The Importance of Conservative Leadership in Clean Energy

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In this episode of Cleantech Talk, Scott Cooney talks with Britt Zwierzchowski Tisler, COO of the Conservative Energy Network, and Bradley Pischea, National Director of Land & Liberty Coalition (L&LC), a project of CEN. They discuss:

1. Who the Conservative Energy Network is, why they came to the clean energy space.
2. The importance of engaging conservatives in this space and why they cannot be left behind (depoliticizing these issues is the goal).
3. The role clean energy plays in rural communities.
4. Why it’s important for our national defense to have a diversified grid.
5. How clean energy and diversified energy enable economic growth in the U.S.

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Britt Zwierzchowski Tisler serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the Conservative Energy Network (CEN), where she advances conservative, market-based clean energy policy solutions across the country. Britt is considered a national leader in the development of state-based conservative clean energy organizations; she helped found CEN in 2016 with seven states and led expansion into its 26 states today. In 2018, Britt was named one of Midwest Energy News’ 40 under 40 emerging clean energy leaders.

Prior to joining CEN, Britt served as a senior associate at a top political consulting firm in Michigan, where she helped manage the firm’s energy practice, specializing in clean energy and energy efficiency advocacy and non-profit management. She also formerly directed strategic communications for the Michigan Conservative Energy Forum from 2015-2018.

She currently serves as a director on the boards of the Rainey Center Freedom Project and the James Madison College Alumni Association at Michigan State University. Britt earned her bachelor’s degree with high honors from Michigan State, majoring in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy with a minor in Philosophy and Law. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband Derek, their twins, and their cat Athena.

Bradley Pischea serves as the Director of the Land & Liberty Coalition. Prior to this role, he served as the Michigan Land & Liberty Coalition Field Operations Director as well as a Caucus Services Specialist for the Michigan Senate Majority Communications Office, working to create and execute incumbency strategies for members of the Michigan State Senate.

His experience in the Michigan Senate also includes time as an Administrative Assistant for the Senate Majority Leader as well as the Legislative and Constituent Affairs Aide for the Senate Appropriations Chairman.

In 2016, Bradley managed two campaigns for the Michigan House of Representatives, helping solidify a swing district in southeast Michigan, winning by nearly 10,000 votes. In 2018 was responsible for overseeing field operations for a handful of Michigan State Senate races.

Graduating from the University of Michigan-Dearborn with Distinction in 2016, Bradley served as the Student Body President his senior year. In that time, he was instrumental in expanding university police services to new student housing, working with university leadership on sexual assault prevention policy, and even establishing a fall break for students.