GREEN COWBOY

This press release doesn't do the self-styled "Green Cowboy" justice but Freeman has the hard-core credentials to represent himself however he chooses.

The ‘Green Cowboy’ S. David Freeman on Winning Our Energy Independence by Using Renewable Resources
August 15, 2007 (PR Web)

WHO
S. David Freeman, author and star of “Who Killed The Electric Car?”

S. David Freeman

WHAT
Freeman’s new book is "Winning Our Energy Independence: An Energy Insider Shows How."

WHEN
- Freeman worked at the Federal Power Commission during the Kennedy presidency. He worked in energy policy during the Johnson and Nixon administrations and participated in the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. He was Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority board during the Carter presidency.
- The book has just been published and will be available to the public after October 1.

WHERE
Freeman has headed the Lower Colorado River Authority, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, the New York Power Authority and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. He is presently president of the commission that oversees the Port of Los Angeles.

WHY
- Freeman refers to foreign oil, dirty coal and nuclear power as the “Three Poisons.” He contends that solar, wind and biomass energy can be developed with existing technologies to meet US electricity needs and argues for a switch to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to replace dependence on oil.
- Freeman has received awards from the Los Angeles Coalition for Clean Air, Global Green, and the National Wildlife Association for his advocacy for renewable energy, clean air and water.

Freeman was an important voice in this compelling documentary film. (click to enlarge)

QUOTES
Freeman: "The folks who sell oil, coal, and nuclear reactors spend tremendous amounts of money convincing the American people that what they sell is economical, safe, and clean. They contribute huge sums of money to the politicians who repeat their propaganda. How often have you heard phrases such as 'clean coal,' 'safe nuclear power,' 'clean diesel,' or 'low-level radioactive waste'? These phrases are images invented by highly paid, highly skilled advertising firms. But these claims are lies. There are even ads on TV and in the newspapers featuring pristine landscapes and young, freshly scrubbed spokespeople advertising coal as a clean energy resource. This is ridiculous. Coal is inherently filthier than dirt itself. The current energy industry has quite masterfully succeeded in lulling many Americans to sleep on the dangers of the poisons they sell while portraying renewables as a distant dream."