Tom “Smitty” Smith

Tom “Smitty” Smith is the state director of Public Citizen, a government accountability group that works on energy, environment, urban sprawl, ethics and international trade agreements. He won the Austin Chronicle’s award for “Best People’s Lobbyist” as well as an U.S. EPA “Environmental Excellence Award.”

Among his proudest accomplishments is helping to create the Texas Emissions Reductions Plan, which reduces emissions from Texas’s dirtiest diesels, gives incentives for purchasing clean cars and trucks, and requires all new homes and buildings to meet new tough energy use standards.

                1. HOW TO GET STARTED AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST

                2. CRAFTING YOUR POLITICAL ELEVATOR PITCH

                3. WATCHDOG 101: HOW TO HUMANIZE YOUR ISSUE

                4. WATCHDOG 101: HOW TO PICK YOUR TARGET

                5. ADVOCATING WIN-WIN SOLUTIONS TO GET WHAT YOU WANT

                6. CREATIVE LOBBYING TECHNIQUES