Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
Missouri State University's 2010 Public Affairs Conference wrapped up April 16 with a presentation by environmental activist and attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy spoke to a crowd of thousands at JQH Arena as part of the annual conference, which this year carries the title "The New Economy: Peril and Promise."
Kennedy's speech, "Our Environmental Destiny," covered the multiple ways he says the nation's current energy system is flawed, and how it can be fixed.
He said that protecting the environment is about more than just being green. He pointed to countries such as Iceland, which was totally dependent on imported oil and coal for energy before converting to geothermal power in the 1970s and 1980s. The result, he said, was an economy that grew from the poorest in Europe to the fourth-richest in the world before the recent recession.
Kennedy said the United States, through its dependence on foreign fossil fuels, is "funding both sides of the war on terror." He pointed to the "solar belt" region in the desert southwest as a source of solar power and North Dakota, which he said is the windiest place in the world at sea level, as a prime source of wind energy.
