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Donald Trump Calls For An 'Energy Revolution' In The U.S.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers an economic policy address detailing his economic plan at the Detroit Economic Club on Aug. 8, 2016 in Detroit. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers an economic policy address detailing his economic plan at the Detroit Economic Club on Aug. 8, 2016 in Detroit. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Donald Trump is campaigning Tuesday in Wilmington, North Carolina, after a big economic policy speech yesterday.

Trump said he wants to "unleash an energy revolution that will bring vast new wealth to our country," and that he will "put our coal miners and steel workers back to work."

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson looks at Trump's energy proposals with Michael Webber, deputy director at the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Michael Webber, deputy director at the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. He's also author of "Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Survival." He tweets @MichaelEWebber.

This segment aired on August 9, 2016.

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