Rob Caughlan. When
he was President of the Surfrider Foundation, he won a $100 million
Clean Water lawsuit against coastal polluters. Friends of the
River was born in his living room. People magazine, covering
his work for ocean protection, called him a "righteous dude."
In his career, he has worked at the White House and in the EPA…
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Pete McCloskey.
As a member of Congress, he was one of the lead authors of many
of today's major environmental laws. He was a Co-Chairman of the
first Earth Day in 1970, served six years as Congressional Delegate
to the International Whaling Conference, and was Congressional
Advisor to the Law of the Sea Treaty Delegation…
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Jacques Leslie. Author
of Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People,
and the Environment. In 2000, he authored a Harper's cover
story on international water scarcity entitled "Running Dry:
What Happens When the World No Longer Has Enough Freshwater?"
He speaks on the deepening global water shortage and its implications…
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Tim Palmer. A photographer
and author of sixteen books on the environment, rivers, and adventure
travel, he has been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award
from American Rivers, named one of the nation's ten top river
conservationists by Paddler Magazine, and his The Columbia
won the National Outdoor Book Award… More
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Mark Dubois. Co-founder
Friends of the River. He captured national headlines when he chained
himself to the bedrock of the Stanislaus River Canyon as a new
reservoir filled. While his action forced only a temporary reprieve
for the Stanislaus, the movement to protect rivers brought a halt
to major dam building in the United States…
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Max Finkelstein.
Author of Canoeing a Continent: On the Trail of Alexander Mackenzie.
A contributor to Kanawa, Paddler Magazine, and River
Magazine, his presentations include slides and/or video and
focus on historic and contemporary expeditions, descriptions of
the tapestry of waterscapes, and the importance of our river heritage…
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Ross Klein. He is widely
viewed as the most knowledgeable person in the world concerning
the environmental impacts of cruise ships. As the author of Cruise
Ship Blues: The Underside of the Cruise Industry, he describes
an invisible underside of garbage and sewage dumping, fuel and
chemical spills, and related harmful practices… More
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Richard Roshon. Described
as the Jane Goodall of the sea, he was raised on a sailboat in
the Hawaiian Archipelago, has sailed throughout the Philippine
Islands, along the coast of Japan, and on numerous Trans-Pacific
sailboat races. Jean Michel Cousteau describes Roshon's experiences
as "something that many can only dream of"… More
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Kate Troll. She was
the first person to introduce coastal zone management to 'Bush
Alaska,' and she is currently Fishery Manager for North and South
America for the Marine Stewardship Council. As the author of Eco-Nomics
and Eagles, her presentations explain how environmental protection
and economic health can be mutually reinforcing… More
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Wil Burns. He specializes
in biodiversity, including threats to whales and marine species.
He has edited two books on climate change and whaling, and edits
the Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy.
He co-chairs the Wildlife Interest Group of the American Society
of International Law. Speaking topics include threats to whales…
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Jerry Meral. He was
Deputy Director of the California Department of Water Resources,
Western Water Resources Director of Environmental Defense, and
for 20 years Executive Director of the Planning and Conservation
League. His work has been widely recognized and honored. He received
the National River Conservation Award… More
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