Joseph Romm
Joseph J. Romm (born June 27, 1960) is an American physicist, writer and environmentalist. He has an interest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. He is also interested in energy security through energy efficiency and green energy technologies.[1][2]
Romm's 2006 book was Hell and High Water: Global Warming — the Solution and the Politics — and What We Should Do.
In December 2008, Romm was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In March 2009, Rolling Stone magazine named Romm as one of "100 People Who Are Changing America".[3] In September 2009, Time magazine named him one of its "Heroes of the Environment".[4]
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The campus of MIT, where Romm earned his Ph.D in physics in 1987.
Forrestal Building, headquarters of the Department of Energy
Romm has written that hybrid cars, like the Toyota Prius, and PEVs, are more effective in reducing greenhouse gases than hydrogen cars.
Romm argues that rapid deployment of current carbon-reducing technologies is essential to mitigate the worst effects of global warming and preserve both the world economy and a comfortable climate.
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References
- ↑ Biography (Joseph J. Romm) Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Nuclearfoundation.org, The Foundation for Nuclear Studies, Washington, D.C., 2005, accessed November 29, 2010
- ↑ About Us: Joseph Romm Archived 2010-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Cleanhouston.org, Citizen’s League for Environmental Action Now, Houston, Texas, accessed November 29, 2010
- ↑ "The 100 People Who Are Changing America", Rolling Stone, March 18, 2009
- ↑ "Heroes of the Environment 2009" Archived 2011-05-05 at the Wayback Machine Time (magazine)