About Teryn
Teryn Norris is a leading young writer, researcher, and policy advocate. In 2007, he supported successful advocacy by the Breakthrough Institute to convince the Obama Campaign to adopt a $150 billion clean energy investment platform. In 2008, Teryn founded Breakthrough Generation, the first young leaders initiative of the Breakthrough Institute, and he served as Associate Director of its Fellowship Program in summer 2008. Previously a Research Fellow at the Breakthrough Institute, he co-authored "Fast, Clean, & Cheap: Cutting Global Warming's Gordian Knot," a report published by the Harvard Law & Policy Review. He is co-author of the National Energy Education Act proposal, which led to President Obama's 2009 RE-ENERGYSE initiative and was featured by Mother Jones, San Francisco Chronicle, Baltimore Sun, Congressional testimony, and online interview. Teryn has worked as Chief Research Assistant to Dr. Steve H. Hanke, one of the world's top monetary economists, as well as for the Sierra Club and Environment California, where he advocated and fundraised for the California Global Warming Solutions Act. Teryn studied economics and political science at Johns Hopkins University, where he served as Class President, led a successful campaign to launch a university-wide climate initiative, and served on JHU President Brody's Task Force on Climate Change. He is a columnist for the Huffington Post, has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, Baltimore Sun, and Alternet, and he regularly blogs at DailyKos, the Breakthrough Blog, WattHead -- Energy News and Commentary, and ItsGettingHotInHere. His work has been cited by the New York Times, Council on Foreign Relations, The Guardian, and other publications. His updates can be followed at www.twitter.com/TerynNorris.
[Transcript of "official" Hilton campaign speech] “Okay so here’s my energy policy. Barack wants to focus on new technologies to cut foreign oil dependency, and McCain wants offshore drilling. Well why don’t we do a hybrid of both candidates’ ideas? We can do limited offshore drilling, with strict environmental oversight, while creating tax incentives to get Detroit making hybrid and electric cars. That way the offshore drilling carries us until the new technologies kick in which will then create new jobs and energy independence.
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No Paris! Not you too! How is it that removing the multi-decades ban on off-shore drilling in the U.S. has now become Paris Hilton’s “compromise” position? Whew.