My Nonprofit Reviews

EESI is a superb organization that informs Members of Congress about environmental issues on which they may be called to vote. It holds briefings attended on average by more than 100 participants including many Members and their staffs as well as interested members of the public. The briefings are conducted by leading national and international experts in the relevant fields. They have a superb staff and an excellent financial situation

EESI plays a critical role, primarily informing Members of Congress about the environmental issues coming before Congress. EESI offers briefings on a wide range of critical issues, such as the means of addressing climate change, the role of climate change in national security, the possibilities and problems of geoengineering, the role of agriculture, biofuels and nuclear energy in resolving climate and pollution challenges. The average attendance at these briefings, open to the public, is more than half congressional staffs. The organization has a major program relating to on-bill financing of renewable energy focused on cooperatives, and a new initiative on resilience measures to deal with cimate change consequences. It is a splendidly managed organization, running balanced budgets and accumulating a substantial surplus. It is an exceptional dedicated staff of experts in the various fields in which it operates.

I am continually astounded the quality, scope and effectiveness of this organization I helped to found. Our Executive Director, Carol Werner, is a wonder woman who is always on top of the important environmental and energy issues, puts together stellar briefings on them with top presenters and an average of more than 100 congressional, NGO and industry attendees, puts together impressive coaltions to reach consensus on measures that can pass.

At Pace Law School I started the Pace Energy & Climate Center which works with utility regulators, state energy offices, Independent system operators and other NGOs to put out the facts on the advantages of energy efficiency and renewable energy both for the economy and the environment. We did the first US study on the externalities of power production, for example, that inspired multi-million studies by the U.S. DOE and the European Commission, producing results that are now used by the World Bank and some State commissions to evaluate the true costs of energy options, finding for example that the true costs of coal plants, including the external costs of early deaths, health costs and environmental damage, would double the real costs of coal-based production. The EESI work in this field was invaluable to us.

I am ever so proud of our accomplishments.

Dick Ottinger
Former Member of Congress
Dean Emeritus
Pace Law School

This is the most effective organizatioin with which I deal on influencing environmental policy, particularly as affects climate change and clean energy which are my specialty fields. EESI briefings to Members of Congress and their staffs, open to the public, average more than 100 participants; the coalitions they have put together to advance important environmental issues have had a demonstrable effect. Carol Werner, its Executive Director, is a wonder of energy and creativity. I and my foundation donate annually and have since EESI's inception.

Richard Ottinger
Dean Emeritus
Pace University School of Law
White Plains, NY
(Former Member of Congress)

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This is a spectacularly effective organization educating Congress on environmental, energy and climate change issues;.

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EESI is extraordinary. It serves as a vital link between Congress and the environmental community as well as private sector organizations involved in environmental and energy issues. It holds about 20 briefings a year for Members of Congress and their staffs, open to the public, with an average attendance of about 100. It puts together coalitions of private organizations and NGOs to formulate passable environmental and energy legislation and stop damaging legislation, with great success. It also assists Members of Congress with handling environmental and energy issues in their districts.

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