Environmental and Energy Study Institute

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The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) "is a non-profit organization established in 1984 by a bipartisan, bicameral group of members of Congress to provide timely information and develop innovative policy solutions that set us on a cleaner, more secure and sustainable energy path." [1]

2006/2007 Foundation and Government Funders

Accessed October 2008: [2]

Directors

Accessed October 2008: [3]

  • Richard L. Ottinger,* Professor Emeritus and former Dean, Pace University School of Law; former Member of Congress (D-NY)
  • John J. Sheehan (United Steelworkers of America),* retired Legislative Director, United Steelworkers of America
  • Nancy Bacon, Senior Vice President, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
  • Richard E. Benedick, Senior Advisor, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNL); former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
  • Rosina M. Bierbaum Ph.D., Dean, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan; served as Acting Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); directed OSTP’s Environment Division
  • Jared Blum,* President, Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)
  • Frances S. Buchholzer, former Director, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
  • Quincalee Brown, former Executive Director, Water Environment Federation
  • Mortimer M. Caplin, Founder and Partner, Caplin and Drysdale; former Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service
  • Gerald Decker, Vice President, Midland Energy, LLC; Chairman Emeritus, Decker Energy International, Inc.
  • Roger Duncan, Deputy General Manager, Austin Energy
  • Bob Edgar, General Secretary of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA ; ordained United Methodist Church Minister; former Member of Congress (D-PA)
  • Shelley Fidler, Principal, Government Affairs, Energy and Environmental Policy, VanNess Feldman Attorneys at Law
  • Elliott Laws, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP; former President of Safety, Health and Environment for Texaco Inc.; former EPA Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response
  • Ruth Patrick, Ph.D., Senior Curator, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
  • Chris Schepis, Legislative Director, Office of Congressman John Barrow (GA 12th)

(* Executive Committee Members)

Advisory Board

Accessed October 2008: [4]

  • James P. Barrett, Ph. D., Redefining Progress
  • Lester R. Brown, President, Earth Policy Institute
  • Marilyn A. Brown, Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Donna Wise Buckley, Communications Director, Brookings Institution; former Vice President, Communications, World Resources Institute; former President, Center for the Great Lakes
  • Tom Buis, President, National Farmers Union
  • Ken Colburn, Symbiotic Strategies, LLC
  • Kenneth M. Connolly, Vice President of Government Relations, Goldman-Sachs DC, former Minority Staff Director for the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee
  • Bruce Dale, Professor and Chair, Chemical Engineering Department, Michigan State University
  • John E. Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund
  • Chris Flavin, President, Worldwatch Institute
  • Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association
  • Andrew Goldberg, Senior Director, American Institute of Architects
  • Sophia Greenbaum, Executive Director, Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
  • Glenn Hamer, President and CEO, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Bill Holmberg, Chairman/Director, New Uses Council
  • John Justus, Former Earth and Ocean Science Specialist, Congressional Research Service
  • Stephen S. Kalland, Associate Director, North Carolina Solar Center
  • Skip Laitner, Director of Economy Analysis, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
  • Mike Lindberg, former Commissioner, Portland City Government
  • Michael MacCracken, Chief Scientist for Climate Change Program, Climate Institute
  • Joesph Michels, Director of Research Initatives, Princeton University
  • Rhone Resch, Executive Director, Solar Energy Industries Association
  • Roger Sant, Chair, Sant Associates, LLC
  • Jeff Seabright, VP for Environment and Water, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Beth Shearer, Beth Shearer and Associates; former Director, Federal Energy Management Program
  • Scott Sklar, President, The Stella Group, Ltd.
  • Paul Thomsen, Ormat Technologies
  • Scott A. Weiner, Chief Executive Director, New Jersey School's Development Authority
  • Jon Wellinghoff, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Contact

Web: http://www.eesi.org

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch articles

References

  1. ↑ About, Environmental and Energy Study Institute, accessed October 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ Funders, Environmental and Energy Study Institute, accessed October 15, 2008.
  3. ↑ Directors, Environmental and Energy Study Institute, accessed October 15, 2008.
  4. ↑ Advisory Board, Environmental and Energy Study Institute, accessed October 15, 2008.
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