Elon Musk is one of the most influential and controversial tech icons in Silicon Valley. He has talked about forward-thinking projects like mind-uploading and space travel, but by far his most bold

Elon Musk is one of the most influential and controversial tech icons in Silicon Valley. He has talked about forward-thinking projects like mind-uploading and space travel, but by far his most bold and effective vision led to Tesla and the creation of a widely available and affordable electric vehicle. Before Tesla was founded in the early 2000s, electric cars were considered novelties. But as many cars were gas guzzlers, there was a great need for a more sustainable mode of transportation. Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century explores the Tesla phenomenon. Tim Higgins traces its history of a hellish first 15 years, attacks by rivals, pressure from investors and surprises by whistleblowers. As a Wall Street Journal tech and auto reporter, Higgins had a front-row seat for all the drama. He spent almost a decade reporting on the car business from Detroit before he moved to San Francisco and focused his writing more on Apple, Tesla and other tech companies. Power Play is Tesla’s story of power, recklessness, struggle and triumph coming together to change the future. Join us as Tim Higgins discusses Tesla’s rise and what it means for a tech-driven future. NOTES Higgins photo by K. Fischer. SPEAKERS Tim Higgins Automotive and Technology Reporter, The Wall Street Journal; Author Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century In Conversation with Joanna Stern Senior Personal Technology Columnist, The Wall Street Journal 💯SUBSCRIBE for more VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/commonwealthclub 📆 UPCOMING EVENTS: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events 🎉 BECOME a MEMBER: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership 💰 DONATE NOW: https://support.commonwealthclub.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298 📺➕📻 Watch & Listen https://www.commonwealthclub.org/watch-listen CWC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonwealthclub/ CWC Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwclub/ CWC Twitter https://twitter.com/cwclub The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum 📣, bringing together its 20,000 members for more than 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy. Founded in 1903 in San Francisco California 🌉, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Hillary Clinton in 2010. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton have all given landmark speeches at the Club.

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How we can efficiently talk about environmental problems and ways to solve them in an age where this subject is so over-discussed that few people seem to really care about it? Maria Tuzova explores

How we can efficiently talk about environmental problems and ways to solve them in an age where this subject is so over-discussed that few people seem to really care about it? Maria Tuzova explores the example of recycling in order to explain how we can break the wall of indifference towards a topic which concerns us all. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Contact community leaders you know and ask them to personally call to urge their members of Congress to support carbon pricing in climate legislation. Join CCL Action Director Todd Elvins and CCL

Contact community leaders you know and ask them to personally call to urge their members of Congress to support carbon pricing in climate legislation. Join CCL Action Director Todd Elvins and CCL leaders Robin Paone and Mark Welsch to find out how you can take action locally. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (2:03) Why now and which community leaders? (6:38) How they should contact their members of Congress? (8:15) How else to highlight support? (9:50) Volunteer success stories CCL Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/420 Endorse at: https://energyinnovationact.org/endorse/

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This pandemic has been an incredible opportunity to assess the capacity of mankind to behave as one. Thousands of lessons has to be taken seriously out of this because the future global crisis will

This pandemic has been an incredible opportunity to assess the capacity of mankind to behave as one. Thousands of lessons has to be taken seriously out of this because the future global crisis will be the climate and biodiversity wall...a wall no magic vaccine can break apart! Romain Troublé, as an Executive Director of the Tara Ocean Foundation, has organised from 2003 to 2006 polar missions, such as adventure and scientific expeditions at the North Pole, South Pole and Siberia, including the discovery of frozen mammoths in the permafrost. Since 2004 he has managed the Tara schooner expeditions with the founders and became the Executive director of the Tara Ocean Foundation in 2009. The foundation led 12 expeditions – 500 days at the North Pole, 4-years around the world’s marine plankton, unveiling the micro-plastics pollution of our ocean and its origin, 3-years understanding the coral reefs sensitivity to climate change, and a new one now exploring the oceanic microbiome and its services – each mission pushing the boundaries of our knowledge on the Ocean and about the world in which we live. https://oceans.taraexpeditions.org/en/ This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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In 2005, Eric Schmidt moderated a discussion with Thomas Friedman about his book, "The World is Flat." This event marks the earliest-known footage from a Talks at Google event.

During the

In 2005, Eric Schmidt moderated a discussion with Thomas Friedman about his book, "The World is Flat." This event marks the earliest-known footage from a Talks at Google event.

During the Q&A session, Robin Williams also made an appearance on stage.

Explore more books by Thomas Friedman.

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Dr. Kimmerer is a distinguished environmental biologist, author, and mother. She serves as a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York.

She is also the founding Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment. The Center's mission is to develop programs that integrate indigenous wisdom and scientific knowledge to advance shared sustainability goals.

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Alberto Acosta, former energy minister of Ecuador, passionately advocated for the protection of Yasuni National Park.

He spoke during the inaugural session of the Ethics Tribunal on the

Alberto Acosta, former energy minister of Ecuador, passionately advocated for the protection of Yasuni National Park.

He spoke during the inaugural session of the Ethics Tribunal on the Rights of Nature and Mother Earth in Quito, Ecuador.

Photo Credit: Robin Milam

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The Biden administration plans to waive 26 environmental laws for new border wall construction in Texas. This threatens fragile habitats near a national wildlife refuge, cutting off wildlife like cougars and bobcats from the Rio Grande, and potentially destroying endangered plants crucial for monarch butterflies. The Center for Biological Diversity actively opposes these plans.

As a 501c3 nonprofit, the Center for Biological Diversity works to protect species and their habitats through science and law, believing human welfare is linked to nature's diversity. Learn more about their fight against the wall in this article: What Happens When You Wall Off a River. For additional information, visit biologicaldiversity.org or email center@biologicaldiversity.org.

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