Top 10 U.S. Social Media Influencers in Energy & Environment
Using our extensive media database, we compiled a list of the top 10 social media influencers throughout the United States and operating in the Energy & Environment space. Our solution makes it easy to find — and connect with — the influencers that matter to you.
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*Data as of July 2022
1. Naomi Klein
Bio: HTCE. On 🔥. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. Gloria Steinem Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers U. Not that Naomi.
Followers: 698K
2. Prof. Katherine Hayhoe
Bio: Not suspicious, just Canadian. Climate scientist, Chief Scientist @nature_org, polisci professor, knitter, pastor’s wife, @joinsciencemoms. UN Champion of the Earth
Location: Texas Tech University
Followers: 223K
3. Anas Alhajji
Bio: Keynote Speaker and Woodworker. Everything Energy |English/Arabic Tweets| #Oil_History
Location: Dallas, USA
Followers: 120K
4. Amy Harder
@AmyAHarder
Bio: I’m executive editor of Cipher @CipherClimate by @Breakthrough
Energy, with my weekly Harder Line column. Former @Axios, @WSJ, @UChiEnergy, @nationaljournal.
Location: Dallas, USA
Followers: 53K
5. Jesse Jenkins
Bio: Macro-energy systems engineering, optimization, and policy w/a focus on electricity. Prof @EPrinceton (MAE) & @AndlingerCenter. PI of ZERO Lab. Personal account
Followers: 59K
6. Mark Z. Jacobson
Bio: Prof-Civil & Env Engineering; Director-Atmos/Energy Program; Research-climate, air pollution, clean/renewable energy; Cofounder-Solutions Project/100% Movement
Location: Stanford University
Followers: 36K
7. Daniel Yergin
Bio: Author: The New Map: Energy, Climate & Clash of Nations – amzn.to/3hnySbC; The Quest; The Prize; Pulitzer Prize winner; Vice Chairman S&P Global
Followers: 34K
8. Jason Bordoff
Bio: Co-Founding Dean, @ColumbiaClimate; Founding Director, @ColumbiaUEnergy; Prof of Professional Practice, @ColumbiaSIPA; fmr energy advisor to Pres @BarackObama
Location: New York, NY
Followers: 32K
9. Alexander Kaufman
Bio: Senior reporter @HuffPost, on the climate, energy, and environmental politics beat. Reach me via: alexander.kaufman@huffpost.com, DMs, or the link below
alexanderckaufman.com/contact
Location: Queens
Followers: 27K
10. Heidi Cullen
Bio: Comms Director @MBARI_News. Climate change, human health, ocean conservation. #scicomm. Author of The Weather of the Future. Lover of Labs. (she/her)
Location: Moss Landing, CA
Followers: 22K
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