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Obama vs. McCain on Pollution Controls

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2008 · News & Politics

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/07/Uncommon_Knowledge_T_J__Rodgers

Economic libertarian and solar-power entrepreneur T.J. Rodgers compares Barack Obama's and John McCain's respective plans for dealing with U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Free-Market Case for Green with T.J. Rodgers.

A dedicated, unabashed, free market capitalist, T. J. Rodgers takes a businessman's and engineer's view of global warming. How serious is it, and what should we make of the plans offered up by politicians such as Al Gore and Barack Obama to deal with it?  If "cap and trade" or pollution taxes on CO2 are not the answer, what is?

T. J. Rodgers is the founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation and the chairman of SunPower Corporation, a manufacturer of solar power systems. He holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University - Hoover Institution

T.J. Rodgers is the founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) and the chairman of SunPower Corp, a manufacturer of solar-power systems. He holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University and sits on the board of trustees of Dartmouth College.

Peter M. Robinson is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts Hoover's television program, Uncommon Knowledge.

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