renewable 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.

REPORT | Unbundled: Fixing Maryland’s Broken Renewable Portfolio Standard

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Maryland's Renewable Portfolio Standard is failing to deliver on its renewable electricity goal and imposing unnecessary costs on the state's economy and residents ...

Lawsuit to Safeguard Old Spanish National Historic Trail

by | December 9, 2024
Multiple Encroachments Doom Old Spanish Trail to Death of Thousand Cuts ...

COMMENTARY | Maryland’s Renewable Energy Law: Are Reforms on the Horizon?

by | October 28, 2024
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson announced he would sponsor a bill to remove trash incineration from the state’s definition of renewable energy ...

COMMENTARY | Transitioning to Renewable Energy the Right Way

by | October 25, 2024
As the country builds out renewable energy projects, our goal is to ensure that renewable energy development avoids intact ecosystems and heritage sites ...
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