Tom Kenworthy
Senior Fellow
Tom Kenworthy is a Senior Fellow at American Progress. He joined American Progress after spending two years as a senior fellow at Western Progress, a regional nonpartisan policy institute in the Rocky Mountain West, where he focused on renewable energy and environmental issues.
Tom spent more than three decades as a newspaper reporter, the majority of that time with The Washington Post and USA Today. He has reported on a wide variety of subjects, including state and national government and politics, Congress, the environment, and the states of the Rocky Mountain West. His longtime specialties were public lands, natural resources, and energy issues, which he covered as a Denver-based national correspondent beginning in 1995. His environmental reporting has won awards from the Society of American Foresters and the Sierra Club. As a policy analyst, Tom has written commentaries and articles for a variety of national and regional publications.
Tom holds a B.A. in history from Cornell University in 1970. He lives in Golden, CO with his wife, Nancy.
Articles by Tom Kenworthy
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Carbon Offsets Would Be a Boon to Farmers,
November 12, 2009
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Farmers and Congress Shouldn’t Fall for this Hat Trick,
October 26, 2009
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For Rural America One Answer Is Blowing in the Wind,
September 28, 2009
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The Protected and the Protector,
September 28, 2009
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What a 1-Degree Temperature Increase Means for Wildfires,
September 1, 2009
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Energy Safeguards Done Right,
August 27, 2009
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More Droughts Will Hurt Agriculture,
July 7, 2009
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"Self-Reliant" Westerners Love Federal Handouts,
July 6, 2009
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Frack Attack,
June 25, 2009
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Higher Yields of Trouble for Farmers,
June 16, 2009
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A Stormy Forecast for U.S. Agriculture,
June 1, 2009
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A Renewable Energy Standard: The Proof Is in the States,
May 19, 2009
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Sensible Action on WaterSense,
May 13, 2009
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Wildfires Heat Up in the West,
May 6, 2009
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A Tale of Two Energy Economies,
April 20, 2009
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Smart Grid Plugs in for Boulder,
April 13, 2009
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Don’t Flush an Energy Opportunity,
March 30, 2009
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The River Drains Through It,
March 30, 2009
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Reverse Bush-Era Pillage of the West,
March 20, 2009
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It’s Easy Being Green: The Solar Surge in Colorado,
March 11, 2009
