Clean Energy Action Board of Directors
Leslie Glustrom, Senior Advisor
Leslie Glustrom’s involvement in climate change and clean energy
issues is driven by the fact that there is only one planet we know of that sustains the miracle known as life. It is now clear that our emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases are transforming the climate that has supported life on Earth. Our earth’s drastically changing climate will have profound implications on future generations and on the species with whom we share the planet.
Leslie is trained as a biochemist and has spent over 30 years working at the interface of science and society in a variety of roles including science writing, teaching, policy analysis. In addition, she has a long history of activist work on a variety of environmental issues.
In 2004, Leslie resigned from her job managing a biochemistry research lab at the University of Colorado-Boulder to work full time on climate change. She is a founding member of Clean Energy Action, served as the Director of Research and Policy for several years and is now serving as Senior Advisor on the Clean Energy Action Board. She has spoken throughout the country on the environmental and economic imperative of accelerating the transition to a world without fossil fuels and has won many awards for her work. She is currently still very active in clean energy issues at the local, state and national level.
Leslie has written and spoken extensively on the faulty reporting of US coal “reserves” and she was a co-author of the 2011 Harvard study on the True Cost Accounting of Coal. You can access several of the highly-referenced reports she has authored or co-authored on US coal supplies here on our website.
Alison Burchell
Alison Burchell is is a professional geologist with a dual B.S. in Chemistry and Environmental Planning and graduate degrees in Volcanology and Isotope-Geochemistry. Following a Fellowship with the U.S. Dept. of Interior and US Geological Survey, she established a private consulting practice on issues including: crustal processes, reef and wetland preservation, land-reclamation, siting analysis for renewable energy projects and stakeholder facilitation. She also holds advanced certificates in Multispectral and Radar Remote Sensing Analysis, Database Design, GIS, Scuba and EPA hazardous materials detection and sampling. Her current research is focused on understanding and quantifying the mechanisms and kinetics of natural biologic, geologic, chemical and physical processes by which carbon is removed from the atmosphere and stored in terrestrial sinks. This work has led her towards an integrative, bio-geo-mimicry approach to researching and understanding complex terrestrial problems. This systems-integrated research and her involvement with a variety of stakeholder groups has influenced a Collaborative Impact approach towards helping communities, businesses and boards achieve their sustainability goals. Since moving to Boulder, she has served on several state and local working-groups and non-profit boards tasked with promoting public education, developing public policy or modeling and mitigating a range of environmental problems. She is a member of the City of Boulder – Energy Future Task Force and co-founder of Clean Energy Action, Renewables Yes and Empower Our Future – a broad coalition of citizens, businesses, elected and former officials and organizations working to promote the Boulder Clean Energy Future project and moving to assist other communities assess their own clean energy options.
Conor J. May
Conor joined CEA in January of 2017, which led him to enroll in the University of Colorado Law School in 2018, where he recently completed a law degree focusing on environmental, economic, and technology policy.
Conor moved from Durango to Boulder in 2010, and received his undergraduate degree from CU in history and political science. Prior to attending law school, he worked as an administrative assistant at the Boulder Public Defenders Office. Conor was an editor of the Colorado Journal of Law & Technology and a member of the student organization Environmental Law Society, and works as a volunteer with Boulder-based Empower Our Future.
Marguerite Behringer
Marguerite Behringer is a passionate research scientist, community leader, and problem-solver. Trained in ecology and evolutionary biology/environmental studies, Marguerite became passionate about transforming capitalism for societal benefit during her fellowship with Hunter Lovins. She currently works as an energy consultant, generating custom analyses of innovative electricity market designs, business models, and technology for a variety of public and private clients. She is especially interested in promoting local economies, distributed energy, efficient/affordable housing, environmental justice, and multidisciplinary sustainability planning.
At home, Marguerite pursues a sustainable lifestyle in a housing cooperative she helped create in 2017. She is incredibly proud to be part of CEA and continue its legacy of impact.
Tom Asprey
Tom Asprey was born and went to school in New Mexico. He retired after a career in technology with Hewlett-Packard and Intel in Silicon Valley and Colorado. He interests now include philanthropy, classes and addressing climate change, energy and other environmental issues. He lives in Boulder with his wife and two new rescue dogs.
[Editor's note - those that know Tom know that he believes in actions, not words. He has played a key role in many clean energy battles in Boulder and around the state and brings his extensive computer and analytical skills to bear on the modeling analyses needed to support high levels of renewable energy investment and plays many other key roles!]
