Sara Mansur
Sara Mansur graduated from Brown University in spring 2009 with a degree in International Relations, focusing on the Political Economy and Development Track. At Brown, Sara spent time researching social welfare policy in the Middle East, and played on the Varsity Women's Tennis Team. After graduating from Brown, she spent a year working in her hometown for the City of Houston, through a program called City Hall Fellows, which places recent graduates in local government. Sara worked for the Office of Sustainable Growth in Houston, where she was introduced to renewable energy policy and energy efficiency programs at a local level. Most recently, Sara produced a white paper on opportunities for solar residential financing for the City of Houston, and conducted energy consumption analysis of various City programs. Sara is particularly interested in combining her background in international economic development with her new experiences in energy policy. In early 2010, Sara was selected as a StartingBloc Fellow, which provided her with training in social entrepreneurship and driving social change. Sara is fluent in French and proficient in Arabic, and hopes to continue learning as many languages as possible.
By Sara Mansur:
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Freakonomics Features BTI on Future of Nuclear Power
Yesterday, Freakonomics featured the Breakthrough Institute on a panel of experts debating the myriad of questions…
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Analysis: Germany’s Plan to Phase Out Nuclear Jeopardizes Emissions Goals
One week ago, the German government released a report outlining its plan to close all of its 17 nuclear power reactors…
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UPDATED ANALYSIS: The Costs of Canceling Japan’s Plans for Nuclear Power
Updated 5/13/2011 to include construction costs for Japan's proposed 14 nuclear reactors.On Tuesday, Japanese Prime…
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Decline in US Nuclear Power Would Increase Carbon Emissions
Phasing out the United States' entire nuclear power supply by 2030 would increase the country's carbon dioxide…
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Nuclear Moratorium in Germany Could Cause Spike in CO2 Emissions
Carbon dioxide emissions in Germany may increase by 4 percent annually in response to a moratorium on seven of the…