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Frances G. Beinecke (born August 2, 1949) is an environmental activist. She served as the former president of the Natural Resources Defense Council from 2006 to 2015.
Early life and education
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Beinecke is the youngest of four children born to William Sperry Beinecke and Elizabeth Beinecke.[1]
She received a bachelor's degree from Yale College in 1971 and a master's degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in 1974.[2]
Career
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Beinecke first joined the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1973 as an intern.[3] [4]
She was appointed by President Barack Obama to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling in 2010.[5]
She currently serves on the boards of the World Resources Institute , the Energy Future Coalition , Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions , the Nature Conservancy ,[6] Conservation International 's Center for Environmental Leadership in Business. She previously served on the boards of the Wilderness Society , the China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development , and the New York League of Conservation Voters .[7]
Personal life
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Beinecke married Paul Elston in 1977.[8]
Former classmate and actress Sigourney Weaver has stated that she uses Beinecke as inspiration when she plays a strong female character.[9]
Awards and honors
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In 1990, The Wilderness Society awarded Beinecke the Robert Marshall Award, their highest award presented to a private citizen who has never held federal office.[10]
In 2007, Beinecke was awarded The National Audubon Society 's prestigious Rachel Carson Award , a premier award honoring distinguished American women environmentalists.[11]
She was one of five alumni to be awarded Yale's prestigious Yale Medal for outstanding individual service to the university.[12]
Lehman College presented Beinecke with an honorary degree in 2013.[13]
Works
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References
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^ Chemnick, Jean (December 12, 2013). "Advocacy: From legal mavericks to inside policy players" . www.eenews.net . Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ "Frances Beinecke" . NRDC . 14 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ "President Obama Announces Members of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Commission | The White House" . whitehouse.gov the original on 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2019-08-07 – via National Archives .
^ "Nature Conservancy Adk Chapter: New Board Members -" . The Adirondack Almanack . 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ "Gulf oil spill: Obama names investigation panel" . LA Times Blogs - Greenspace . 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ "Paul J. Elston Plans to Marry Miss Beinecke" . The New York Times . 1977-04-24. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ "How Frances Beinecke Is Combating Climate Change" . Vanity Fair . Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ "Awards" . The Wilderness Society . Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ "The Rachel Carson Award Honorees" . Audubon . 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ "Association of Yale Alumni Names Yale Medalists" . YaleNews . 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
^ "Lehman College Honorary Degree Recipients - Lehman College" . www.lehman.edu . Retrieved 2019-08-07 .
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