Dr. Ren Orans, Managing Partner and founder of Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) was the commencement speaker at U.C. Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group (ERG) May 2012 Commencement. Over the last two decades, Dr. Orans and E3 have been at the forefront of energy and environmental policy in the Western U.S. and Canada, and more recently in China and India. E3 has been a strong supporter of ERG, by offering summer internships, employing students and graduates, and offering the Alexander E. Farrell Graduate Fellowship to support doctoral research.