- Ehud Olmert
Ehud Olmert ; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. Olmert became Prime Minister on April 14, 2006 but had been exercising the powers of the office since they were transferred to him on January 4, 2006 after Ariel Sharon suffered a severe hemorrhagic stroke. Olmert's title for that period was Acting Prime Minister. Olmert has previously been the Vice Prime Minister of Israel, Finance minister, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor, …
- Greg Nickels
Gregory J. "Greg" Nickels (born August 7, 1955) became the 51st and current mayor of Seattle, Washington on January 1, 2002. He was elected to a second term November 8, 2005. Prior to becoming mayor, Nickels was legislative assistant to Seattle City Council member and future mayor Norm Rice from 1979 to 1987. Nickels was elected to the King County Council in 1987 (defeating longtime incumbent Bob Grieve), and reelected in 1991, 1995 and 1999.
- Stavros Dimas
Stavros Dimas is a Greek politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for the Environment.
- Wangari Maathai
Dr. Wangari Muta Maathai born April 1, 1940 in Ihithe village, Tetu division, Nyeri District of Kenya is an environmental and political activist. In 2004 she became the first African woman to receive Nobel Peace Prize for "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace". Dr.
- Tom Lantos
Thomas Peter "Tom" Lantos, Ph.D (born February 1 1928, Budapest, Hungary as Lantos Tamás Péter) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981, representing California's 12th congressional district, located in the southwest part of San Francisco County and the northern part of San Mateo County. He is the chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Mark Lynas
Mark Lynas (b. 1973) is a British author, journalist and environmental activist focussed on climate change. He is a contributor to New Statesman, Ecologist, Granta and Geographical magazines, and "The Guardian" and "The Observer" newspapers in the UK. He holds a degree in history and politics from the University of Edinburgh.
- Caroline Lucas
Caroline Patricia Lucas PhD (born 9 December 1960 in Malvern, Worcestershire) is an English politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the South East England Region. She is a member of the Green Party of England and Wales and has been an MEP since 1999. She is one of two Green MEPs from the UK: the other is Jean Lambert MEP. She is noted for campaigning and writing on Green economics, localisation, alternatives to globalisation, trade justice, …
- Charles Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh (4 February 1902 - 26 August 1974), known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle," was an American pilot famous for the first solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic, from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, NY to Paris in 1927 in the "Spirit of St. Louis." In the ensuing deluge of notoriety, Lindbergh became the world's best-known aviator. Charles Lindbergh is a recipient of the Medal of Honor. In the years prior to World War II, …
- Myron Ebell
Myron Ebell is the Director of Global Warming and International Environmental Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He is also the Chairman of the Cooler Heads Coalition. His main job is to provide material to the media in the form of quotes to newspaper reporters and participation in live interviews on the subject of climate change. His positions at various times are: (a) climate change isn't happening, (b) it is happening, …
- Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Anton Nelson was a Democratic American politician from Wisconsin. He was the principal founder of Earth Day. In 1970, he called for Congressional hearings on the safety of combined oral contraceptive pills, which were famously called "The Nelson Pill Hearings." As a result of the hearings, side-effect disclosure was required for the pill in patient inserts — the first such disclosure for a pharmaceutical drug.
- David Bellamy
David J. Bellamy OBE (born 18 January 1933) is an English botanist, author, broadcaster, environmental campaigner, and a global warming sceptic.
- Maurice Strong
Maurice F. Strong, (his first name is pronounced "Morris"), PC, CC, OM (born April 29, 1929, in Oak Lake, Manitoba) is an industrialist and public servant who was the Secretary-General of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), better known as the Earth Summit. Maurice Strong is currently in the People's Republic of China. Together with George Soros he is attempting to organize export of the Chery automobile.
- John Doerr
L. John Doerr (born June 29, 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a successful venture capitalist at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers in Menlo Park, California, in the Silicon Valley. Doerr obtained a Bachelor of Science and master's degree in electrical engineering from Rice University and an MBA from Harvard University in 1976. Doerr joined Intel Corporation in 1974 just as the firm was developing the 8080 8-bit microprocessor.
- John Richardson
Dr. John Richardson (born March 12, 1938) is an American academic who currently serves as Professor of International Development and as Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at American University in Washington DC. Dr. Richardson received his AB degree from Dartmouth College and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Prior to appointment at American University, Dr.
