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Daniel Yergin: On Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
Daniel Yergin will speak at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World.
When:
October 13, 2011 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Where
Yergin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Prize, established him as one of the world’s foremost energy authorities. In his sequel, The Quest, Yergin offers inside stories of the oil market, the rise of the "petrostate", and the race to control the resources of the former Soviet empire. Are we approaching peak oil? Will China’s hunger for energy put it on a crash course with the United States? What are the prospects for biofuels, wind and solar power? Join a renowned expert for a conversation about powering our future in the era of climate change.
Daniel Yergin, Executive Vice President and Chairman, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates; CNBC Global Energy Expert; Author, The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
Cost:
$20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID)
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