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Rethinking energy: George Sterzinger: Executive Director, REPP: global warming and climate changes are rarely out of the headlines, with carbon dioxide emissions from heavy industry shouldering the blame for overheating the planet.(Interview)
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Latino Leaders
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May 1, 2008
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- Stewart, Graeme
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Renewable energy is widely seen as, if not a cure, at least a way to slow down industrial excess and make Earth a greener, more environmentally friendly place, and leading the way towards a greener national energy policy is the Washington, D.C. based Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP), beaded by George Sterzinger, 65, the organization's Executive Director.
Latino Leaders: In a nutshell, why do we need renewable energy?
George Sterzinger: "Basically, renewable energy can drastically lower CO2 emissions. We must encourage the industry to embrace alternative forms of energy, and the best way to do that is to integrate Government energy ...