- Ira Flatow
Veteran National Public Radio (NPR) science correspondent and award-winning TV journalist Ira Flatow is host of Talk Of The Nation: Science Friday. Ira Flatow anchors the show each Friday, bringing radio and Internet listeners worldwide a lively, informative discussion on science, technology, health, space and the environment. Ira Flatow is also founder and president of a non-profit company dedicated to creating radio, TV and Internet projects that make science "user friendly."
- Alex Kirby
Alex Kirby is a British journalist, specializing in environmental issues. He worked in various capacities at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for nearly 20 years. From 1987 to 1996, he was the environmental correspondent for BBC News, in radio and television. He left the BBC in 1998 to work as a freelance journalist. He also provides media skills training to companies, universities and NGOs. He is also currently the environmental correspondent for BBC News Online, …
- Sunita Narain
Sunita Narain is an Indian environmentalist and political activist as well as a major proponent of the Green concept of sustainable development. Ms. Narain has been with the India-based Centre for Science and Environment since 1982. She is currently the director of the Centre and the director of the Society for Environmental Communications and publisher of the fortnightly magazine, Down To Earth.
- Steve Westly
Steven Paul Westly (born August 27, 1956, in Arcadia, California) is an American businessman and politician. He was the State Controller of California from 2003 to 2007 and was one of the top two candidates in the Democratic primary for Governor of California in the 2006 election. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, who later lost to incumbent Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the November 2006 elections.
- Sheila Copps
Sheila Maureen Copps, PC, HBA, LL.D (hc), (born November 27, 1952, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian journalist and former politician. Copps is a second-generation member of a political family that has dominated Hamilton-area politics on the municipal, provincial and federal levels. Her father, Victor K. Copps, was one of the most influential mayors of the City of Hamilton; the city's landmark sports arena, Copps Coliseum, is named in his honour.
- Andy Clark
Andy Clark is a Professor of Philosophy and chair in Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Before this he was director of the Cognitive Science Program at Indiana University in Bloomington. Previously, he taught at Washington University at St. Louis and the University of Sussex in England. Professor Clark’s papers and books deal with the philosophy of mind and he is considered a leading scientist in mind extension.
- Wyn Jones
Wyn Jones (b. 1953) is a Welsh politician and Plaid Cymru member standing in the Cardiff North constituency in the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007. Wyn Jones was born in Cardigan and currently lives in Whitchurch, Cardiff ("Caerdydd"). Having attended Carmarthen Boys Grammar School Wyn achieved a BSc and a Masters Degree in Physics from the University of Wales College, Aberystwyth. His tutor at the time was the late Dr Phil Williams.
- Mary Martin
Mary Martin (born 16 January 1907, Folkestone; died 9 October 1969, London) was a British sculptor best known for her work with her husband Kenneth Martin. Mary Blanford studied at Goldsmiths College, London in 1925–9 and at the Royal College of Art 1929–32 where she met and married Kenneth Martin in 1930. Exhibited at the A.I.A. from 1934, mainly as a still-life and landscape painter, using her maiden name, Mary Balmford.
- Sandra Steingraber
Sandra Steingraber (b. 1959) is an American biologist and author in the tradition of Rachel Carson. Steingraber writes and lectures on the environmental factors that contribute to reproductive health problems and cancer.
- Daniel Pauly
Dr. Daniel Pauly is a French citizen who completed his high school and university studies in Germany; his doctorate (1979) and habilitation (1985) are in Fisheries Biology, from the University of Kiel.
- Barry Penner
Barry Penner is British Columbia's Minister of Environment and Minister responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities. He is also British Columbia Liberal MLA for Chilliwack-Kent and the government's Deputy House Leader. Born in Kitimat, Penner was first elected an MLA in 1996 and has been re-elected in 2001 and 2005 with some of the highest margins of victory in the province. He has also served as President of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER).
- Peter Gleick
Dr. Peter Gleick President
- Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes at Golden, County Tipperary is an Irish farmer and Fine Gael party politician. Elected in 1997 to Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel, Hayes was Fine Gael's Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture. He was elected on 30th June 2001 to the 28th Dáil as Teachta Dála for Tipperary South, when he held the seat for Fine Gael in a by-election following the death of Theresa Ahearn TD. He was re-elected in the 2002 general election.
