December 23, 2009 Episode

Five engineers and scientists experienced in large scale electrical energy production are today's featured guests. Topics: The many struggles, controversies, incidents and allegations, as well as the political and financial problems facing America's power plants and electrical grid. Also: rolling blackouts, why California has more energy problems than any other state, environmentalism's impact, work-a-rounds and fail-safes, the selling of byproducts, and a wide variety of behind the scene facts most of the public has never heard. This discussion forum was entitled The Green Energy Panel, but in truth covered many related energy topics. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the December 23, 2009 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 46 minutes] This panel was recorded on July 11, 2009 at LibertyCon in Chattanooga TN. The five panel members included:Robert G. Kennedy (author and engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory);Tom Trumpinski (physical chemist, formerly of Fermi Lab, and science writer);Daniel M. Hoyt (programmer in the field of rocket science, and a science fiction writer);Kenneth I. Roy (author and engineer with the US Department of Energy);Tim Bolgeo (electrical engineer retired from The Tennessee Valley Authority. He is also the founder and chairman of LibertyCon in Chattanooga, where he is affectionately known as Uncle Timmy). Special thanks go to the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company for the use of their mics, sound board, and sound man; as well as to Derek Spraker (a LibertyCon organizer and friend of the host) who arranged for ARTC's assistance.