Nancy Jackson
Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment contains the interviews of individuals who were involved with the development and implementation of state energy and environmental policy from the 1970s through the early decades of the 2000s. The interviews elicit insights about the policy-making process, the assignment of priorities, and the give-and-take involved in reaching final policy decisions. Of special interest are instances in which Kansas developed singular solutions and means for implementing them. To explore this collection and others, visit the Kansas Oral History Project home page: https://ksoralhistory.org/
Nancy Jackson has had an impressive career in the non-profit sector. Nancy founded and directed the Climate + Energy Project (CEP) from 2007 to 2010. CEP received the Governor’s Commendation for achievement in renewable energy and efficiency in 2009 and was featured on the front page of the New York Times and in Lawrence Berkley Lab and Discovery documentaries in 2010. Nancy earned a bachelor's degree in Humanities and an M.A. in Environmental History from the University of Kansas.
Nancy Jackson, founder and director of the Climate + Energy Project (CEP) from 2007 to 2010, recalls being challenged by the founder of the Land Institute on her approach to finding workable solutions to climate change. Jackson held that alternatives should be found to meet the needs of western Kansans for energy, good jobs, and a sustainable economy. Based on that challenge she started the CEP through the generosity of many experts in Kansas and across the country. Those initial years of the CEP were significant, and the project's impact was unexpected. In this interview Jackson discusses that impact and the importance of meeting people where they are in order to find solutions to difficult public policy issues.
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