Contributors

Anthony Butler — Anthony Butler

Anthony is a Principal at Light Partnership, a communications firm dedicated to helping companies in the Energy Efficiency and renewables space.

He has worked with Cambridge Energy Alliance for the last 15 months on a variety of web and graphic design projects.

apatriquin — Alex Patriquin

Alex Patriquin is founder of Wattzy.com

Boston GreenScene —

The mission of Boston GreenScene is to connect, highlight, and amplify the organizations, businesses, and individuals who are working to build a sustainable present and future in the Greater Boston Area and Massachusetts.

We showcase local events, initiatives, legislation, and unique aspects of the Boston and Massachusetts green community. Whether you are a local organic cafe, a Fortune 500 company greening your headquarters, or a student collecting signatures for clean energy sign ups, Boston GreenScene works on your behalf to connect people, news, and commentary from all sectors and backgrounds.

We are, above all, a network of people like you!

BrendaPike — Brenda Pike

Brenda is a 29-year-old woman living in Cambridge, MA and working in Boston. Living in an urban area, and in a town with forward-thinking environmental laws.

While she recognizes that the biggest places we can have an impact are transportation, heating/cooling, and animal product consumption, they may not be the subject of the majority of her posts. (Because, seriously, how many different ways can you say “Walk to work,” “Insulate your home,” and “Go vegan”?) She occasionally focuses on trivial or esoteric topics, like vermicomposting, because that’s what's on her mind—and because it’s fun!

ebaxstrom — Eric Baxstrom

EnergySavvy.com —

EnergySavvy is a nationwide company dedicated to making home energy efficiency easy for homeowners by connecting them with any available resources in their area including rebates, educational information and community.

J Lundee — Jack Lundee

I grew up in the small town of Utica, NY. Attendee of a community college and a highly web savvy individual, I began my career as a work-at-home web designer. Host to a number of political blogs, I grew a strong green following and began a more "call-to-action" oriented approach. It's important to seek out what's buzz worthy and encourage folks to pursue green activity.

JesseGorden — Jesse Gorden

I grew up in New England, spending ample time outside and enjoying plentiful family trips to the White Mountains. These activities unquestionably altered my life forever, fostering a love for nature that led me sure-footedly in the direction of a great environmental passion. I graduated in May 2010 from the University of Connecticut, where I earned a degree in Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Natural Resources. Through several personal revelations and much reading, I have come to the conclusion that the most effective way to save our planet is to have as many people as possible care about it in some way shape or form; only then will we make such significant progress as to alter history. So my mission has become clear: educate everyone I can reach in my lifetime. Teach them the wonders of our world, why we need to protect it, and how we can do this, together.

I am at CEA for the summer through an internship program with The Student Conservation Association.

joshlynch — Josh Lynch

Josh Lynch is the founder of Common Green, a Boston-based non-profit organization that organizes residents together to retrofit their homes and improve their community. Serving as Campaign Manager for Green For All in 2008, he coordinated Green Jobs Now, the first national day of action for green collar jobs. As Co-Founder of Energy Action Coalition, he was instrumental in building a diverse youth-led alliance that has become a force in U.S. politics.

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lsusskind — Larry Susskind

Larry is founder of the Consensus Building Institute, Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vice-Chair for Instruction at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

Entries posted here are from his blog on the uses of consensus building tools and techniques for more democratic decision-making: The Consensus Building Approach.

nikitaob — Nikita Obidin

My name is Nikita Obidin and I am currently a senior at Newburyport High School. I was born in the Russian Federation in 1993, and moved to the United States in 1999. Since I started high school in Newburyport, I have been fascinated with the possibilities for the expansion of alternative energy in the modern day. I plan to use this interest after college to pursue a career in the field.

phil.mckenna — Phil McKenna

Phil is a freelance writer who covers breaking news and writes investigative features on energy and the environment as a correspondent for New Scientist magazine. You can also find his work in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, Audubon, National Wildlife, and Technology Review.

Entries posted here are from his blog GreenPRCs.blogspot.com on environmental issues in the People's Republics of Cambridge and China.

Tara Holmes — Tara Holmes

Tara lives in Cambridge, MA. She has always been passionate about environmental policy, sustainability and conservation and received an MPA in 2006 with a concentration in environmental policy from The Maxwell School. Tara tends to focus on politics and business, but also touches on conservation. Whatever helps to inspire others! She has worked at the World Resources Institute and with the Tellus Institute and will spend summer 2010 working on REDD research and policy in Paris, France.

trevort — Trevor Truog

Editors

ganderson — Garrett Anderson

Garrett Anderson, Cambridge Energy Alliance Energy Advisor, comes to CEA with five years experience in building and administering energy efficient construction projects. Prior to joining CEA, Garrett worked as a contract administrator for Cambridge Housing Authority where he led several energy savings capital projects in Housing Authority developments. Before moving to Cambridge, Garrett built highly energy efficient homes for Habitat for Humanity as an AmeriCorps Volunteer in Denver, Colorado.

In addition to his experience in the housing sector, Garrett has worked on political databases and provided support to campaigns across the country during the 2008 presidential election. Garrett earned his Masters in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and his B.A. from Columbia University.

JPierce — Jerrad Pierce

Jerrad maintains CEA's information systems, and watches a lot of PBS.

LGlick — Lilah Glick

Lilah Glick, Cambridge Energy Alliance Community Outreach Manager, has over 8 years experience in coordinating environmental advocacy and community development projects. Lilah comes to CEA from Clean Water Action’s Boston office where she was the Global Warming/Clean Energy Outreach Coordinator. Ms. Glick advocated for climate and energy policy in the commonwealth and worked in local communities to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions.

Prior to serving as a clean energy advocate, she worked as a Development Associate for a non profit Internet Service Provider to promote low income/ rural access to wireless services. Ms. Glick received her Master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and International Political Science from the University of Oregon. She also served for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua as a small business coordinator and as an Americorps Community Organizer for the city and school district of Falls City, Oregon.