| Potomac Senior Advisor Interviewed on National Public Radio |
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| Friday, 21 November 2008 00:00 |
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Frederick, MD – November 21, 2008 – Dr. Irving Mintzer, Senior Advisor to Potomac Energy Fund, was recently interviewed by Richard Harris for a segment on National Public Radio (NPR). NPR has posted a complete recording of the segment, “Trading Foreign Oil for Foreign Electric Car Parts,” with the following description:
A rush to build electric cars could also mean a rush to get minerals that are produced in unstable parts of the world. Lithium-ion batteries require large amounts of cobalt, which comes primarily from the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Tibet and Siberia. Easing dependence on foreign oil could mean increasing dependence on foreign minerals – from even less reliable trading partners than the Persian Gulf states.
Dr. Mintzer’s commentary is based on his research in authoring a chapter for the upcoming book, Plug-In Electric Vehicles: What Role for Washington?, published by The Brookings Institution Press. Dr. Mintzer’s chapter is titled, “Look Before You Leap: Exploring the Implications of Advanced Vehicles for Import Dependence and Passenger Safety.”
Dr. Mintzer is an internationally-recognized expert on energy technologies and energy policy. In addition to his work at Potomac, Dr. Mintzer serves as a Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the U.S. Department of Energy. Recently, Dr. Mintzer helped to shape energy policy in California, advising the California Energy Commission, California Air Resources Board and CalEPA. He worked extensively with the California Air Resources Board on implementation of California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), and with the Market Advisory Committee of CalEPA to design the California Cap-and-Trade Program.
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