Welcome to the UFM Lou Douglas Lecture Series
Executive Director, Climate & Energy Project
The Climate & Energy Project (CEP) is a program of The Land Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded over 30 years ago in Salina, Kansas. Land Institute scientists are working to develop perennial versions of the world’s major grain crops. CEP promotes the rapid and cost-effective deployment of energy efficiency and renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy security, and build a robust, resilient energy economy in Kansas and the Midwest.
Jackson sits on the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord Advisory Group, the Kansas Energy and Environmental Policy Advisory Group, and the Kansas Wind Working Group. She holds an MA in environmental history from the University of Kansas, acquired and edited scholarly books on American culture and the Development of Western Resources for the University Press of Kansas for ten years, and brings experience in corporate finance, equities research, and development.