in 1973, denmark was in big trouble. the yom kippur war led to an oil embargo and the days when most of europe was dependent on foreign energies. in america as well t 1970s brought a sense of crisis. >> i am tonight setting a clear goal for the energy policy of the united states. >> president jimmy carter encouraged conservation and installed solar panels on the roof of the white house. but those panels eventually came down and our resolve to go green faded. meanwhile denmark doubled down on green energy, and now, uncredibly, they are completely energy independent. it helped greatly by discovering oil and gas in the sea. >> author of "that used to be us" tells the story of denmark in "hot, flat, and crowded". >> what was the striking thing about denmark? >> little denmark had produced a whole set of export industries around clean, renewable energy. >> after the oil crisis, the danish government subsidized renewable energy and levied big taxes on gasoline and fossil fuel. gasoline costs about $8 a gl listen these days. si

what was the striking thing about denmark? >> little denmark had produced a whole set of export industries around clean, renewable energy. >> after the oil crisis, the danish government subsidized renewable energy and levied big taxes on gasoline and fossil fuel. gasoline costs about $8 a gallon these days. did all of that kill economic growth? no. since 1973, denmark's economy has slightly outpaced the economies that now make up the euro zone. what you get is enormous innovation because all your industries produce are you newable energy that can sell in their marketplace. once they do it for little denmark, they looked around the world and said well, we can kill it in america and we can kill it in china and that's why two of the biggest energy companies in the world for wind and biofuels are danish. >> one danish powerhouse is vestis, the builder of almost one-fifth of the wind turbine capacity. they produced green jobs before they were trendy. >> we learned that energy dependence is something you should take very, very serio

in 1973 denmark was in big trouble. the yom kippur war led to an oil embargo, and the danes were 99% dependent on foreign energy, much of it from the middle east. so they banned driving on sundays and told people to turn off their lights. in america as well, the 1970s brought a sense of crisis. >> i am tonight setting a clear goal for the energy policy of the united states. >> president jimmy carter encouraged conservation and installed solar panels on the roof of the white house. but those panels eventually came down and our resolve to go green faded. meanwhile, denmark doubled down on green energy and now incredibly, they are completely energy independent. they were helped greatly after discovering oil and gas in the north sea. >> they looked at that crisis and said never again. >> tom freedman of the "new york times," author of "that used to be us," tells the story of denmark in "hot, flat, and crowded" his book about going green. what was the striking thing about denmark? >> little denmark had produced a whole set o

the thing that i thought was so interesting about the cycling experience in denmark was that it is so regularly -- so many people regularly bike that it is not even seen as a thing. it is a utility. like you putting on your shoes. everybody has got a bike and a pair of shoes. and so many people do it, and i want to reiterate her last point about the protected infrastructure, and i'm really looking forward to having more conversations about that. but the 35% to our 3.5%, so correct me if i'm wrong, the math there is like 10 to 1 for every one bicyclist, multiply it times 10 on our streets, and that's what it would be like to have a street similar to denmark. i think the way they really do that is these protected cycle tracks and infrastructure, and i'm really hoping we can move these kinds of things forward and really make people feel safe to ride a bike. there are times when it is simply not practical for me to ride a bike, like when i'm dressed like this. right now i don't have one of those great dutch bikes yet, but i mean to get one. and i'm crammed into an enjuta during rush-hour,

aggressive in promoting the technology. >> let's just take denmark.y want to be off the grid on their own in a couple of years. if you buy a new vehicle in denmark they have 180% excise tax. they exempt electric cars. denmark saying we're not going to tax electric vehicles they're saving a lot of money by doing it and we're now able to sell all those cars. we need to get in that game in america. we have to think smarter. we can do this, but we need government working with private sector. i don't take government money. people think of green and it's a joke. i've done this with private investor capital. we need to get in what i call the future business. we can't be in the service economy, we need to create jobs, make things with our hands. back to manufacturing. back in virginia where i live, the clothes textiles, furniture mills, they're sad. let's build wind turbines facilities. >> gavin: the challenge is people go where the costs are month modest. i think you're right. the cheap china being the thing of the past, and the cost of robots that they're b

