Jesse Jenkins

My blogs

Gender	Male
Industry	Non-Profit
Occupation	policy analyst
Location	United States
Introduction	Jesse Jenkins is a clean energy and climate policy analyst, advocate and blogger. He is currently the director of energy and climate policy at the Breakthrough Institute where he helps develop advance new energy solutions to power America's future, secure our energy freedom, and halt global warming. Prior to joining Breakthrough, Jesse spent two years as research and policy associate at the Renewable Northwest Project, a Portland, OR-based non-profit promoting renewable energy development in the Pacific Northwest. Jesse has a long history of grassroots climate and energy activism and co-founded the Cascade Climate Network, the Northwest's largest network of youth working to tackle the climate crisis and build a sustainable, just, and prosperous future. An active blogger since 2005, Jesse is the founder and blogmaster of the site, WattHead - Energy News and Commentary and his writing appears at several sites throughout the blogosphere. Jesse currently resides in Berekely, CA.
Interests	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and Green Design, Computer Science (programming), Philosophy (social and political, ethics), Utlimate Frisbee, Disc Golf, Movies...