Provided by the Center for a New American Security
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) launched the Big Energy Map Project in Summer 2008 with the support of the Markle Foundation. In order to map energy security and climate change action around the federal government, CNAS analysts first conducted research and organized information in a wiki, and then supplemented that database with interviews of individuals who play a major role.
One of the key findings of the April 2009 CNAS conference, Mapping U.S. Energy and Climate Security, is that participants overwhelmingly believed that the nation could benefit from greater information sharing and collaborative thinking among federal government agencies and in their relationships with state and local officials, the private sector, and the American public. In an effort to study the dynamics of how that might play out, CNAS is opening the original Big Energy Map Wiki to the public.
The wiki includes some descriptions and mission statements copied from agency websites, some commentary by CNAS researchers, and some judgments based on expert interviews. We recognize that we have not mapped the whole energy and climate universe. That’s why we need your help!
We want you to consider this a true wiki. You may add, delete, correct, and clarify entries based on your own knowledge and ideas. We only ask that you treat this as a professional tool, and refrain from posting vulgarity, intentionally incorrect information, personal attacks of any kind, and anything illegal; CNAS reserves the right to remove inappropriate material. Just click on the link at the right or below, and sign in on the Wiki page to contribute information.
This project is meant to clarify the efforts of individual offices as well as how individuals, departments, and agencies collaborate and cooperate. As structures, hierarchies, and relationships change constantly in the government, the Big Energy Map is not meant to provide a comprehensive list of all related activities; indeed, part of the challenge of coordinating federal action is the incredible number of actors who form a piece of this puzzle. We believe that unconventional tools and collaboration among diverse communities might help in confronting that challenge.
Click here to use and contribute to the Big Energy Map Wiki.