Lance Simmens is a writer on contemporary political issues, having spent the past forty years in senior-level positions with two US Presidents, two US Senators, two prominent Governors, the US Conference of Mayors, and the US Senate Budget Committee. Over the past twenty years, he has focused primarily on environmental issues and has delivered over one hundred presentations worldwide on behalf of Al Gore's Climate Reality Project. He regularly contributes to The Huffington Post and has been widely published in newspapers, magazines, and journals. Currently, he resides in Malibu, California where he is active in local politics.