Renewable Energy, Energy Independence and Climate Change

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 at 08:46 PM by Dave

Physicist Louis Schwartzkopf will discuss “Renewable Energy, Energy Independence and Climate Change” 7 p.m. Jan. 22, in Room 116 of the Robert H. Wick Science Building.

The presentation is part of a seminar series sponsored by the St. Cloud State University Department of Physics, Astronomy and Engineering Sciences.

“There is increasing evidence that world oil production has peaked and that we need to think seriously about how to mitigate the effects of decreasing oil production, said Schwartzkopf, a professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato. “The evidence indicates that we must reduce our emissions of greenhouse gases significantly in the next ten years in order to avoid catastrophic climate change.”

Schwartzkopf will discuss steps Minnesota can take toward energy independence and a sustainable economy.

He holds a doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley. View a “Renewable Energy in Minnesota - How Much Do We Need?”, a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation he gave at an April 2006 sustainability conference in Mankato.

The free presentation is designed for a general audience. Questions may be directed to 320-308-2011.

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