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Climate and Energy

Executive Director

Tim is PEER’s Executive Director, with more than 30 years of experience working on environmental issues with governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and community groups. Prior to joining PEER, he was a senior attorney at the United States Environmental Protection Agency and was head of the Law and Policy Program at the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation in Montreal, Canada. He has worked as a consultant for companies on environmental compliance issues, and with nonprofit organizations focusing on clean energy issues. Most recently, he was executive director of Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, a health advocacy group working to address climate change, toxics pollution, and nuclear disarmament issues. Tim’s interest is in the intersection of science, policy, and civil service. He believes in protecting employees who raise concerns about their workplace and in exposing undue influence on government for private gain. He holds a JD and BA from Emory University and an MA from New York University.

COMMENTARY | A View of the Climate Emergency

by Tim Whitehouse | July 1, 2021
Time is too short, we must all actively engage to address all aspects of this national climate emergency ...

PEERMail | Time to “Go Big” on Oceans

by Tim Whitehouse | June 15, 2021
Fighting to conserve 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030 – including our oceans - is what this moment in history demands ...

Colorado Air Pollution – Gold and Fossil Fuel Mining

by Susan Sargent | June 9, 2021
Several mines in Colorado received unlawful air permits that do not comply with air quality standards as a result of false emissions data ...

Colorado Air Pollution – Xcel Power Plants

Air permits for the Cherokee Power Plant and Pawnee Generating Station were both issued under faulty air modeling and a disregard of multi-year emissions overages ...

Colorado Air Pollution – Suncor

by Susan Sargent | June 4, 2021
The allegations against the CDPHE implicate the air permit renewal for the Suncor Energy oil refinery in Commerce City ...