Environmental Defense Hires Thomas Glenn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Chris Smith, Environmental Defense, 512.691.3451-w or 512.659.9264-c  

       csmith@environmentaldefense.org                    

(Houston – November 27, 2007) Thomas Glenn has joined Environmental Defense as Clean Energy Policy Specialist for the greater Houston area.

Glenn brings extensive policy and legislative experience to his new role, which includes local government outreach to promote the adoption of energy efficiency policies related to building codes for new construction, efficiency measures in existing public facilities, best practices in combined heat and power and more.

Previous roles include business development management for the engineering/construction industries, legislative liaison for Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, special assistant for natural resources to Texas Lieutenant Governor Bill Ratliff, and legislative liaison/policy analyst in the office of Texas Attorney John Cornyn. Glenn has also served as legislative aide in the offices of Rep. Al Price, Rep. Sylvester Turner and Rep. Joe Crabb.

Glenn is a current member of the Humble Independent School District 2008 Bond Steering Committee, and member of the Greater Houston Partnership’s Green Building Committee. He earned a master of public administration degree from Texas State University-San Marcos and a bachelor of science degree in political science from Lamar University.

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