gerri: take a look, facts here that shocked me, and you're from denmark.ax revenue as a percent of gdp, that's 49%. france, 44%, germany 40%. the u.s. looks like we're on the road to being like the other countries. >> well, if you're not careful, u will be. you ha to think that one thing is the direct tax, and the other is what is the deficit rate. in effect, the deficit is tax pressure coming later on. you're probably higher up the list already; right? with the current deficits. think that the 49% sounds a lot, but think about who pays that for an upper middle class citizen, pays 80% of his income in taxes in denmark, not just income tax -- gerri: how much? repeat that. >> 80%. think incomeax is 60%, capital gains is 42%, sales tax at 25%. car tax is 200%. it all adds up. gallons gasoline is $10. gerri: you have 20% leftover. >> that's the middle class tizen. gerri: why do people say? >> it's a nice country apart from at. gerri: you can get money from the government; right? >> when you add it up, it runs fast. gerri: you are here to warn us we're on the r

it's a different kind of politics. >> i liked to be prime minister of denmark. i liked the direct interaction with people. but i also find my current job very challenging and very interesting. i like international politics. so i didn't leave denmark because i was tired of being a prime mister. >> rose: (laughs) but this challenge was there. >> extly. >> rose: thank you for coming. it's a pleasure to have you on the program. >> you're welcome. thank you. >> rose: back in a moment. stay with us. >> rose: the barkley center in brooklyn has been a dream of developer bruce ratner for the last decade. its much anticipated opening marks the latest step in the revitalization of brooklyn. there have been protests for from people who worry about what development does to neighborhoods. it will be home to the nets basketball team. they are brooklyn's first major sports franchise since the dodgers departed in 1957. the netsick off the season on november 1 against the cross-town rival the new york nicks. joining me now is mikhail prokhorov, the principal owner of the brooklyn

one thing i enjoyed seeing in denmark, where they had these things they also had cross walks in the cycle tracks. for people coming off the buses and alert the bicyclists and the pedestrians have the right-of-way, and need to yield for them. i thought that was brilliant. and for you folks to consider that as you implement this or consider them in the drawings. or decide against them. but think about in the cycle track where the unjida unloads folks. it can get chaotic when the door opens and the bicyclists getting through and pedestrians crossing. may not be that big of a deal, the speed may not cause a crash but to be mindful to prevent that would be worth our while. but this is fantastic. can't wait to see it happen. >> real quick. thanks for the great outreach. >> i am glad to see the design solution, and i look to continue the outreach and look beyond for the access. i know in the disability community there is concern from the bulb out across the bike track. and i second the opinions about the cross walk there to alert cyclists to crossing pedestrians. >> lee. >> i thought it was a ve

folks, america has many rivals in the battle for arctic booty: russia, denmark, and now china which is lobbying intensely for permanent observer status on the arctic council as a near-arctic state. because much like the people in the arctic, the chinese can't see for the "sun" for six months a year. (laughter) plus, china covets greenland's resource rich bounties. >> under this ice sheet lies vast deposits of valuable minerals. here in south greenland, geologists have found some of the world's largest deposits of rare earth metals. these are crucial elements in the manufacture of high tech items. >> stephen: china needs these rare earth metals to make cell phones, military guidance systems and toothpaste. (laughter) luckily greenland's vice premier jens b. frederiksen sees through china's sudden interest in their country saying "we are aware that is because we now have something to offer, not because they suddenly discovered that inuit are nice people." (laughter) bravo, jens, for not falling for china's moo goo gai pandering. china doesn't appreciate your proto-inuit thule culture the

because in denmark, i'm sure there is a respect for pedestrians. i would like to compliment council member cheryl because i've seen her walk the bicycle on the sidewalk. i'm sure she obeys the laws. what i would like to see diminished is when buys bicyclists go through the red light, and they make aan obscene gesture and told where to go. i've seen where bicyclists are dragged from their bikes and beaten up by irate pedestrians. and we want to put a stop to that. >> thank you. this is followed by robin brasso. >> good afternoon, board, my name is dennis valins. i'm a bicyclist here in san francisco who happens to make my living driving a cab. it gives me a unique perspective because i'm able to see two sides of the issue. one, when i'm on my way to work, or when i'm going to see a show, or the other side, when i'm at work. there are three areas i would like to talk about and some ideas that i have to improve safety. the first is market and octavia, which was mentioned earlier. it is an accident waiting to happen the way it is set up now. an idea i'

