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Frank O'Brien-Bernini
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Frank O'Brien-Bernini is the chief sustainability officer at Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), the world's leader of building material and insulation products. He can serve as a valuable resource for upcoming stories, offering a new, fresh perspective on many of today's most pressing environmental issues and topics. He is a frequent guest speaker at major energy forums, global executive and industry conferences, and a regular media spokesperson on the topics of global sustainability and energy efficiency. He has addressed conferences organized by The Economist, Forbes, the American Wind Energy Association and The World Bank. He has also appeared on the Discovery Channel's "Planet Green" program and has been quoted in outlets from The New York Times to leading building industry publications.
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June 25, 2012 01:31 PM
PTCs: Good for Jobs and the Environment
Wind power is one of our most sustainable energy sources. In the absence of more comprehensive energy and/or climate policy, that would incorporate an effective price signal to drive increased energy efficiency and renewables, production tax credits have proven to be valuable incentives, playing an important role in reducing our reliance on fossil-fuels and, thus, our carbon footprint. However, the constant uncertainty in their future availability has also proven to be a significant impediment to decisive long term investments in an effective supply chain. The impact of production tax credits in the U.S. would be significantly amplified if they conformed to a predictable multi-year schedule, set to achieve an established renewable energy mix, and wound down to mirror improving economics.
Owens Corning is a company with a seven decade long research and development history in the composites industry. The company invented, collaborated on, and commercialized many of the fiberglass products, and their applications, saving or producing energy today. Among those key applicati
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