DR. CATHLEEN FOGEL JOINS THE CENTER FOR RESOURCE SOLUTIONS TEAM
CRS to Partner with Leadership Fellow from the Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 13, 2006)-- The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced today that Dr. Cathleen Fogel will join the CRS team for the period of one year as a Switzer Leadership Fellow to work on carbon policy issues.
Dr. Fogel’s work will help grow the voluntary renewable energy market and support its inclusion in carbon policy frameworks.
“CRS works to build a robust renewable energy market by increasing demand and supply of renewable resources as an important tool in climate change mitigation. Our networking approach relies on collaborative efforts and partnerships with a host of stakeholders -- from businesses and government agencies to environmental NGOs -- to address major, long-term energy and environmental problems. We are extremely pleased to have Dr. Fogel’s experience and expertise at the table as we go more in depth in our exploration of renewable energy’s role in carbon policy,” said Dr. Jan Hamrin, CRS President.
Dr. Fogel’s extensive experience working on environmental issues spans an impressive range of topics. Most recently, Dr. Fogel worked with the Climate Group on projects that contribute directly to transforming energy and greenhouse gas emission patterns in California. The reports Dr. Fogel co-wrote, California, Low Carbon Leader and California: Business and Job Growth Opportunities from Climate Protection, stand to rally California business support for greenhouse gas emission reductions in the state.
Dr. Fogel received her Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Cruz in June of 2003. Among the many publications she has authored are: "The Local, the Global and the Kyoto Protocol," in Earthly Politics, Worldly Knowledge: Local and Global in Environmental Governance (MIT Press, Marybeth Long-Martello and Sheila Jasanoff, eds., 2004), and “Biotic Carbon Sequestration and the Kyoto Protocol: The Construction of
Global Knowledge for Policy and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,” in International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, (Kluwer Academic Publishers, NL published in June, 2005).In 1999, Dr. Fogel participated as a Fellow in the Global Environmental Assessment (GEA) Project at Harvard University, and in 1998, she contributed to "Using Science in Habitat Conservation Plans under the Endangered Species Act," with the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis Habitat Conservation Plans Working Group.
Prior to her graduate studies, Dr. Fogel worked as a policy analyst and lobbyist on hazardous wastes and pesticides, and forest conservation issues for the Sierra Club and Greenpeace International (in Amsterdam). She also campaigned to reform World Bank environmental policies with the National Wildlife Federation, and served as advisor on forest and climate change policies to the Climate Action Network and Ozone Action. She received a dual B.A. from the University of Colorado in 1988, in International Relations and Spanish Literature, and has traveled widely in Latin America, Asia and Europe.
The Leadership Grant Program of the Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation makes Dr. Fogel’s work at CRS possible.
About the Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation
The Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation identifies and nurtures environmental leaders who have the ability and determination to make a significant impact, and supports initiatives that will have direct and measurable results to improve environmental quality. The Foundation accomplishes this by awarding academic fellowships and project grants, sponsoring professional development activities, and fostering a growing network of Switzer Fellows, environmental practitioners and organizations. Visit: www.switzernetwork.org for more information.About the Center for Resource Solutions
Since 1997, the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), a national nonprofit organization, has worked to make it easier for people and organizations to use renewable energy. CRS designs and operates national and international programs that support the increased supply and use of renewable energy resources such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, low-impact hydroelectric power, and other clean energy sources. To learn more about CRS, visit: www.resource-solutions.org.###
Contact: Sarah Krasley, CRS Communications and Marketing Coordinator,
sarah@resource-solutions.org (415) 561-2119
