Freeman, S. David
Published: September 6, 2006, 6:29 pm
Updated: September 6, 2006, 6:29 pm
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David S. Freeman, as an American civil servant, has led the development of many path-breaking energy and environmental programs. In doing so, he helped to shape public awareness, design numerous governmental institutions, and write many of the laws that define the framework for U.S. environmental and energy policy. He served as an advisor on energy and the environment to Presidents Johnson, Nixon, and Carter. In this capacity, he led the first inventory of federal government expenditures, directed the writing of the famous Ford Foundation report on energy, helped start the first major federal funding of solar energy projects, and helped shape the creation the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (1970). He was Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority during the Carter administration (1978-81), where he initiated some important energy conservation programs. He also served as head of the Lower Colorado River Authority and Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).
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Ford Foundation Homepage
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Homepage
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Freeman, S. David". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 6, 2006; Last revised Date September 6, 2006; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Freeman,_S._David>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
David S. Freeman, as an American civil servant, has led the development of many path-breaking energy and environmental programs. In doing so, he helped to shape public awareness, design numerous governmental institutions, and write many of the laws that define the framework for U.S. environmental and energy policy. He served as an advisor on energy and the environment to Presidents Johnson, Nixon, and Carter. In this capacity, he led the first inventory of federal government expenditures, directed the writing of the famous Ford Foundation report on energy, helped start the first major federal funding of solar energy projects, and helped shape the creation the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (1970). He was Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority during the Carter administration (1978-81), where he initiated some important energy conservation programs. He also served as head of the Lower Colorado River Authority and Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).
Further Reading
Ford Foundation Homepage
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Homepage
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