Author Profile

Adam Werbach

Adam Werbach is the executive director of the Common Assets Defense Fund and a member of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. He is a former president of the Sierra Club, a position to which he was elected at the age of 23.

Most Recent Articles

  • 22 Jun 05

  • Features

    No More of the Same

    "The Death of Environmentalism--Global Warming Politics in a Post-Environmental World," by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus, excerpted on more »

  • 29 Oct 04

  • Features

    A Dangerous Legacy

    Bush’s “ownership society” champions a hyper-individualism that threatens the commons. more »

  • 19 Jul 04

  • Features

    Be a Good Steward

    Using Bush’s playbook, Kerry could employ executive orders to create a sustainable century more »

  • 21 Nov 03

  • Features

    Liquidation of the Commons

    There has not been such a wholesale giveaway of America’s public assets since McKinley was president in the late 1800s more »

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