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Carolyn Raffensperger | |
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Occupation | author, lawyer, environmentalist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Wheaton College; Northwestern University |
Spouse | Fred Kirschenmann |
Carolyn E. Raffensperger is an environmental lawyer and the executive director of the Science & Environmental Health Network, as well as being a leading expert on the Precautionary Principle. She has authored a number of papers and publications, as well as being featured in a number of notable magazines. [1] Raffensperger was also a state field representative for the Sierra Club. [2]
Raffensperger was raised in Chicago and is the daughter of John G. Raffensperger, a paediatric surgeon. [3] After gaining an interest in archaeology while at college, she went on to study a bachelor's degree at Wheaton College, before then completing her master's degree at Northwestern University. She then worked in Dolores, Colorado, studying artifacts from the Anasazi people. [4] She went on to work for the Sierra Club.
Raffensperger joined the Science & Environmental Health Network (SEHN) in 1994 and became its executive director. [5] [6] Raffensperger has written on the Precautionary Principle. [7] [8] [9] She has spoken in public on the issue and has appeared on TEDx [10] and EnviroVideo with Karl Grossman. [11] In 1998, Raffensperger convened and attended the Wingspread Conference on the Precautionary Principle. [12] The first use of the phrase "ecological medicine" is attributed to Raffensperger, in an article entitled "Our Planet, Our Selves" on the UTNE website. [13] Ecological medicine refers to the way in which people and the environment interact, and how an individual's acts towards the environment can have a negative effect on health. [14]
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Carolyn Raffensperger | |
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Occupation | author, lawyer, environmentalist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Wheaton College; Northwestern University |
Spouse | Fred Kirschenmann |
Carolyn E. Raffensperger is an environmental lawyer and the executive director of the Science & Environmental Health Network, as well as being a leading expert on the Precautionary Principle. She has authored a number of papers and publications, as well as being featured in a number of notable magazines. [1] Raffensperger was also a state field representative for the Sierra Club. [2]
Raffensperger was raised in Chicago and is the daughter of John G. Raffensperger, a paediatric surgeon. [3] After gaining an interest in archaeology while at college, she went on to study a bachelor's degree at Wheaton College, before then completing her master's degree at Northwestern University. She then worked in Dolores, Colorado, studying artifacts from the Anasazi people. [4] She went on to work for the Sierra Club.
Raffensperger joined the Science & Environmental Health Network (SEHN) in 1994 and became its executive director. [5] [6] Raffensperger has written on the Precautionary Principle. [7] [8] [9] She has spoken in public on the issue and has appeared on TEDx [10] and EnviroVideo with Karl Grossman. [11] In 1998, Raffensperger convened and attended the Wingspread Conference on the Precautionary Principle. [12] The first use of the phrase "ecological medicine" is attributed to Raffensperger, in an article entitled "Our Planet, Our Selves" on the UTNE website. [13] Ecological medicine refers to the way in which people and the environment interact, and how an individual's acts towards the environment can have a negative effect on health. [14]