energy

Executive Director

Tim Whitehouse

Tim is PEER’s Executive Director, leveraging 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.

Petition to DOI – TAPS Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement – 06-12-2024 (PDF)

by | June 12, 2024
Petition to complete a supplemental environmental Impact statement for the trans-alaska pipeline system & plan for dismantlement, removal, & restoration ...

Legal Petition to Interior Department Urges Climate Analysis, Phasedown of Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline

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Several environmental groups filed a legal petition today asking the DOI for a new analysis of the climate damage and other harms related to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ...

Corridor Through Monument Rerouted for Mining Claim

by | May 14, 2024
Transmission Line into Tule Springs Skirts Gold Mine without Public Input ...

COMMENTARY | Trans-Alaska Pipeline Climate Cluelessness

by | March 25, 2024
In its 45 years of operation, TAPS has undergone only two environmental assessments: one in 1972 and the other in 2002 ...

COMMENTARY | Did You Know? Carbon Capture and Storage is a False Climate Solution

by | March 18, 2024
CCS does not address the GHG emissions, environmental degradation, or public health consequences from the build-out of infrastructure ...
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