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 Hervé Kempf was born in 1957 in Amiens, north of Paris, in France.
After studies in economics, history, and political science, he became a
journalist. Since 1988 he has specialized in environmental and
ecological reporting. He created the environmental magazine Reporterre,
and has written for scientific and economic newspapers. He has worked
with Le Monde, the most influential French newspaper, since 1998, where
he is the Environmental Editor and covers ecological topics, notably
climate change and biodiversity. Le Monde now has an entire section
devoted to environment and science. Traveling worldwide for his
reporting, Kempf makes his home in Paris.
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 Korten is the author, most recently, of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth (2009) and The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community (2006). His previous books include the international best-seller When Corporations Rule the World and The Post-Corporate World: Life after Capitalism.
Korten is cofounder and board chair of the Positive Futures Network, which publishes YES! A Journal of Positive Futures; co-chair of the New Economy Working Group, founded in late 2008 with the Institute for Policy Studies; founder and president of the People-Centered Development Forum; a founding associate of the International Forum on Globalization; a board member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE); ...
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 Madeleine M. Kunin was the first woman governor of Vermont, and served as the Deputy Secretary of Education and Ambassador to Switzerland under President Bill Clinton. She is the author of Living a Political Life and Pearls, Politics and Power, and is currently a Marsh Scholar Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont. She lectures on history and women's studies. She also serves as president of the board of the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), a nongovernmental organization that she founded in 1991. Ms. Kunin lives in Burlington, Vermont.
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Ras K'dee is a cofounder of Seventh Native American Generation (SNAG) Magazine. Ras is a California Pomo/Kenyan rapper and is an occasional host of KPFA FM's Bay Native Circle. He fronts the six member multiculti band One Struggle and in his music addresses native resistance, environmental pollution, and the corrosive affect of drug culture on disadvantaged communities. His third solo album, Street Prison, was chosen by East Bay Express readers as "Best Local Album of the Year."
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David Kadavy's upbringing was anything but green. He grew up in a cul-de-sac in the suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska; where golf was one of his main pasttimes, dangerous treks across busy intersections to grab candy at gas stations were his childhood's greatest acts of independence, and he never even rode a public bus until he was in college. It wasn't until he learned about sustainability while working at an architecture firm that green captured his imagination.
David's passions for technology and sustainable living drew him to California where he is Creative Services Manager at SustainLane and an active member of San Francisco's red-hot "Web 2.0" scene. As an internationally acclaimed designer and an experienced blogger, viral marketer, comm ...
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Kahn is a founder, and current Board Chair, of the NW Biodiesel Network, a Seattle based non-profit that is focused on educating the general public about the benefits of biodiesel.
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 Alex Kajumulo has produced five albums under the BabuKaju Record Label: Never Before, Justice for Mankind, Searching for Love, I'm Kool Like That, and Bushman Vision. Alex’s first album, Never Before, was released in 2007 and has played on radio stations around the world rising to the top ten on the charts in many African countries and on the World Music Charts in Canada. One of the songs, Maza Africa, was a finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. Another of the songs from the album, Zuwena, placed 5th in the World Music Category of the Just Plain Folks Music Awards. Songs from Never Before are listed with Pump Audio for commercial licensing.
In 2008 another song Family Man, from the album Justice for Mankind w ...
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 Robert Kallen founded RSK Strategies, LLC, which provides expertise and capital to small and growing companies specializing in the food and education sectors. From 1984-1992, he was Vice President of Operations and General Counsel for Bake-Line Products, Inc (a private-label cookie manufacturing company with national distribution and annual sales of over $100 million). Bob was also a staff attorney at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. (1982-1984) and at the Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest (1993-1995). He has served on numerous boards and advisory boards in the private sector over the last 15 years. Bob has taught for over 20 years and is currently an adjunct professor of law and economics at DePaul Universi ...
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Mike Kanoe was born and raised in Oakland, and he attended The California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. In addition to owning a catering company, Mike has worked as a sous chef at Cafe Veneizia. He currently works under chef, Tanya Holland, at her "Brown Sugar Kitchen" in West Oakland.
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 Warren Karlenzig, Chief Strategy Officer of SustainLane, directs the SustainLane US City Rankings, a peer-reviewed sustainability benchmarking of the largest 50 cities in the United States. The Washington Post said of the rankings: "Surveys such as SustainLane's 'go a long way in terms of helping the nation understand what constitutes a better and more sustainable urban environment.' " Karlenzig has been editor in chief of Knowledge Management magazine and a leading sustainability consultant for the federal government (US EPA, White House Office of Science and Technology) and the state of California. He is author of How Green is Your City?: The SustainLane US City Rankings (New Society Press) and A Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing ...
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 Senior Scientist, Communities for a Better Environment
Mr. Karras has extensive environmental science and policy experience and expertise in the fields of industrial investigation, pollution prevention engineering, energy system planning and exposure assessment. In his 27 years with CBE he has led research in campaigns on water quality, air quality and food chain contamination; participated in pollution prevention audits of more than 100 industrial facilities, and authored or co-authored 20 major scientific publications including CBE reports and formal peer reviewed work. Mr. Karras co-chaired the primary technical work group for the San Francisco Electricity Resource Plan from 2002-2004, served on the Bay Area Air District’s technical ...
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 Kastel is cofounder of The Cornucopia Institute, a progressive farm policy research group based in Wisconsin. It is dedicated to the fight for economic justice for the family-scale farming community. Through research, advocacy, and economic development its goal is to empower farmers and consumers both politically and through marketplace initiatives.
It acts as a corporate and governmental watchdog, assuring that no compromises to the credibility of organic farming methods and the food they produce are made in the pursuit of profit. Actively resisting regulatory rollbacks and weakening of organic standards to protect/maintain consumer confidence in organics, Cornucopia operates in the regulatory, marketplace, legal, and invest ...
