Powerhouse of the prairie. We got together at the withning and decided that iowa being the Renewable Energy capital of the world it would be easy for us to find information on the topic and make a wonderful video. You spend about two weeks during study hall calling people, emailing people for emails interviews, and then you spend saturdays and fridays after school doing interviews. We spent a couple of weeks researching and spent the entire day on saturday going around iowa and getting footage. My name is adam. I am tyler and we have a message for watching and. Would have been researching and writing everything there is to know about american energy. We have talked to multiple ceos, a multitude of people about accepted knowledge on energy in the United States. To washington is that we need to create more energy and efficiency, especially when it comes to low energy sources. Iowa does a great job at that so we hope other states can patter their energy off of what we have done here pattern their energy off of what we have done here. It all starts with energy policy. In 2020 if we produce our energy in the United States we will surpass saudi arabia. The nation has doubled the potential of Renewable Energy like wind and social. Creating jobs and making america more energy secure. And we will make america other Clean Energy Superpower of the 21st century. Iowa has taken Great Strides in recent years. Power, solar,nd and ethanol. Renewable sources of today. In iowa we have the advantage today where we have Renewable Energy so Companies Like microsoft and google and facebook have chosen to put data centers in iowa because they are big energy users and they want to be able to tell their customers and investors that it is Renewable Energy being used. Allowed us to distinguish ourselves in iowa as being a real leader in research and development, kind of pushing beyond. We call ourselves the Silicon Prairie of the midwest. Thehe Geographic Center of United States really provides us the opportunity to move energy of all types throughout the country. Work isbility to create the definition of energy. In the United States we have the ability to create work. The Energy Industry is full of opportunity, especially for women. A lot of people do not recognize how many opportunities there are. Opportunity to get involved if you like the science and technology aspect. There is also marketing, commerce, information technology, logistics, a wide range of opportunity. , i work as a developer meaning i come in and consult with engineering studies and environmental studies, do the permitting, so there is a slew of Job Opportunities there. You could engineer the design of the facilities. We have a lot of environmentalists to do environmental studies. Jobs created to have that , i think weionship will continue to see that build out as we continue to increase the percentage of electricity generated. Jobs in world iowa. Wind farms created in the 1980s in california. They have found a home in iowa, the wind capital of the world. Midamerica and gotten approval from what would be the largest wind farm ever constructed to date, about 2000 megawatts here in iowa. More energy is generated from wind than any other state, 31 . Midamerican energy has , a 1ced the project billion investment. Bywill be over 40 renewable the year 2020. Rural energy has made a big impact on the auto industry. All fuel used in the United States is ethanol and it can andcosts on oil imports allow us to protect ourselves from having to rely on international oil. We are seeing more and more Renewable Energy being brought onto the scene. From gas to ethanol and biodiesel. I want to make sure that being energy dependent is a National Security issue. What is something awful were to happen around the world in countries that we are dependent on for our energy needs . If something went wrong overseas we would have a real problem so being ended just Energy Independent helps our National SecurityEnergy Independent helps our National Security. We are a supporter of ethanol and continue to look for biodiesel and ethanol plans. The future of Renewable Energy is bright as new energies like solar come into play every day. On an annual basis, having the sun to power those panels, we are right up there with hawaii, believe it or not, not quite as warm here in iowa but we have great potential. Power, like the wind, it will change. Costs will come down. There is discussion that there is potentially going to be a way to store solar energy. We have to be embedded in it, looking for ways to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost. Iowa has done that. I have seen dramatic improvement over the time i have been governor and i am proud of the accomplishments we have made but i think the future will be even brighter. We hope you are energized about our message. I what is the leader but we hope other states why is the camera blinking . Wait, i forgot to charge it. To watch all of the prizewinning documentaries in this years city cam competition, studentcam competition, visit studentcam. Org. The senate holds a final confirmation vote on brain Court Nominee judge neil gorsuch this morning after leader mcconnell and fellow republicans changed procedural rules to lower the threshold for votes to a simple majority. Thecrats blocked nomination, prompting the socalled Nuclear Action option. A final passage vote is expected at 11 30. Live Senate Coverage on cspan2. Liveturday, book tv is from the 15th annual Annapolis Book festival in maryland. Beginning at 10 00 a. 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