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Pécresse is expected to address the steps necessary to transition to sustainable energy and meet United Nations climate goals. Pécresse has said that GE sees the fastest path to decarbonization as a combination of renewable energy, gas and grid modernization to enable “a pragmatic transition that maintains reliable electric service while also meeting the urgent challenge posed by climate change.” As CEO of GE Renewable Energy, Pécresse leads a $16 billion business of more than 40,000 employees that has one of the broadest renewable energy portfolio in the industry. GE Renewable Energy has…
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Monday's Headliner with GE Renewables CEO Jérôme Pécresse postponed until Oct. 28
The Headliners luncheon with Jérôme Pécresse, CEO of GE Renewable Energy, scheduled for Monday, Sept. 27, is postponed until Thursday, Oct. 28.
Type: News
Rep. Castro urges more Latinos in media, prescribes Congressional action if needed
Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews interviews Rep. Joaquin Castro. Photo: Alan Kotok Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, said production tax credits given to film makers should be reconsidered if Latinos continue to remain underrepresented in the industry at a Sept. 21 National Press Club Newsmaker event. His comments came in the wake of a report by the Government Accountability Office that found that Latinos account for about 12 % of the media industry’s employees, despite accounting for 19 % of the US population. And within the media industry, Latinos are overrepresented in lower paying…
Type: News
McClendon honored by NPC Legion Post 20
Sarah McClendon with Jerry Ford, one of the 12 Presidents she covered Pioneer feminist journalist Sarah McClendon was honored Wednesday, Sept. 22, at a virtual meeting of National Press Club American Legion Post 20. McClendon, who served two terms as commander of the Post in the 1990s, was remembered for her long stint as a White House correspondent and for having a gentle side seldom seem through her vehement advocacy of women's and veteran's rights. She died in 2003 at the age of 92. The youngest of nine children, McClendon was born in Tyler, Texas, where she joined her parents in…
Type: News
NPC Luncheon: Cardinal Wilton Gregory
Wilton Cardinal Gregory, Seventh Archbishop of Washington and the first African-American Cardinal in the Catholic Church, spoke at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Sept. 8, 2021.
Type: Media