Sunday, June 8, 2014

Waterkeeper Alliance



Waterkeeper Alliance
Waterkeeper Alliance is an environmental organization founded in 1999, responding to a growing movement of organizations with the name Riverkeeper, Baykeeper, Soundkeeper, and other related "keeper" names, of which there are over 200 around the world.[1] The original Riverkeeper, organized in 1983, started on the Hudson River in New York state, USA, in response to the destructive industrial pollution that was destroying the river.[2][3] It was soon followed by Long Island Soundkeeper (which is still led by Terry Backer), Delaware Riverkeeper, San Francisco Baykeeper, New York/New Jersey Baykeeper, and others. Hudson Riverkeeper is now headed by Paul Gallay, the chief executive since July, 2010.[4][5]

Today, Waterkeeper Alliance, which is based out of New York, New York, unites all Waterkeeper organizations, coordinating and covering issues affecting Waterkeepers that work to protect rivers, lakes, bays, sounds, and other water bodies around the world. It's the fastest growing grassroots environmental movement in the world, spanning six continents. Each Waterkeeper organization is devoted to the preservation of specific watersheds.

Waterkeeper Alliance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the founder of the Waterkeeper Alliance, a director at the Riverkeeper, was a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.

Note: John H. Adams is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a director at the Riverkeeper.
William B. Wachtel is the chairman & founder for the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, and was a trustee at the Waterkeeper Alliance.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, the Sundance Institute,

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and is the founder of the Soros Fund Management.
David Kowitz was a managing director & partner for the Soros Fund Management, and is a director at the Riverkeeper.
Leonardo DiCaprio is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a board member at Global Green USA.
John Paul DeJoria is a council of advisors member for Global Green USA, and a trustee at the Waterkeeper Alliance.
Global Green USA is a US affiliate for Green Cross International.
Mikhail Gorbachev is the founder of Green Cross International, was the general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Green Cross International
Ted Turner is an honorary board member for Green Cross International.
Robert Redford is an honorary board member for Green Cross International.
Ted Turner is an honorary board member for Green Cross International, Laura Turner Seydel’s father, the chairman for the Turner Foundation, and a member of Kappa Sigma.
Laura Turner Seydel is Ted Turner’s daughter, married to J. Rutherford Seydel II, a trustee at the Turner Foundation, and a trustee at the Waterkeeper Alliance.
J. Rutherford Seydel II is married to Laura Turner Seydel, a trustee at the Waterkeeper Alliance, and was a trustee at the Turner Foundation.
Robert Redford is an honorary board member for Green Cross International, a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a member of Kappa Sigma, and the founder & president for the Sundance Institute.
Patricia E. Mitchell is the vice chair for the Sundance Institute, and a board member for Global Green USA.
Mellody L. Hobson is a trustee at the Sundance Institute, the chairman for the DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Katherine Kendrick was a general counsel for the DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., and is a trustee at the Waterkeeper Alliance.
Rahm I. Emanuel is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a friend of Wendy M. Abrams, and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Wendy M. Abrams is a friend of Rahm I. Emanuel, and a trustee at the Waterkeeper Alliance.
Penny S. Pritzker is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Barack Obama administration, married to Bryan Traubert, was the national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013 Barack Obama inaugural committee, the host for the Barack Obama fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008.
Bryan Traubert is married to Penny S. Pritzker, and a director at the National Park Foundation.
Sally Jewell is the chair for the National Park Foundation, and the secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior.
National Park Service is a division of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Alex Matthiessen was a special assistant for the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the president of the Riverkeeper.
Howard A. Rubin is a director at the Riverkeeper, and was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and Human Rights First.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights First, the New America Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.
Binta N. Brown is a director at Human Rights First, and was a director at the Riverkeeper.
Terry Tamminen is a senior fellow & climate policy director at the New America Foundation, a secretary for the California Environmental Protection Agency, and is a trustee at the Waterkeeper Alliance.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the founder of the Waterkeeper Alliance, a director at the Riverkeeper, was a senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a director at the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy.






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