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 At seven years old, Kat Nguyen (stage name: Under Kat) picked up her father’s $20 dollar guitar he acquired in Mexico as a young man. Although it was old, damaged, and out of tune, from the battered instrument birthed a world of possibility that began the first time her tender fingers plucked their very first string. Awaking something in her, Kat began her voyage down a new found enigma of adventure and mystery…MUSIC.
Hit with this 10-ton freight train of unexpected passion and inspiration, Kat was possessed with a hunger to learn and master this instrument as quickly as possible so that in time, she could hone it to express and share a story of her own. Following her father everywhere, she had him teach her what he could, but being ...
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 Michelle Kaufmann, AIA, LEED(r) AP
Founder + Chairman of Michelle Kaufmann Designs
Growing up in Iowa, Kaufmann developed a deep understanding of the relationship between humankind and the environment, an awareness she strives to incorporate into everything she does. When Kaufmann relocated to Northern California, she found a lack of affordable, sustainable, well-designed homes, and soon realized she could make a difference through her architecture. In 2002, she founded Michelle Kaufmann Designs and began her effort to make thoughtful, sustainable design accessible to all.
Named the Henry Ford of green homes by Sierra Club magazine in 2007, Kaufmann is now a leader in the green design community. Her work is widely published and he ...
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 Suzanne Keers is a co-founder and the Treasurer of Local First Chicago, a not-for-profit organization formed to educate members of the public, business leaders and local governments regarding the economic and social benefits provided by locally owned and independent businesses in Chicago.
Suzanne is also the owner of Main Street Innovations, a consulting company devoted to helping experienced business owners grow and optimize their companies. She has 25 years of experience in consulting and management with deep knowledge of quality management, process improvement and general management.
Suzanne holds an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, an MBA from the University of ...
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 Keith is the founder and director of Urban Wilderness Project (UWP), providing culturally based storytelling, restoration and wilderness programs for underserved youth and adults. She believes that shifting our mindset so that we see ourselves as a part of the natural world is critical to restoring the ecology of our communities, reducing urban and domestic violence, and acknowledging and healing historical injustices. Keith's work as a literary artist, environmental educator, community organizer and social justice advocate informs her ongoing development of the R U An Endangered Species?™ curriculum and community workshops.
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 Panayoti Kelaidis has been at Denver Botanic Gardens since 1980; he is currently serving as the Senior Curator and Director of Outreach. He is a member of the editorial board of American Horticulturist as well as numerous plant societies.
Panayoti has traveled to Mexico, South Africa, Alaska, Chile, Argentina, Pakistan, Spain, and throughout the Western United States on plant expeditions. He has garnered numerous awards and honors, including the 2009 American Horticulture Society's prestigious Liberty Hyde Bailey Award for lifetime contributions to horticulture, the Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Growers Hall of Fame in 2005, the 2004 Boulder History Museum 60 Year Living History award, and the 2002 National Garden Club’s Medal of ...
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 Marie Kerpan is the founder of Green Careers, a career consulting practice, started in 2000, supporting the transition to careers that promote ecological, social and economic sustainability.
In addition to working with individuals and groups in her practice, she has designed, produced and delivered green careers programming for the Bioneers Conference, the SF Green Festival and The Solar Living Institute. Most recently, Marie joined the faculty of the Green MBA at Dominican University in San Rafael, CA where she will be teaching and mentoring graduate students.
An active participant in the sustainability movement for the past 7 years, Marie was the first Director of Sustainable Marin, providing sustainability education and advocacy in ...
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Khan is a member of North Oakland Cohousing, working to create affordable housing and demonstrating the value of community.
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 Khoury, owner of Earth Alley, an eco-friendly, fair-trade boutique in Baltimore's eclectic Hampden neighborhood, will talk about ways in which, through trial and error and a whole lot of chutzpah, going green can be fun, inclusive and prosperous.
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 Andrew Kimbrell is founder and executive director of the Washington D.C. based Center for Food Safety and the International Center for Technology Assessment. As an author, lawyer, and activist for more than twenty years, he has been at the forefront of legal and grassroots efforts to protect the environment and promote sustainable agricultural production methods.
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 Russell Klein is the Community Environmental Education Specialist with the D.C. Department of Public Works Office of Recycling (DPW/OR). With an emphasis on the District of Columbia’s recycling regulations and services, Russell visits local businesses and schools giving presentations designed to raise the level of awareness of his audience about matters of environmental sustainability, waste management and recycling program implementation. His audiences range from corporate leaders, to commercial business operators and vendors, to a wide range of students and classrooms. He represents the Office of Recycling (DPW) as an active participant in groups such as the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, the US EPA’s Region 3 Resource Co ...
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 Global Exchange Midwest Freedom from Oil campaigner, Knight
collaborates with youth to stop new oil developments and create clean
transportation options.
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Owner of the Loki Fish Company, Knutson, a Puget Sound fisherman for 35 years, is a member of the Puget Sound Salmon Commission and sits on the board of the Puget Sound Harvesters.
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 Haru has over 10 years of experience bringing new products and technologies to market. Inspired by the Green Festival SF last year, she joined SustainLane as Director of Marketing to better align her career with her passion for healthy and sustainable living. Prior to SustainLane, Haru was Director of Marketing for OnStation where she launched the company’s first automotive dealer-to-consumer communications solution. Prior to OnStation, Haru was Director of Content at Webshots, a leading website for sharing digital photos. Prior to that, she was a Senior Product Manager at Liquid Audio, a pioneering digital music startup. Earlier in her career, Haru worked at Excite@Home, AltaVista and Zip2.com, where she product-managed various interne ...
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