e2 video: Growing energy
1. Google Steve Chu
where does he work?
where did he work before?
on what?
what did he get an award for?
why is this important to the end of this story?
2. Google Dan Kammen
where does he work?
on what?
why does he cite Brazilian sugar ethanol as sustainable?
compare this with corn ethanol grown in the US (e.g. Nebraska)
3. Compare sugar ethanol from Brazil with US corn ethanol
which competes for food?
which needs petrochemical to fertilize?
what is the energy balance like for each?
what is/was bagasse used for?
what is bagasse made of?
how did sugar cane mills here in Hawaii fuel their boilers?
was sugar indigenous, and could it grow here again? explain.
4. Google Vijay
what is he involved in now?
5. Oil Embargo
when did this happen?
why?
what happened?
how did this change the lifestyle of people in the US?
is this similar to today?
6. Corn Ethanol
why is this so prevalent in the US?
who backs it and why?
who was president in 2002, when many of the corn ethanol policies began?
what was his line of work before?
what about the vice president?
7. Cars
why do you think VW has put more research into biofuel cars than hybrids?
when were CAFE standards started?
what is a CAFE standard?
what was made exempt from CAFE standards around 1995?
what impact did this have on the country?
8. Cellulosic Ethanol
what is this?
how is it different from corn ethanol or sugar ethanol?
now rethink your bagasse question from above
why is Steve Chu key to this?
imagine Brazil with sugar ethanol AND cellulosic ethanol-your thoughts?