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Power Across Texas is asking scholars and industry leaders what they think about controversial and important topics affecting Texas' energy future. Stay tuned for more videos to come. Suggest a question to ask at our Contact Us page, and we may feature it!

Question 1: Should we have carbon legislation in the United States? Why or Why not? View the video responses here or on

Featuring:

  • , University of Texas
  • , former Deputy Secretary of Energy and current President of Hunt Energy Horizons
  • , President & CEO of NRG
  • , former Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • , Executive Director, Texas Association of Manufacturers

Question 2: What did the Texas Legislature do this session for energy in Texas? View the video responses here or on

Featuring:

  • , (D- Houston)
  • , (D-Austin)
  • , (R-Weatherford)

Question 3: How will federal carbon legislation impact Texas? View the video responses here or on

If you don't have time to watch the whole video, click each name for their individual response.
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Power Minute #4: Dr. Patrick Moore at the San Antonio Clean Technology Forum. Watch it here or on .

This month we are bringing you excerpts from the San Antonio Clean Technology Forum which was held on September 16th 2009. It has been edited for time. We are first featuring , Co-Chair, Clean & Safe Energy Council and former Green Peace co-founder.

Anyone concerned about climate change should see this, especially anti-nuclear advocates. The former head of Green Peace tells Texans how to keep lights on in an environmentally sound way. Is this Texas' answer for climate change and lower cost power? What do you think?

November is dedicated to a nuclear discussion. Stay tuned each Monday in November for different points of view about nuclear energy in Texas.

Power Minute #5: Dr. Arjun Makhijani at the San Antonio Clean Technology Forum. Watch it here or on .

The nuclear energy renaissance in the US is beginning, as it is in Texas. This Power Minute features part of the debate San Antonio is having concerning new nuclear energy for the city.

Watch , President of the Institute for Energy & Environmental Research and author of Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free offers his alternatives for clean baseload. Do they really make sense? You decide.

November is dedicated to a nuclear discussion. Stay tuned each Monday in November for different points of view about nuclear energy in Texas.

Power Minute #6: Steve Bartley at the San Antonio Clean Technology Forum. Watch it here or on .

See CPS Energy's response to the nuclear debate happening across parts of the state and the "silver buckshot" approach to base load and alternative energy production. This Power Minute features of CPS Energy as he spoke at the San Antonio Clean Technology Forum, September 16th 2009.

November is dedicated to a nuclear discussion. Stay tuned each Monday in November for different points of view about nuclear energy in Texas.

Power Minute #7: Nuclear November wrap up. Watch it here or on .

The nuclear power debate is heating up around the nation. This week NRG and Luminant talk about their views about nuclear, and what it means for Texas.

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