. >>> a new study out of denmark finds that the more expensive running shoes do not prevent injuries or make you run faster. >>> and it's that time of year again. the nieman marcus 2012 christmas catalog is out and it is complete with all the outlandish gifts like his and her diamond studded watches for a cool $1.1 million. bill, that's our christmas gift to each other. >>> coming up, san francisco stays alive, a bountygate update and the space jump will have to wait. >>> plus, the athletics steal game three from the tigers. your sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> i thought my gift to lynn was a nice, beautiful dry day today. that wouldn't last too long. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. in sports, san francisco and oakland win to force a game four in both series. it was an exciting one. we'll begin in cincinnati though. with two outs and two on in the top of the tenth, the giants joaquin arias hit the grounder to third. he bobls the ball giving arias enough time to score for a 2-1 giants victory. >>> to oakland where the athletics get

child pornography and similar materials should be shut down in other countries like finland or a denmark and so on have similar laws. or let's take a look at another a commendation if your moods they want us to reinstate the ninety good coffee as a member of the state duma. while they criticize the duma for taking this decision without a proper judicial procedure as required by russian law. but you know the lawmakers who voted for such or a commendation clearly haven't read the russian law on state duma deputies but of peace in the us now article four says in black and white on water grounds a deputy may be stripped of his mandate and what the procedure is just a nobody in the duma has accused not a good call for administrative let alone criminal offenses. but why then do we need a court decision to the duma made this decision based on article four of the law deputies are strictly in compliance with the procedure defined by the law says. russian state duma chairman spotlight will be back shortly after we take a break so stay with us please continue to. brighten. things. for instance on t

student in denmark that looked at 183 patients over many decades. they concluded the physical didn't benefit. it didn't make them less worried or go to the doctor more overall. that's good information but i want to burst the bubble because in daily practice there are other things that are important. those studies didn't look at smoking, the fact that you lower your cholesterol and blood pressure by going at least once a year to the doctor. i don't do yearly physicals in my practice. i follow patients regularly but the yearly physical may help me bring somebody back in i haven't seen all year. fy haven't seen someone and they're suffering from regular medical health problems, i want to help. if i see them regularly, they don't need the yearly physical. a diabetic i see every three or four months, check their blood pressure but what about vaccines, cholesterol testing, blood pressure testing, screening tests for smokers. you have to see a patient at least once a year. i can spread it out over the year. >> i look at it like taking your car in once a ye

he's in denmark. him and his filmmakers have a spectacular opportunity to use this low-lying sunlight to create incredible images. his style of flying is very low to the ground. in this video, it's almost like he's a seagull. he swoops, he flies. watch him as he does this low, slow style of flying and just touches off of things. there he is grinding on some old sea railing there. here he comes across the top of a roof and just drags his feet across the rooftops. guy's got incredible control over this paraglider. he also created a behind the scenes video if you want to see the entire making of the video. go to rightthisminute.com and click on "best of rtm." >>> a new accessory for your cell phone that's truly stunning. >> i keep my cell phone in my pocket. my front pocket. >> find out how your phone can be your new secret weapon. >>> and it's trick-or-treat time for this sheep. >> who's dressed up like a human. >> oh, boy, oh, boy. >> see how he works it "right >>> you guys know that i love pranks. thi

the call has already reached denmark, bringing with it light snow and a chill wind. now, forecasters say it is germany's turn. >> we are experiencing a dramatic onset of winter, especially in the south of germany. for october, this is pretty extreme. we're expecting 20 centimeters of snow. motorists will be have to prepare -- be prepared for poor driving conditions. democrats carriages are busy with orders for winter tires. it seems nobody wants to be caught out. some do not have a problem with the colder weather, but for most people, the outdoor season is finally over. >> indicating this is the cold weather has arrived, flirting season is over? we disagree. >> do not forget, you can check out more information on our website. that is www.dw.de. >> stay with us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

