I'm Tom Weis and I'm committed to the rapid expansion of renewable energy to combat the global climate crisis. 

Tom Weis, President

Tom Weis is a social change agent with 25 years of environmental and political organizing experience. In 2010, he successfully completed a 2,500-mile "rocket trike" ride from Boulder, CO to Washington, DC, calling for a goal of 100% renewable electricity for the U.S. by 2020. Prior to that, he worked for six years in the wind industry as a public outreach consultant to enXco, one of the nation's largest renewable energy companies. During this time, he helped permit 600 MW of wind energy projects and served as Strategic Advisor to the President of the Board of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Tom received AWEA's 2009 Special Achievement Award for his role in creating the American Wind Wildlife Institute and also helped spearhead the creation of the Colorado Renewables and Conservation Collaborative. He served as Chair of AWEA's 2007 Fall Symposium and was a board member of the Interwest Energy Alliance from 2005-2009.

Receiving AWEA's Special Achievement Award at WINDPOWER 2009 in Chicago (photo courtesy of AWEA)

From 1996-2003, Tom served as National Field Director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER); designed and directed a recycling drop-off and education center for Eco-Cycle (the nation's largest non-profit recycler); and served as Executive Director of the National Forest Protection Alliance in Washington, DC. Prior to that, he directed a statewide "Save the Everglades" campaign for Clean Water Action in Florida, where he played a key role in launching a multi-million dollar ballot initiative against the Florida sugar industry and generated extensive print, radio and television coverage as campaign spokesperson. Tom has an extensive political background, including working on Capitol Hill as an environmental legislative aide to U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and directing field operations for presidential campaigns in Iowa and Texas.

I’m willing to go out on a limb in service to all life on the planet.

More recently, Tom served on the campaign committee of a Boulder ballot initiative resulting in voter passage of the nation's first-ever municipal "carbon tax." He is currently working with local activists to shut down Boulder's coal-fired power plant, as well as other coal plants in the state. Tom graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1985 with a B.A. in Environmental Conservation. An avid adventurer and biker, he enjoys frequent camping, backpacking, and whitewater float trips throughout the U.S. and abroad. Tom is based in Boulder, CO.