''Carbon Nation'' is a 2010 documentary film by Peter Byck about technological- and community-based energy solutions to the growing worldwide

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. The film is narrated by Bill Kurtis. ASIN: B0055T46LA (Rental) and B0055T46G0 (Purchase). Rather than highlighting the problems with use of fossil fuels, ''Carbon Nation'' presents a series of ways in which the 16 terawatts of energy the world consumes can be met while reducing or eliminating carbon-based sources. It contains optimistic interviews with experts in various fields, business CEOs, and

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supporters to present a compelling case for change while having a neutral, matter-of-fact explanation. Among those interviewed are

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, former

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director

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, Earth Day founder Denis Hayes and environmental advocate Van Jones. Much of the content of the film consists of interviews, some are listed above. The list of interviewees also includes *

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– president, Earth Policy Institute * Sean Casten – president and CEO,

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Ralph Cavanagh Ralph Cavanagh is a senior attorney and co-director of Natural Resources Defense Council's energy program. Cavanagh has been with the NRDC since 1979 and was on the Secretary of Energy Advisory board from 1993 to 2003. Cavanagh has served as visitin ...

– lead attorney, NRDC * Bob Fox – partner,

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– author and ''

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'' columnist *

Eban Goodstein Eban Goodstein (born 1960) is an economist, author, and public educator who directs both the Center for Environmental Policy and the MBA in Sustainability at Bard College. He is known for organizing national educational initiatives on climate ch ...

– economic professor, Lewis and Clark College *

Gary Hirshberg Gary Hirshberg (born 1954) is an American businessman. He is the former chief executive officer of Stonyfield Farm, the world's leading organic yogurt producer, based in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He joined the company just after its founding i ...

– chairman, president, and CEO of Stonyfield Farm *

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– chief environmental officer, City of

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* Amory B. Lovins – chairman and chief scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute *

Joel Makower Joel Makower (born 19 February 1952 in Oakland, California) is an American entrepreneur, writer and strategist on sustainable business, clean technology, and green marketing. His work has focused on three principal topics: how companies of all siz ...

– executive director, GreenBiz.com * Edward Mazria – executive director, Solar Richmond *

Arthur H. Rosenfeld Arthur Hinton Rosenfeld (June 22, 1926 – January 27, 2017) was a UC Berkeley physicist and California energy commissioner, dubbed the "Godfather of Energy Efficiency", for developing new standards which helped improve energy efficiency in Cali ...

– commissioner, California Energy Commission *

John Rowe (CEO) Exelon John William Rowe (1945 – September 24, 2022) was an American attorney and energy executive. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of the energy corporation Exelon Corporation, a utility holding company headquartered in Chicag ...

– chairman and CEO,

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* Sherri W. Goodman

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