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According to his biography at edf.org, Jim Marston is the founding director of the Texas office of the Environmental Defense Fund and the head of EDF's national energy program, and a leader of the Pecan Street, Inc., partnership of Austin Energy, the University of Texas, the Chamber of Commerce and tech companies.
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