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Mary Lou Jepsen at Greener Gadgets: XO Laptop Keynote

VIDEO: Mary Lou Jepsen talks about the technical innovations that went into the XO Laptop and the decisions that contributed to making it cheaper, longer-lasting and more energy efficient than the status quo.

Chris Jordan: Electronics Industry needs to ‘Be Like Mike’

VIDEO: Chris Jordan talks at the Greener Gadgets Conference about his work depicting modern consumption and the need for a Michael Jordan figure in the Green Movement.

Designing Greener Gadgets: A Competition

Video: Designs should seek to minimize the environmental impact of consumer electronic devices at any stage in the product lifecycle. Can they?

Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland: No Small Role in Harnessing a Huge Fireball

VIDEO: What could Iceland and Djibouti possibly have in common? Look to Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson for the Earth-shaking answer.

William McDonough: Reenvisioning Design as Human Intention

VIDEO: William McDonough envisions a world where textiles are safe enough to eat and buildings grow like trees in his address to the World Future Energy Summit.

Vivienne Cox: BP, MASDAR Partner for Hydrogen Power Plant in Abu Dhabi

VIDEO: Vivienne Cox, Chief Executive of BP Alternative Energy, talks about her company’s work with MASDAR and an upcoming hydrogen power plant being developed in Abu Dhabi.

Shaping up with Prince Andrew, Duke of York

VIDEO: His Royal Highness Prince Andrew assails environmental apathy and advocates the advancement of carbon sequestration technology at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.

Samuel Bodman on Global Future Energy Demand

VIDEO: United States Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman talks about global energy demand, climate change and why it’s important to keep the world’s poorest countries in the discussion.

Lord Browne of Madingley: Pointers for the Inevitable Shift Ahead

VIDEO: Lord Browne of Madingley gives predictions and advice for the energy markets ahead at the World Future Energy Summit.

Dr. Graeme Sweeney: The War Against Emissions

VIDEO: According to Dr. Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President of Future Fuels + CO2 for Shell Downstream Services, international action on climate change is a war against emissions, not a war on oil.