Terry Tamminen: All Publications, Events and Press

Where's the Clean Energy? | The Nation.

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:30:00 -0500

"You can't really look at renewables in a vacuum, though," says Terry Tamminen, a climate change expert at the New America Foundation. ...

Why Does Oklahoma Want To Drown New York?

Erin Drankoski — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:09:00 -0500

Are oil sands in crosshairs of Obama plan? | Globe and Mail

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:22:00 -0400

Terry Tamminen is an environmental adviser to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and has also consulted with the governments of British Columbia and ...

Can Everyday Actions Save the Planet? | Globe and Mail

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:35:00 -0400

... Cleantech Summit, will hear from a high priest of green: the former environmental adviser to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Tamminen. ...

Are the Governors Our Best Hope for the Climate? | TIME

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:10:00 -0400

California is where "technology met policy," said Terry Tamminen, the former secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and now a senior fellow for climate policy at the New America Foundation. ...

To EV or Not to EV, That Is The Question | Reuters

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:26:00 -0400

Terry Tamminen, who was Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency under Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, threw down the gauntlet ...

Schwarzenegger Leads Governor's Summit on Global Warming | Christian Science Monitor

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:52:00 -0400

More than 30 US states have followed the California example with climate action plans, and “even more are copying it,” said Terry Tamminen, former secretary ...

CA EVENT: Governors' Global Climate Summit 2

Elizabeth Wu — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:31:00 -0400

A New America Event
09/29/2009 - 12:00pm

Following up on last year's successful Summit, we will continue to expand our network of subnational collaboration to stimulate economic growth, reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, create green jobs, promote clean energy solutions, and reduce greenhouse gas pollution.

Climate-Talks Deadlock May Ease After Obama, Hu Meet | Bloomberg

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:53:00 -0400

“It comes down to money, that's the sticking point,” said Terry Tamminen, former environmental adviser to California's Republican Governor Arnold ... and more »

Terry Tamminen on Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Erin Drankoski — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:11:00 -0400

China Is Leaving the U.S. in the Dust as It Surges Ahead on Clean Energy

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:45:00 -0400

Even as China overtakes the U.S. in the dubious category of "world's leading greenhouse gas producer," it is also well ahead of the U.S. in developing the technologies and policies to solve the problem--and selling those solutions to us at massive profits which could have been ours.

Smart2BeGreen’s Hero | Santa Monica Mirror

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:32:00 -0400

... Smart2BeGreen, an organization that aims to provide "simple steps to a greener life," recognized Terry Tamminen's extensive environmental work by giving him a "Green Hero" award. ... Original Article

Inhofe Strikes New Tone in Current Global Warming Debate | KJRH - Tulsa

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:22:00 -0400

Terry Tamminen, director of the New America Foundation's climate policy program, said growing consensus on climate change has shifted the debate and forced ...

US Climate Change Policy | CNBC

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:32:00 -0400

“You’ve got to get the two world’s largest polluters on the same page and get them into those global conversation,” Terry Tamminen, director at New America’s Climate Policy Program, told CNBC Thursday, in regards to climate talks between the US and China. Link to video

Eco Barons Choose Their Own Path | Reuters

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:02:00 -0400

Humes profiles a couple of folks I've had the privilege of interviewing -- Terry Tamminen, the accidental environmentalist who shook up the country as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's point man on limiting greenhouse gases, and Andy Frank, ...

Secret Meeting Between US and China Broke New Ground on Climate Change | New York Times

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:17:00 -0400

In addition to Holdren, Loy and Chandler, the US delegation included Taiya Smith, a top aide to former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson; Terry Tamminen, an environmental adviser to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R); and Jim Green, an adviser to ...

China and US Held Secret Talks on Climate Change Deal | The Guardian

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:29:00 -0400

"There are these two countries that the world blames for doing nothing, and they have a better story to tell," said Terry Tamminen, who took part in the talks and is an environmental adviser to the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. ...

California May Warm to BC Private Power Producers | Vancouver Sun

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:16:00 -0400

However, former Schwarzenegger cabinet secretary Terry Tamminen said in an interview in Vancouver that small hydro projects may, like wind, qualify for a modest premium compared to conventional fossil-fuel-power electricity. That's in part because of ...

USDA, DOE, EPA Team Up for Biofuels, Jobs | Environmental Protection Magazine

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:17:00 -0400

"Examine the Policy Tracker and you see that US states--many with economies the size of nations--have shown leadership on climate action, but it hasn't been sufficiently appreciated," said Climate Policy Program Director Terry Tamminen. ...

Crist, a Green-Leaning Moderate Republican, Is Running for US Senate | Grist Magazine

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:09:00 -0400

Grist’s Amanda Griscom Little interviewed Crist last year and asked about his commitment to the climate cause:

Q: Was there an “a-ha!” moment when you realized that [climate change] is one of the most significant problems of our time?

A: Terry Tamminen [former senior adviser to Schwarzenegger and former head of the California EPA] really had a profound impact on me. He came to me in February of [2007], shortly after I got sworn in. He brought a map of the United States with him. ...