Biography for Arthur J. O'Donnell
Arthur
J. O'Donnell is the Executive Director of the Center for Resource Solutions,
a San Francisco-based nonprofit with a global impact. Visit the CRS
Web site for more details of our programs, including the Green-e
certification for renewable energy and carbon offset products sold
in retail energy markets.
Prior to joining CRS in Jan. 2008, he was an independent journalist who specialized in reporting about energy, the environment, business and economics. He is the author of several books, including 'Soul of the Grid' and 'In the City of Neighborhoods.'
His work can be found in Land Letter, on Greenwire.com and Energy Central. Click here for other articles from the archives.
He was recognized by the Online News Association for Best Online Commentary (for specialty Web sites) for his column "The Business Electric" in the 2005 Online Journalism Awards.
The Power Association of Northern California named him 'Person of the Year' in 2003.
As the founding editor of California Energy Markets newsletter from 1989 through 2002, O'Donnell documented the creation and ultimate failure of California's competitive energy markets, and he has appeared in numerous media reports on the energy situation in California.
In years 2000 and 2001, O'Donnell earned First Place honors from the SF Peninsula Press Club in the 'industry analysis' and 'best column' categories for magazines and trade publications. O'Donnell shared with CEM staff First Place honors from the National Press Club of Washington, D.C., in the category of 'analytic reporting for newsletters' in the 2001 awards, as well as earning Honorable Mentions in the same category in 1997 and 2002 for his own work.
CEM was also honored by the Newsletter and Electronic Publishers Foundation in 2001 and 2002 for its precient coverage of the Western energy crisis.
Prior to starting CEM, O'Donnell was a radio public-affairs reporter in Eugene, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, and served as the San Francisco correspondent for several specialized news services, including McGraw-Hill, the Bureau of National Affairs, Business Times radio, the American Medical Association, and the Physicians Radio Network.
He was named 'Distinguished Urban Journalist for Radio' in 1980 by the National Urban Coalition.