Frances Beinecke

Frances G. Beinecke (born August 2, 1949) is an environmental activist and politician. She served as the former president of the Natural Resources Defense Council from 2006 to 2015.

Frances Beinecke
Born (1949-08-02) August 2, 1949
EducationYale University (BS, MS)
AwardsRachel Carson Award

Early life and education

Beinecke 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

Beinecke first joined the NRDC in 1973 as an intern.[3] In 2006, she was nominated to 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, 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

Beinecke 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

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
  • 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
  1. 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.
  2. "After Decades in the Trenches, Beinecke Says Environmental Fight is Never Over". environment.yale.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  3. Chemnick, Jean; E; E, E. reporter; Thursday, E. Daily; December 12; 2013. "ADVOCACY: From legal mavericks to inside policy players". www.eenews.net. Retrieved 2019-08-07.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Frances Beinecke". NRDC. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  5. "President Obama Announces Members of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling Commission | The White House". 2010-07-03. Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  6. "Nature Conservancy Adk Chapter: New Board Members -". The Adirondack Almanack. 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  7. "Gulf oil spill: Obama names investigation panel". LA Times Blogs - Greenspace. 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  8. "Paul J. Elston Plans to Marry Miss Beinecke". The New York Times. 1977-04-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  9. Nast, Condé. "How Frances Beinecke Is Combating Climate Change". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  10. "Awards". The Wilderness Society. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  11. "The Rachel Carson Award Honorees". Audubon. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  12. "Association of Yale Alumni Names Yale Medalists". YaleNews. 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  13. "Lehman College Honorary Degree Recipients - Lehman College". www.lehman.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-07.


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