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Head of an energy-industry executive recruitment and human resources firm, Chris Swan is interviewed about a coming workforce crisis in the energy industry.

Malcolm Woolf, Director, Maryland Energy Administration, is interviewed about Maryland's experience with electric power deregulation, energy and environmentlegislation to come out of the 2008 session of the state legislature, and Maryland's involvement in a multi-state lawsuit against the federal government aimed at being able to regulate vehicle tailpipe emissions to control global climate change.

Governor Schwarzenegger joins Southern California Edison officials on the rooftop of ProLogis in Fontana, CA, to announce the nation's largest rooftopsolar installation project ever proposed by a utility company.

In preparation for the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) Policy and Technical Group Business Meetings to be held in Cape Town, South Africa on April 13-17, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy provides a briefing to interested parties on current CSLF activities and the U.S. position on CSLF issues.

Washington, DC - Eric Schaeffer, President, Environmental Integrity Project, is interviewed about an analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data, which finds carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants saw the largest rise in a decade.

Michael Mudd, Chief Executive Officer, FutureGen, is interviewed on FutureGen, a planned near-zero-emission coal-fired power plant and the Department of Energy's recently announced restructuring of that project.

Hank Courtright, Sr. Vice President, Member Services, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), describes how technology can help address climate change, including nuclear, efficiency, rooftop solar and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Bill Gross, Chairman, eSolar, describes eSolar's utility-scale energy technology and the objective of the company to develop cheaper renewable power. Thecompany is involved with Google's RE<C green power initiative.

Susan Story, President & CEO, Gulf Power Company, describes projected increases in power demand in Florida and the need for energy efficiency and conservation.

Virginia Tech announces the "Energy Efficiency Partnership for Greater Washington," an initiative to tackle the problem of global warming by retrofitting existing buildings with energy efficiency products designed to decrease energy use and significantly cut carbon emissions.

Kateri Callahan, Moderator & President of Alliance to Save Energy; Paul M. Gunning, Chief, Non-CO2 Programs Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; David Carroll, President, Gas Technology Institute; Ah-Hyung Alissa Park, Assoc. Director of Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy Columbia University, outline technologies available in both the short and long terms available to help natural gas achieve needed reductions in its greenhouse gasemissions.

Eric Thumma of the Spanish wind turbine provider Iberdrola outlines the market for wind power, particularly as states have enacted their Renewable Portfolio Standard mandates that attracted the firm to the U.S.

Kevin Kovelar, Asst. Secretary of Energy, Office of Electricity Deliverability & Energy Reliability, Department of Energy, describes the Department of Energy's efforts to promote reliability of the U.S. electrical grid, including potential designation of National Transmission Corridors.

Marji Philips of the utility PSE&G outlines the increased costs utilities must take on to comply with environmental regulation.

Gloria Ogenyi of Conectiv says increasing fuel prices and increased energy demand are among key factors driving
higher electricity rates in deregulated states.