In 2005, I was sitting at a conference table in Oakland, California with a group of government officials. I was the executive director of a nonprofit that had supported Assembly Bill 32—the landmark California climate law that required greenhouse gas reductions. Our group’s goal was to devise polici
Having spent decades working in the energy industry, I’ve met with hundreds of residents in different cities and towns across the country to talk about energy infrastructure and new builds. Some conversations have been positive and thoughtful, but often people have been wary or hostile.