Christopher Miller
Piedmont Environmental Council
Warrenton,
VA
USA
Biographical Sketch: Christopher G. Miller has served as Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) President since 1996. He is an attorney with expertise in environmental and transportation policy. Mr. Miller is responsible for overall management and strategic planning for PEC, including the land conservation program, energy policy, land use policy, smart growth and transportation policies. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the Coalition for Smarter Growth and the Choose Clean Water Coalition and serves on the boards of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters, the Virginia Conservation Network, the Chesapeake Crescent initiative, and the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership. Mr. Miller initially worked for PEC as coordinator of the successful campaign that challenged Disney's America development proposal. In recent years, he has also become a leading advocate for a less transmission-dominated approach to energy planning. Prior to joining PEC, he was Assistant Director for Federal Affairs at the Surface Transportation Policy Project, a national non-profit transportation organization based in Washington, D.C. Until 1993, he was an Associate with the law firm of Beveridge & Diamond, P. C. Mr. Miller also worked for the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Environmental Law Institute, and the American Council on U.S./Soviet Relations. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and B.A. with honors in Environmental Studies from Williams College.
Papers:
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The Rationale for Collaboration at Even Greater Scales.
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Large Landscape Planning Tools to Address Energy Infrastructure and Siting - 1