Tom Weis

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Tom Weis is a social change agent with 25+ years of environmental and political organizing experience. He currently serves as president of Climate Crisis Solutions, a mission-driven environmental consulting firm. In 2011, Tom led a 2,150-mile “rocket trike” ride from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast in opposition to TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. In 2010, he rode 2,500 miles from Boulder, CO to Washington, DC calling for a green energy moon shot for America. Prior to conceiving the Ride for Renewables, Tom spent six years in the wind industry working 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, where he received the organization’s 2009 Special Achievement Award for his role in co-creating the American Wind Wildlife Institute.



Tom earlier served as National Field Director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, designed and directed a recycling center for Eco-Cycle, and served as Executive Director of the National Forest Protection Alliance. He also 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 sugar industry and generated extensive print, radio and television coverage as campaign spokesperson. Finally, he worked on Capitol Hill as an environmental legislative aide to U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and directed field operations for presidential campaigns in Iowa and Texas.



Tom is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he earned a B.A. in Environmental Conservation. An avid adventurer and cyclist, he enjoys frequent camping, backpacking, and whitewater float trips throughout the U.S. and abroad. When not pedaling his rocket trike across the country, Tom resides in Boulder, CO.

Blog Entries by Tom Weis

Rocket Trike Diaries: Week Eight

(0) Comments | Posted May 29, 2012 | 9:06 AM

Welcome to Rocket Trike Diaries -- a 10 week video tour of the 2011 "Ride for Renewables: No Tar Sands Oil On American Soil!" Join Renewable Rider Tom Weis as he pedals his rocket trike 2,150 miles through America's heartland in support of landowners fighting TransCanada's toxic Keystone XL tar...

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Rocket Trike Diaries: Week 7

(4) Comments | Posted May 20, 2012 | 12:11 PM

Welcome to Rocket Trike Diaries -- a 10 week video tour of the 2011 "Ride for Renewables: No Tar Sands Oil On American Soil!" Join Renewable Rider Tom Weis as he pedals his rocket trike 2,150 miles through America's heartland in support of landowners fighting TransCanada's toxic Keystone XL tar...

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Rocket Trike Diaries: Week Six

(0) Comments | Posted May 14, 2012 | 10:43 AM

Welcome to Rocket Trike Diaries -- a 10 week video tour of the 2011 "Ride for Renewables: No Tar Sands Oil On American Soil!" Join Renewable Rider Tom Weis as he pedals his rocket trike 2,150 miles through America's heartland in support of landowners fighting TransCanada's toxic Keystone XL tar...

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Rocket Trike Diaries: Week Five

(0) Comments | Posted May 7, 2012 | 12:05 PM

Welcome to Rocket Trike Diaries -- a 10 week video tour of the 2011 "Ride for Renewables: No Tar Sands Oil On American Soil!" Join Renewable Rider Tom Weis as he pedals his rocket trike 2,150 miles through America's heartland in support of landowners fighting TransCanada's toxic Keystone XL tar...

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Rocket Trike Diaries: Week Four

(0) Comments | Posted April 30, 2012 | 8:41 AM

Welcome to ROCKET TRIKE DIARIES -- a 10 week video tour of the 2011 "Ride for Renewables: No Tar Sands Oil On American Soil!" Join Renewable Rider Tom Weis as he pedals his rocket trike 2,150 miles through America's heartland in support of landowners fighting TransCanada's toxic Keystone XL tar...

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Rocket Trike Diaries: Week Three

(0) Comments | Posted April 23, 2012 | 6:28 PM

Welcome to ROCKET TRIKE DIARIES -- a 10 week video tour of the 2011 "Ride for Renewables: No Tar Sands Oil On American Soil!" Join Renewable Rider Tom Weis as he pedals his rocket trike 2,150 miles through America's heartland in support of landowners fighting TransCanada's toxic Keystone XL tar...

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Rocket Trike Diaries: Week Two

(1) Comments | Posted April 16, 2012 | 4:03 PM

Welcome to ROCKET TRIKE DIARIES -- a 10 week video tour of the 2011 "Ride for Renewables: No Tar Sands Oil On American Soil!" Join Renewable Rider Tom Weis as he pedals his rocket trike 2,150 miles through America's heartland in support of landowners fighting TransCanada's toxic Keystone XL tar...

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Rocket Trike Diaries: Week One

(3) Comments | Posted April 9, 2012 | 10:25 AM

Welcome to Rocket Trike Diaries -- a 10-week video tour of the 2011 "Ride for Renewables: No Tar Sands Oil On American Soil!" Join me as I pedal my rocket trike 2,150 miles through America's heartland in support of landowners fighting TransCanada's toxic Keystone XL tar sands pipeline scheme. Here...

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Now Is the Time to Fight the Keystone Pipeline

(21) Comments | Posted December 1, 2011 | 5:55 PM

Everyone who helped slow down TransCanada's "Keystone XL" tar sands juggernaut -- rural farmers and ranchers, Native Nations, organized labor, elders, faith leaders, youth, environmentalists and others who protested at the White House this summer and fall -- should be proud of what we have accomplished. By bravely standing together...

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Japan's Nuclear Nightmare a Wake-Up Call for US

(7) Comments | Posted March 21, 2011 | 4:49 PM

As the horrifying nuclear catastrophe in Japan threatens to contaminate an entire nation with radiation, now is the time for the United States to reassess the safety of nuclear power here at home, particularly given that 23 nuclear reactors in the U.S. use the same "Mark 1" reactor and containment...

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Obama's "Clean Energy" Pump Fake

(4) Comments | Posted February 11, 2011 | 12:34 PM

"So tonight, I challenge you to join me in setting a new goal: By 2035, 80 percent of America's electricity will come from clean energy sources. Some folks want wind and solar. Others want nuclear, clean coal and natural gas. To meet this goal, we will need them all --...

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Leading the World's Green Industrial Revolution

(1) Comments | Posted May 29, 2010 | 11:22 PM

Guest Commentary
Tom Weis
denverpost.com (http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_15167157)
Posted: 05/27/2010 01:00:00 AM MDT

A gaping gulf exists today between America's economic collapse, our melting globe, and the lackluster response of top leaders in the U.S. wind, solar and geothermal industries. You wouldn't know it, but these three...

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America's Wind Power Imperative: A Call to Action

(32) Comments | Posted March 6, 2009 | 4:05 PM

The Answer is Blowing in the Wind


One of the few bright spots in today's struggling economy, wind power holds the promise of sparking a new economic renaissance for America. As the second largest source of new electrical capacity in the U.S. for the past four years running,...

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