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.
Frances Beinecke | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 2, 1949 |
| Education | Yale University (BS, MS) |
| Awards | Rachel Carson Award |
Early life and education
editBeinecke is the youngest of four children born to William Sperry Beinecke and Elizabeth Beinecke.[1] She was born in New Jersey.
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
editBeinecke first joined the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1973 as an intern.[3] In 2006, she was nominated as president of the organization, only the second person to ever hold the position. She had previously served as their executive director for eight years.[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] and 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
editBeinecke married Paul Elston in 1977.[8] They have three children.
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
editIn 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]
The National Audubon Society awarded Reinecke in 2007 the prestigious Rachel Carson Award, a premier award honoring distinguished American women environmentalists,[11] and in 2017 the Audubon Medal.
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
edit- Clean Energy Common Sense: An American Call To Action On Global Climate Change, with Bob Deans, Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4422-0317-4, OCLC 460060057
- The World We Create: A Message of Hope for a Planet in Peril. Rowman & Littlefield. 2014. ISBN 978-1442236370.
References
edit- ^ Casselman, Ben (2018-04-13). "William Beinecke, Patron of Central Park and Yale, Dies at 103". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ^ "After Decades in the Trenches, Beinecke Says Environmental Fight is Never Over". environment.yale.edu. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ^ 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. 2010-07-03. Archived from 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.