Guests:

• Richard Lester, head, MIT's Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering; co-chair, Industrial Performance Centerat MIT; author, Unlocking Energy Innovation: How America Can Build A Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Energy System 
• Ryan Chin, research associate and PhD candidate with the MIT Media Lab
• Thilo Koslowski, vice president, Industry Advisory Service Manufacturing group, Garnter
• Cliff Allen, vice president, Sales, Terrafugia

The old gas-and-coal-powered grid is changing. Germany now generates 20% renewable energy, but America has lagged — and Richard Lester, head, MIT's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, says that’s got to change.

Then, we look at how transportation is adapting to a world that's urbanizing, increasingly polluted - and straining to meet energy needs.