Collaborations
Colby College
In Colby’s “JanPlan” annual one-month intense session, Dr. Gardner teaches a 3-credit course: “Can We Get There From Here?: Creating a Roadmap for the Energy Transition”
Project Drawdown Labs
Gardner Energy Strategies, LLC reviewed several of the actions highlighted in Project Drawdown’s list of vetted options to reduce atmospheric greenhouse gasses.
Climatework Maine
Gardner Energy Strategies, LLC is a proud member of ClimateWork Maine, a non profit helping businesses better understand the effects of climate change, plan for the future, and be part of the solution.
John Gardner is a member of CWM Board of Directors since 2023.
Window Dressers
WindowDressers is a community-based non-profit that produces low-cost insulating window inserts that function as custom, interior-mounted storm windows.
John Gardner has been the Local Coordinator for the Waterville, Maine community build since 2023
Warm Springs Consulting
From 2022 through 2024, Gardner served as Senior Engineer with Warm Springs Consulting, a prominent sustainability-oriented consulting firm headquartered in Boise, ID that supported high-impact industries and organizations with sustainability strategy, feasibility studies, greenhouse-gas inventories, and ESG reporting.
While collaborating with WSC, we served clients from the following sectors: government, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and energy.
Verdant Resolutions
Verdant Resolutions, launched by Deb LaSalle, one of the founding partners of Warm Springs Consulting in 2024. Verdant specializes in sustainability strategic planning and implementation, including baseline waste and energy inventories, sustainability roadmaps, public engagement, facilitation, and environmental mediation. Verdant is a valued partner of Gardner Energy Strategies.
