Policy is a critical component of the drive to transform our nation’s energy infrastructure. Massachusetts and other New England states have demonstrated their leadership in advancing innovative clean energy policy; and the Council has been an aggressive supporter and contributor to this effort.
Our Policy Committee, listing representatives from many of the area’s leading policy-focused NGOs as its members, has worked diligently to provide input to legislation, to craft proposals for new policy initiatives, and to aid in the drafting of specific bills.
Thanks to the vision of State leaders, the past 18 months has seen a torrent of forward-thinking policy initiatives signed into law by Massachusetts and other New England States.
Members of the Council's Policy Committee include:
Co-Chairs:
Berl Hartman, E2
John P. DeVillars, BlueWave Strategies LLC
Marty Aikens, IBEW 103
Mark Barnett, Foley Hoag
Florian Bennhold, Wilson TurboPower
Mark Buckley, Staples
Brooke Coleman, New Fuels Alliance
Steve Cowell, Conservation Services Group
Rob Day, @Ventures
Renee Fry, Consultant
Mary Beth Gentleman, Foley Hoag
Paul Gromer, SEBANE
John Harper, Ze-Gen
Herb Healy, EnerNOC
John Howe, Verenium
Dave Kopans, Fat Spaniel Technologies
Sam Krasnow, Environment Northeast
Jim Manwell, UMASS Amherst
Lori Ribeiro, BlueWave Strategies LLC
Wilson Rickerson, Rickerson Energy Strategies LLC
Bob Smith, Northeast Utilities
Don Young, Aspen Aerogels
Corinne Young, BioEnergy International LLC