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Transitioning to a Sustainable Energy Economy
November 1, 2006
John Heywood director, Sloan Automotive Lab, MIT
Stephen Ansolabehere professor, political science, MIT

John Heywood and Stephen Ansolabehere discuss the kind growing pains that may be involved in moving towards a sustainable energy policy.

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