[1] In 2004, Harvey worked on the transition team of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as a consultant on climate and energy issues.
[10] Harvey was quoted by The New York Times saying that then-President Obama's plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants was going to be "far easier and far faster and far cheaper than most people realize.
[9][14] In 2020, Harvey was one of the people who wrote on the topic of the one thing to do right now to help fix America for The New York Times Dealbook as part of their annual event.
[3] Harvey and Gillis are co-authors of the book The Big Fix: Seven Practical Steps to Save Our Planet.
[19] In an excerpt from The Big Fix: Seven Practical Steps to Save Our Planet in Popular Science magazine, Harvey and Gillis note how wind energy was a serious idea even in the 1920s.
[21] Harvey is a co-author with Paul Brest of the book Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy published by Stanford University Press.
[22] Harvey is a co-author of the book Designing Climate Solutions A Policy Guide for Low-Carbon Energy.