Liz Barratt-Brown's Blog
About
- Bio:
I came to NRDC in 1981 and have worked with NRDC’s International Program for the last 15 years. I left NRDC twice – once to work for Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and to attend law school and again in 2000 when my first child was born. But I am always thrilled and honored to come back to NRDC. A common thread in my work has been Canada. When I first came to NRDC, I worked with Canadians to stem acid rain. More recently, I have worked to protect its beautiful ancient forests – from the coastal rainforests of British Columbia to the Boreal forest that circles the top of the planet. I’ve helped turn our consumption into a campaign tool – thanks to NRDC members and activists, Home Depot and other major companies became advocates for protecting the Spirit Bear, NRDC’s icon, and five million acres of coastal rainforest. Right now I am working on the Alberta tar sands, an area of the boreal forest that is being torn up to produce oil to feed our relentless thirst for our cars, airplanes and trucks. Wish me luck. This is a tough one.
- Roots in:
- New England and Washington D.C.
- Favorite place:
- NRDC’s Canadian BioGems and whereever my two cute little kids can be found.
- Why "environmentalism" matters:
- What is bigger than the fate of the planet? I am so in awe of this planet. It is such a gift. I’ve always felt this, even as a little kid catching frogs in the local nature center pond. However tough the issues are that I have worked on, I have also had an amazing time – like sleeping on a boat in the middle of the Great Bear rainforest of British Columbia, in the heart of undisturbed nature, listening to wolves and knowing seals and salmon were just on the other side of the hull. I am grateful for these connections to our planet.
Recent Blog Posts
- $25 million to paint a tar sands black hole green? (April 29, 2008)
- One tar sands project = 800,000 cars = significant, Canadian Court says (March 6, 2008)
- Mordor of the North - Tar Sands premiers as “The Most Destructive Project on Earth” (February 28, 2008)
- New fuel economy savings marred by tar sands (February 5, 2008)
- Bearing witness to the myth that tar sands are a clean fuel (January 18, 2008)
- NRDC asks airlines to oppose dirty fuels and cut global warming pollution (January 10, 2008)
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