Amir is spending the summer of 2009 as an intern with Windusty where he will research renewable energy policy and case studies related to wind energy development. Amir received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University and recently completed a master's of environmental management at Yale University. Amir volunteered for several years with the Sierra Club, on a Minnesota campaign to reduce emissions from school bus diesel exhaust and later nationally with the Sierra Student Coalition's energy program. At Yale, he helped organize several environmental conferences, a speaker series on climate justice, and contributed to the research and writing of a "Citizen's Guide on Climate Action" for the ICLEI-led National Conversation on Climate Action. Amir also spent last summer with Dakota County exploring ways cities and the county can improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.