game of his own but anyway he'll need plenty of ill will on the way in the meantime in green bay denmark visit italy following a one all draw with ball carrier in the previous round and the danes are expecting a tough test against the as you already when. the previous matches were didn't play good football from my technical point of view but now it's different we watch the matches and we understood our mistakes and we're ready to play our best meanwhile the usa take on guatemala income category a yard in klinsmann's team will progress if they avoid defeat the two sides a level at the top of the table but jamaica can also still reach the next stage of qualification if they're able to win in their final match against antigua and barbuda that is a positive result in the usa game. what we want to see i think all of us is a sense of urgency from the first second on you know which we actually talked about it in and he was well but for whatever reason it was not there in the first half so here is a home stadium with a fantastic crowd here's the best kind of environment you can find you know to

the ability to compete internationally, the countries like sweden or germany or the netherlands or denmark or norway, they do not say we have to slash taxes and get rid of government. they say we have to make sure that every child in our country has a chance, has a decent education, has the job skills they need. we have to make sure our roads, our infrastructure, our power grid, we have to make sure we ege investing in cutting ant science and technology. look at the beautiful work that nasa is doing. look at the breakthroughs from the american institutes of health. when we try, weakened the cutting edge, opening up new horizons for human well-being as well as for the competitiveness of our industries. but the successful economy say, of course you need a government because we have a society we need to act together to make sure we are all moving forward together. and romney does not care about that. he does not know about it. it is not just the 47%. he is so far in his wealthy, narrow club, his money in the tax havens around the world, paying very little in taxes, i do not think he understan

the guinness book says the world's oldest man to date christian mortensen from denmark lived 115 yards and 252 days before he died in 1998. kimura cold break that record if he lives to december 28th this year. >>> that's all for now on this edition of "newsline."

. >> it brings danger to, i think, denmark.y essence o intelligence services and that is means and methods. they never discuss means and methods. >> reporter: so far u.s. officials here in denmark have offered no explanation about morton storms' claims and no acknowledgment of the cia agents he claims to have met, michael, alex, jed, and george. storm says his final mission was to take a usb thumb drive. inside it a cia tracking device. he handed it off to an al qaeda courier. within weeks al awki was killed in a drone strike. >> reporter: he was angry with the cia. danish officials convinced him to come to a meeting here, the marion wet hotel in october of 2011. storm was recording the meetings. he met with a cia agent named michael. michael told him president obama knows about you. pa important people are aware of what you are doing. we are grateful. >> it's against your honor as american as the super power of the world -- rimplgt the recordings reveal storm wanted credit for killing al alawaki, but michael said a parallel op

. >> it brings danger to i think denmark.lligence services. and that is means and methods. they never discuss means and methods. >> reporter: so far u.s. officials here in denmark have offered no explanation about agent storm's claims and certainly no acknowledgment of the cia agents he claims to have met, alex, michael, jet and george. his final mission was to take a usa thumb drive inside it a cia tracking device. he handed it off to an al qaeda courier. within weeks awlaki was killed. a week after he was killed storm was angry with the cia. he felt they let him down. danish intelligence agents convinced him to come to here on the seventh of october 2011. storm was recording the meetings. he met with a cia agent named michael. michael told him president obama knows about you, that important people are aware of what you are doing and we are grateful. >> it's against your honor as american, as the super power of the world. >> reporter: the recordings reveal storm wanted credit for killing awlaki, but michael told him a parall

meanwhile in green bay denmark visit italy following a one all draw with bulgaria in the previous round the danes are expecting a tough test against the izumi men men and italy in the previous matches were didn't play good football from my technical point of view but now it's different we watch the matches and we understood our mistakes and we're ready to play our best. now one of the most famous football stadiums in the world will be remaining just that unfilled liverpool spiritual home this week given the go ahead for an expansion a decade after raising plans of building a brand new stadium at the city stanley park the reds have announced they would rather redevelop on field instead the grounds capacity is one of the main issues with fifteen thousand seats to be added to the forty five thousand there at the moment fans will also get the chance to stay at the stadium overnight with the club set to build a hotel on site and field has been home to liverpool for one hundred twenty years. now to tennis where they need to latest edition of the kremlin copies picking up pace here in the russ