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Klaus Esterluß | Ideas

Statements: Jeremy Rifkin, Foundation on Economic Trends

Jeremy Rifkin is the president of the Foundation on Economic Trends, he has written seventeen books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. GLOBAL IDEAS talked to him about ways to stop global warming, his new economic visions and the way we maybe need to change our way of life.

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September 28, 2011

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economy, environment, Foundation on Economic Trends, jeremy rifkin, society

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