National appliance energy efficiency savings goal within reach
A final push would allow the Biden administration to reach its pollution reduction goals
Johanna
Neumann
Senior Director, Campaign for 100% Renewable Energy, Environment America
On staff: 2001-2003; 2005-present
B.S., Tufts University
Johanna directs strategy and staff for Environment America’s energy campaigns at the local, state and national level. In her prior positions, she led the campaign to ban smoking in all Maryland workplaces, helped stop the construction of a new nuclear reactor on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and helped build the support necessary to pass the EmPOWER Maryland Act, which set a goal of reducing the state’s per capita electricity use by 15 percent. She also currently serves on the board of Community Action Works. Johanna lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family, where she enjoys growing dahlias, biking and the occasional game of goaltimate.
Posts by Johanna Neumann
Is offshore wind killing whales?
Separating fact from fiction when it comes to offshore wind’s impacts on whales
A surge in energy-intensive computing threatens America’s renewable energy transition
We must not allow wasteful new uses of energy to derail our efforts to get off dirty and dangerous fuels
New appliance efficiency standards curb pollution and reduce water waste
New analysis details the environmental importance of the Biden administration’s updated energy efficiency standards
How to lower your summer electric bill while keeping cool
Seven tips for staying comfortable and keeping energy bills in check on hot summer days