private and Social Costs of Electricty Generation by Source

May 18, 2011 • Charts

When energy sources are priced, including the social costs – environmental degregation and health risks, different winners and losers come out than when prices are simply those shown at the pump. 

America’s Energy Future: New Solutions to Fuel Economic Growth and Prosperity Photos

May 18, 2011 • Photo Galleries

The recent climb in gasoline prices to $4 per gallon is the latest headwind facing the U.S. economy. In addition to this threat to economic growth, America’s current energy system poses long-term threats to national security, health, and the environment. On May 18, The Hamilton Project hosted a forum on America’s energy future, focusing on strategies to give all energy sources equal footing in the marketplace and expand America’s opportunities to utilize cleaner, low-cost sources of energy.

Counties Not Meeting Clean Air Act Standards

May 6, 2011 • Charts

The map above shows counties designated “non-attainment” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency because their pollution concentrations of specific contaminants exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

A Climate of Change: Event Photos

October 30, 2007 • Photo Galleries

The Hamilton Project hosted a forum highlighting a new strategy paper and two new discussion papers on how to best design market mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including proposals to expand the federal R&D program to better promote the development of new greenhouse gas reducing technologies.
 

A Climate of Change Full Video

October 30, 2007 • Video

Full video from the A Climate of Change: Economic Approaches to Reforming Energy and Protecting the Environment Hamilton Project event.