About Me
Nick Santos is the founder and Executive Director of The Environmental Consumer, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops actionable information and resources for consumers looking to take the next step to reduce their impact. Nick is also a Junior Specialist at the Center for Watershed Sciences at the University of California, Davis where he develops GIS-based software and databases to help analyze and understand environmental impacts and indicators. In the past he has worked with the UC Sustaintable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP), as a Policy Fellow at climate campaign 1Sky (now merged with 350.org), and as an Americorps member with the Regional Climate Change Program at the Sierra Nevada Alliance.
This website is designed to serve as a resume and portfolio, as well as a resource for projects I've worked on. I apologize if the lists of information are annoying.
There are many Nick Santoses in the world. Chances are I am not the one you are looking for. If you think I am, select a link below to find out more.
This site is far from a complete catalog of my work, but I do try to highlight anything that would be useful to others. Let me know if you're looking for something that isn't here.
Yes. For all of you designers, I understand that the navigation being at the bottom is rather inconvenient. Someday I'll fix it.
New
- I've posted a large amount of writing and updated information throughout the site
- I posted links to some analyses I've run and the scripts used to run them
- I spoke on Oct 24, 2009 on climate policy at PowerShift Virginia - basic info is here
- I wrote a piece on solving equity issues in international climate policy
