Grunwald a writer with political magazine i live down here in miami we know something about Climate Change down here, im working on a book about it myself. I really want to thank all of you for coming this is such an important topic. This is the only planet with pizza. We do need to try to save it. This is a tough topic that not everybody wants to hear about. These guys have done is really incredible. I remember interviewing al gore he said when he does talk siesta think about three budgets what is talking about climate yes to think about a time budget because people can only listen for so long he has to think about a complexity budget because people only have so much tolerance for that and then he is to think about a hope budget because is only so much climate people can take the doom and gloom before they start to nod off. We have an incredible panel here guys will have tough times with the hope budget. David has written an incredible book about how we are all screwed. [laughter] nat
Programs youll see today. You can check your Program Guide or visit our website booktv. Org who a full schedule. And joining harris is the author of this book information wars. We lost the global battle against this information and what we can do about it. Information about the u. S. To the world track is yes. In olden days during the cold war we used to say telling americas story to the world. And how did you do your job, its funny, took me a while to figure out the parameters of the job what are the things i came to the conclusion was the way we tell our story is will be to our store to ourselves with american media, newspapers, magazines, tv. Rather than produce content ourselves i used to do during the cold war i thought lets show people how they cover ourselves. That was one part of it. The other part was the more strictly Public Affairs things where people are standing in front and you have to have the government line. Its safe use of your stance on issues, heres our policy, make
Pounding grand bahama island. At least 20 are injured, streets are flooded, many residents documenting the terror on their phones. Every room in this house had windows blown out except for right here. Hurricane dorian is expected to start moving later this morning in north, North Western direction, people in florida are ready for that, most have spent days boarding up their homes and preparing for this hurricane, some days more in a rush to get supplies, other days when the some track caninged or stalled the urgency seemed to subside, stores became a little less crowded, some areas in Palm Beach County are under mandatory Evacuation Orders, shelters are opened and some people are taking advantage of that but at the same time some worry unpredictability of the storm, the slowness of the storm is causing residents to let the guard down, here is the mayor of West Palm Beach. I just fear that people would be complacent and let the guard down and we cant get that happen. Hurricane warning i
Largest Wind Power Company in the United States. Beginning at a time and many consider the wind industry a joke. Alongside scally a cast of characters who helped and tried to sabotage him. Ryan borough author of public enemies writes with repulsive storytelling russell gold presents one of the most ambitious groundbreaking products for Renewable Energy. Following largerthanlife men and women seeking to reshape the Current Energy landscape superpower is an essential and compelling look into the nations power grid. Today gold will be joined in conversation with amy harter who covers energy and Climate Change for axial. Please join me in welcoming russell gold and amy [applause] good afternoon. Can you wait for us to make you up. [inaudible] thank you to everyone here and for those watching online when it airs. Its such a treat to be here with friend and former colleague russell gold barry Work Together at the wall street journal i cover similar issues energy and Climate Change ask yes an
[inaudible conversations] good morning everyone. The committee will come to orde order. We are here this morning to review ongoing Recovery Efforts in puerto rico and the Virgin Islands in weeks of Hurricane Irma. We are now over two months removed from when Hurricane Irma devastated st. Thomas and st. John on september 6. Its been nearly 60 days since Hurricane Maria hit st. Croix and puerto rico. This is a little over a week ago that senators cassidys, franken and i, along with senator carper who was just here and senator harris as well as some of our house colleagues visited both st. Thomas and puerto rico. I want to thank both governors, the governor or cello for your hospitality, the time that you gave us during that visit was incredibly important for all of us to see to be on the ground and to be hearing directly from you. I know that some other members of our committee have traveled to puerto rico previously and i thank them for that as well. What i think we observed is that the