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The Energy Policy Major has been the most powerful synthesis of knowledge I ever encountered. We tackle the realities of economics, politics,…

In just two short years the Institute for Energy Studies has provided me with more than I ever imagined. It has given me the chance to learn from…

Through my curriculum in the Energy concentration of EE, I was introduced to many professors and students with connections in the Institute for…

Thanks to the Energy Policy Minor and the faculty of the the Institute for Energy Studies, I was hired as a Regulatory Analyst by one of the…

I attended Western for a fifth year on the hunch the new Energy Policy minor would give me a fundamental understanding of energy policy and a…

I'm currently in my third year here at Western majoring in Environmental Policy and minoring in both Energy Policy and Economics. Energy has…

Since beginning my energy studies at Western, I have been met with such enthusiasm and readiness to make things happen. The growing community…

I came to Western Washington University to join the College of the Environment and found the Economics / Environmental Studies major. My major…

The coolest thing about being in the first round of students to take courses through the Institute for Energy Studies is seeing all my peers'…

At the time, it didn’t seem like it would amount to anything. It was 2009, and the Energy Institute was not yet formed. Many of us in the…