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Lisa Jackson, Apple’s Vice President of Environmental Initiatives and former Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, gave a special presentation at Penn on November 7 entitled “The Private Sector as Public Servant.”  Lisa described her journey from a child growing up in New Orleans to serving as President Obama’s EPA chief; her efforts to reduce greenhouse gasses and fight global warming; and Apple’s efforts to minimize its impact on the environment by addressing climate change through renewable energy and energy efficiency, using greener materials, and inventing new ways to conserve precious resources.