John Perlin Biography
- Title:
- Author, Lecturer, and Solar Energy and Forest Preservation Consultant
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Can Alternative Energy Effectively Replace Fossil Fuels?"
- Reasoning:
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“If all south-facing rooftops in the United States were equipped with photovoltaics, it would satisfy the electrical needs of this country,”
“Godfather of Sol,” Santa Barbara Independent, Apr. 21, 2005
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Keynote Speaker, “Solar 101,” North State Renewable Energy Conference, California State University at Chico, Mar. 10, 2005
- Invited Speaker, “A Forest Journey,” Yale Forest Forum, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, Jan. 20, 2005
- Keynote Speaker, “50 Years of Practical Photovoltaics,” Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria, Sep. 25-26, 2003
- Panelist, “2500 Years of Solar Architecture,” Holistic Options for
Planet Earth Sustainability, University of Oregon, Apr. 23, 2002 - Keynote Speaker, “A Forest Journey: The Role of Wood in the Evolution of the
Earth and Civilization,” Greening of the Campus IV: Moving to the Mainstream,
Ball State University, Sep. 21, 2001 - Speaker, “A Golden Thread: 2500 Years of Solar Architecture and
Technology,” University of Maine, Feb. 1994 - Recipient, London Times Book Review’s Interesting Hardback Award for A Forest Journey, 1990
- Recipient, Publication of the Year, The Geographic Society of Chicago for A Forest Journey, 1990
- Recipient, Harvard University Press Classics in Science and World History for A Forest Journey, 1990
- Education:
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- Attended Clark University Graduate School
- BA, University of California at Santa Barbara
- Other:
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- None found