1.16.2008 - 05:26pm ET

(CSRwire) SAN FRANCISCO, CA - January 16, 2008 - The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is pleased to announce that Arthur O'Donnell will be succeeding Jan Hamrin, the founder of CRS, as Executive Director. O'Donnell brings over 20 years of experience as a nationally recognized energy and environmental journalist and the founding editor and associate publisher of the award-winning California Energy Markets newsletter. He most recently served as editor of Land Letter, a weekly online service devoted to natural resources and as West Coast correspondent for Greenwire.com. He is author of several books, including, Soul of the Grid: A Cultural Biography of the California Independent System Operator, and The Guilty Environmentalist, both published in 2003.

"Arthur is an accomplished professional with a strong knowledge of energy markets," said Hamrin, who will be retiring from CRS after serving as its President for over ten years. "He has the experience to lead CRS into a period of solid and sustained growth as the organization takes on an expanding role in promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change solutions worldwide." Hamrin will remain at CRS for a three-month transition period.

Jennifer Martin, the current Director of Certification Programs, has been promoted to serve as CRS Deputy Director, a position that will allow her to assist O'Donnell in managing the fast-growing organization and overseeing the development of its key programs, including Green-e.

"By assuming a larger leadership role, Jennifer Martin will be invaluable to me not only in an administrative capacity, but by lending her knowledge and insight about the future of the market and the important role CRS can have in crafting national policies around climate change solutions that fully support renewable energy and energy efficiency development," said O'Donnell.

"As a reporter following climate change issues for many years, I've found that there is great public concern about finding effective ways to mitigate the potential impacts of changing climate. The wonderful things about CRS are that it offers concrete solutions to this global problem, and it works very effectively to create successful partnerships and mechanisms to ensure that money spent by consumers for renewable energy products and carbon offsets is money well spent."

About the Center for Resource Solutions

The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is a national nonprofit with global impact. CRS brings forth expert responses to climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions. Its leadership through collaboration and environmental innovation builds policies and consumer-protection mechanisms in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency that foster healthy and sustained growth in national and international markets. Visit: www.resource-solutions.org.

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