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Tom Weis is a social change agent with more than 25 years of environmental and political organizing experience. He currently serves as president of Climate Crisis Solutions, a mission-driven environmental consulting firm dedicated to solving the global climate crisis through the creation of a green energy paradigm for America. In 2011, Tom led a 2,150-mile “rocket trike” ride from the U.S./Canada border to the Texas Gulf Coast in support of farmers, ranchers and tribal communities fighting TransCanada’s 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: a 100% renewable electricity grid by 2020. 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 megawatts 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. He also 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

As Obama Signals Surrender to TransCanada, It's Time to Focus on Keystone XL's Southern Leg

(67) Comments | Posted March 21, 2013 | 1:08 PM

Why aren't all Keystone XL opponents loudly demanding that President Obama stop construction of the pipeline's 485-mile southern leg that is destroying the lives of our fellow Americans in Texas and Oklahoma? This is a classic case of something being hidden in plain view.

By approving...

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President Obama Lighting Fuse to Tar Sands 'Carbon Bomb' in Texas and Oklahoma Right Now

(2) Comments | Posted February 20, 2013 | 12:57 PM

In last week's State of the Union address, President Obama had strong words for Congress about the need to address the climate crisis:

But if Congress won't act soon to protect future generations, I will... I will direct my cabinet to come up with executive actions we can...
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Why the Southern Leg of Keystone XL Must Be Stopped

(14) Comments | Posted February 11, 2013 | 2:06 PM

Cross-posted with EcoWatch

With President Obama's blessing, TransCanada has been laying pipe for the 485-mile southern (OK-TX) leg of Keystone XL in the face of persistent nonviolent direct action by determined landowners and Tar Sands Blockade.

Look at the map below. If...

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Obama's Inaugural Invitation: Will Renewable Energy Leaders Respond?

(8) Comments | Posted January 28, 2013 | 3:22 PM

President Obama surprised a lot of people by elevating the climate threat into the top tier of his second-term priorities during his recent inaugural address:

We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to...
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The Pipeline President: Obama's Keystone XL

(4) Comments | Posted January 11, 2013 | 4:16 PM

Cross-posted with EcoWatch

Note to President Obama: You approved it. You own it.

By now, most people following the Keystone XL saga know that last spring, President Obama made a special trip on Air Force One to the "Pipeline Crossroads of the World" to...

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Join the Fight Against TransCanada Now

(0) Comments | Posted December 10, 2012 | 5:33 PM

Last month, 75-year-old Texas great grandmother Jeanette Singleton was pepper-sprayed in the face by East Texas Sheriff's deputies for peacefully demonstrating against the construction of TransCanada's Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

In October, 78-year-old great grandmother Eleanor Fairchild, joined by actress/activist Daryl Hannah, was thrown...

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Obama's Keystone Test

(1) Comments | Posted November 21, 2012 | 1:08 PM

Coming on the heels of Superstorm Sandy, President Obama finally acknowledged The Climate Elephant in the Room on election night, saying to the nation: "We want our children to live in an America... that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet."

The president will soon...

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The Climate Elephant in the Room

(3) Comments | Posted October 30, 2012 | 2:05 PM

The tragic irony of this year's presidential election was how far President Obama and Governor Romney were willing to go to avoid the climate elephant in the room. Now that elephant is on a rampage, in the form of Hurricane Sandy.

For the first time in decades, both candidates...

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Keystone XL PSA (Planetary Service Announcement)

(0) Comments | Posted October 19, 2012 | 2:20 PM

In case you missed it Tuesday night, both candidates doubled down on their support for Keystone XL during the second presidential debate, with Governor Romney saying, "We're going to bring that pipeline in from Canada." President Obama responded by saying, "We've built enough pipeline to wrap around the Earth once....

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Indigenous Leaders Challenge Presidential Candidates on Keystone XL, Environmental Justice, and Treaty Rights

(2) Comments | Posted October 9, 2012 | 5:02 PM

Last week, indigenous people and organizations from Colorado and across the United States came together to raise their voices in the presidential battleground state of Colorado on the eve of the first nationally televised presidential debate. Dissatisfied with President Obama's and Governor Romney's failure to address the many threats posed...

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Keystone XL 'Rocket Trike Diaries'

(2) Comments | Posted September 12, 2012 | 12:53 PM

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Lakota horseriders and the Rocket Trike


"And today, I'm directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through
the bureaucratic hurdles, and make this project a priority, to go ahead and get it done."
- President Obama,...

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Rocket Trike Diaries: Week 10

(0) Comments | Posted June 11, 2012 | 1:38 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 9

(0) Comments | Posted June 3, 2012 | 3:15 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 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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