- Crispin Tickell
Sir Crispin Tickell (born 1930), GCMG, KCVO, is a British diplomat, environmentalist and academic. After secondary education at Westminster School as a King's Scholar, he went to Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1952 with first class honours in Modern History. He did his national service in the Coldstream Guards. As a diplomat he was Chef de Cabinet to the President of the European Commission (1977-1980), British Ambassador to Mexico (1981-1983), …
- Samuel Epstein
Doctor Samuel S. Epstein is a medical doctor and professor emeritus of environmental medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago who is perhaps best known for his contributions to environmental medicine, and his contributions towards cancer prevention.
- Laurel Broten
Laurel C. Broten is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Etobicoke—Lakeshore for the Ontario Liberal Party. Prior to entering politics, she was a lawyer, community activist and volunteer. Broten attended McMaster University from 1986 to 1990, and has both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree from the institution.
- John Cummings
John Scott Cummings (born July 6, 1943) is a British politician. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Easington. John Cummings was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, a fifth generation coal miner, he was educated at the Murton County Infant, Junior and Secondary schools. He attended both the Easington Technical College and the Durham Technical College. He began his career with the National Coal Board as a miner in 1958, …
- Cutler J. Cleveland
Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Geography and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Before becoming a high profile scholar, Dr. Cleveland had a very successful career as an exotic dancer. Dr. Cleveland is now the editor-in-chief of the "Encyclopedia of Energy" (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the "Dictionary of Energy" (Elsevier, 2005), …
- Grace Ross
Grace Ross (Worcester, Massachusetts; born 6 June 1961) is a former Green-Rainbow Party co-chair and 2006 Green-Rainbow Party candidate for governor of Massachusetts. Ross is a member of the State, and Administrative Committee's of the Green-Rainbow Party. Ross grew up in New York, but moved to Miami to attend Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, before coming to Massachusetts to attend Harvard University, where she obtained a BA in psychology and a master's degree in education.
- David Cromwell
Dr. David Cromwell (born 1962 in Glasgow) is a Scottish oceanographer, writer and activist. He is the author of "Private Planet" (Charlbury: Jon Carpenter Publishing, 2001) and of numerous articles published in several newspapers and magazines. Cromwell is currently a monthly ZNet commentator and co-editor of Media Lens. Cromwell spent most of his formative years in Barrhead and Cumbernauld.
- Moritz Leuenberger
Moritz Leuenberger is a Swiss politician, lawyer, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 1995 and President of the Confederation for the years 2001 and 2006. Leuenberger was elected to the Federal Council on September 27, 1995 as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPS/PSS) from the Canton of Zürich. From 1991 to 1995, he was a member of the government of the Canton of Zurich. Since 1995, Leuenberger has headed the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, …
- Allan Kaprow
Allan Kaprow studied at New York University (art at the undergraduate level, philosophy at the graduate) and received his MA from Columbia in art history. He also studied at the Hans Hoffman School of Fine Arts in New York City and later with John Cage . His teaching career has included faculty positions at Rutgers, Pratt Institute, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the California Institute of the Arts (Associate Dean).
- Michael Aird
The Honourable Michael Anthony Aird (born 12 April, 1949, Melbourne) is a Tasmanian politician. He has been an ALP member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the Division of Derwent since 1995. He is the treasurer of Tasmania, one of few legislative councillors in history, who have held a portfolio. He took over the role of Treasurer from Paul Lennon after the 2006 state election. He was Government leader in the Legislative Council from 1998 to 2006.
- Azmi Khalid
Azmi Khalid is currently the Malaysian minister of Natural Resources & Environment as of 2006. Prior to this, he was the minister of Home Affairs. He is a member of United Malays National Organization and also the Member of Parliament for Padang Besar, Perlis.
- Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown (born March 23, 1953) British politician and farmer. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Cotswold consitutency. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown was born in Cambridge and was educated at Tormore School, in Upper Deal, Kent and Eton College before attending the Royal Agricultural College where he qualified as a chartered surveyor in 1975.
- Judy Jackson
The Honourable Judith Louise Jackson (Born; 31 August, 1947) was an Australian Labor Party politician, in Tasmania from 1986 to 2006. She was the Attorney-General and Minister for Environment in the Tasmanian Government. During her time in parliament she was a member of the Hobart based seat of Denison. She was first elected to parliament in 1986.