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Energy and Environment State Policy Experts
Amy Oliver Cooke - Independence Institute (Colorado) - Amy@i2i.org Executive Vice President and Director of the Energy and Environmental Policy Center for the Independence Institute. Amy began working in energy policy in 2010 and leads a ratepayer coalition promoting affordable power.
Jason Hayes - Mackinac Center for Public Policy (Michigan) - hayes@mackinac.org Director of environmental policy for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Michigan citizens. He holds a Master of Environmental Design (Environmental Science) degree from the University of Calgary, a B.Sc. in Natural Resource Conservation from the University of British Columbia and a Technical Diploma in Renewable Resource Management from Selkirk College.
Todd Myers - Washington Policy Center - tmyers@washingtonpolicy.org Director of the Center for the Environment at Washington Policy Center. He is one of the nation's leading experts on free-market environmental policy. Todd is the author of the landmark 2011 book Eco-Fads: How the Rise of Trendy Environmentalism Is Harming the Environment and was a Wall Street Journal Expert Panelist for energy and the environment.
Matt Anderson - Sutherland Institute (Utah) - MAnderson@sutherlandinstitute.org Policy analyst for Sutherland Institute's Coalition for Self-Government in the West. He has been featured in local and national media, including NPR, C-SPAN and a number of regional publications and radio shows.
Brent Mead - Montana Policy Institute - brent.mead@gmail.com Executive director of the Montana Policy Institute, the state's leading voice for pro-freedom policies and exists to form, equip, and mobilize a network of citizens dedicated to securing a free and prosperous future for Montana.
David Stevenson - Caesar Rodney Institute (Delaware) - davidstevensonl948@gmail.com Dave has spent the last four years as the Director of the Center for Energy Competitiveness for the Caesar Rodney Institute, and started Alternative Strategies Consulting, LLC in response to requests for private consulting services. Dave has published over 100 analytic studies including major studies on the EPA Clean Power Plan, electric grid reliability, and the public policy drivers of energy cost.
Mike Thompson - Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy (VA) - mikethompson31@verizon.net Chairman and President of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, a non-partisan Virginia focused foundation dealing with the issues of improving education, government reform, economic development and environmental stewardship. This foundation is the state's premier independent public policy foundation and has gained broad based respect from political and business leaders throughout Virginia.
Daniel Peterson - James Madison Institute (Florida) - dpeterson@jamesmadison.org As the director for the Center for Property Rights at The James Madison Institute, he oversees the efforts of securing the fundamental right to property for all Floridians. Dan has been deeply involved in the central Florida business and political communities since 1999.
Brian Seasholes - Property and Environment Research Center - brian.seasholes@gmail.com Researcher and writer with extensive knowledge of issues relating to wildlife conservation, land use, and the interface between natural resource use and environmental conservation. Focus includes conservation of endangered species, international wildlife conservation, and unconventional sources of oil, especially oil sands. Previous Director of the Endangered Species Project at the Reason Foundation.
More Information on state experts contact Jennifer Butler, State Policy Network at butler@spn.org (561) 352-0011
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