Update from the Director

A statement from EESI Executive Director Carol Werner detailing the organization's role in providing non-partisan energy analysis amidst various environmental disasters and political challenges in the United States.

• The author identifies several recent energy-related crises, including a coal mine explosion, the Gulf oil spill, a nuclear crisis in Japan, a shale gas 'fracking' accident, and instability in the Mideast.
• The document notes political efforts in the U.S. to remove the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases and reports that deficit-cutting measures have led to significant reductions in funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, while attempts to reduce oil subsidies were unsuccessful.
• EESI provides non-partisan information and analysis to Congressional offices and is organizing the 14th Annual Technology Expo & Policy Forum on June 16 in collaboration with the bipartisan Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses.

APA

Werner, C. (2011). Update from the Director. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/update-from-the-director1

Chicago

Werner, Carol. Update from the Director. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2011. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/update-from-the-director1.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{werner2011update, author = {Werner, Carol}, title = {{Update from the Director}}, publisher = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2011}, month = may, url = {https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/update-from-the-director1}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }