Anne Polansky Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Senior climate change science and policy advisor and analyst for the Government Accountability Project, the nation's leading whistleblower protection organization. Investigator, author, strategic planner. Focus is on the role of ExxonMobil and other "carbon majors" in the global warming denial machine, the federal role in reducing the risks of catastrophic.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

6609 Eastern Avenue; Takoma Park, MD 20912

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Takoma Park, MD

Polansky Consulting provides targeted energy and environmental policy analysis; writing products including reports, articles, and blog posts; strategic planning for advocacy and grassroots campaigns promoting sustainability; sophisticated insights and understanding of global climate change and its impacts on society; advice for expanding renewable energy.

Washington, DC

Served as executive director for the local/regional chapter for the Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA). Tripled the membership and annual revenue; oversaw successful state policy advocacy initiative resulting in two major legislative “wins” for the solar industry; directed the 4th annual conference, Solar Energy Focus 2010; redesigned and.

Washington, DC

www.climatesciencewatch.orgAs senior associate to CSW director and federal whistleblower Rick Piltz, served as a watchdog over US climate change programs and a critic of the failure of the US government to help its citizens adequately understand and prepare for the harmful consequences of global climate change. Conducted policy analysis, critiqued.

Takoma Park, MD

Was "general contractor" for building my own environmentall-friendly, highly energy-efficient "green home" in Takoma Park, MD. Became a self-made expert in all things green building; provided green building advice and assistance, under employment, to Abrams Design Build and Landis Construction Company.

Costa Rica

Designed and executed the selection process for candidates among qualified professionals in the US Congress and Executive Branch to attend an elite, two-week “US Decision-Makers Course” in Costa Rica, operated by OTS with a major foundation grant. The annual field course covered resource management, energy production, protected areas, agriculture.

As a registered lobbyist, advocated for federal policies and cost-shared RD&D programs leading to signification market expansion of solar energy markets. As SEIA’s policy analyst, managed and executed several large federal contracts for data collection and analysis; wrote published articles and reports; was instrumental in launching DSIRE, the Database of.

Washington, DC

Oversaw multiple R&D functions of the federal government, prepared draft legislation for a range of environment and energy issues, conceptualized and organized several hearings. Staffed passage into law of key provisions in the Global Change Research Act of 1990, the Clean Air Act Amendments, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Notable: was instrumental in.

Washington, DC

Covered all legislative issues relating to environment and energy, with a special focus on climate change. Wrote speeches and articles; advised the Congressman on salient legislative issues; staffed the board of the Office of Technology Assessment; organized field hearings. Of note: drafted the 1988 commencement address on “climate change” for UC-Berkeley.

Columbia, MD

Provided technical and analytic chemistry services; conducted environmental compliance audits; served as an expert witness.

Columbia, SC

Conducted technical analysis as a subcontractor to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); analyzed petrochemical discharges to the Gulf of Mexico, studied risk of toxics spills in U.S. ports.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Environmental Chemistry

I was one of three people worldwide to pioneer a chemical analysis technique for measuring PCBs in lake sediment

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Environmental Studies (Interdisciplinary)

Activities and Societies: Sororiety; pioneered a student volunteer org that chemically analyzed samples of soil and garden vegetables for.

Hs Diploma, High School, 10-12

Activities and Societies: Pom-poms, volunteer for nearby Environmental Education Center.