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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be Keynote Speaker at SolFest

by Katy Purviance on 07/09/10 @ 11:57:19 am
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The Solar Living Institute is thrilled to announce that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the keynote speaker at our 14th annual SolFest on September 25, 2010. Mr. Kennedy is a visionary environmental business leader and advocate who has developed a global reputation for his inspirational public speaking. This will be Mr. Kennedy’s first visit ever to the Mendocino/Sonoma County area, so we look forward to welcoming him to this part of California.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s reputation as a resolute defender of the environment stems from a litany of successful legal actions. Mr. Kennedy was named one of TIME magazine’s “Heroes for the Planet” for his success in helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. The group’s achievement helped spawn more than 160 Waterkeeper organizations across the globe. In 2009, he was named one of Rolling Stone’s “100 Agents of Change".

Currently, Mr. Kennedy serves as Senior Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper, President of Waterkeeper Alliance, is a partner in the clean tech work of Silicon Valley’s VantagePoint Ventures, and is the environmental advisor to Napo Pharmaceuticals. He is also a clinical professor and supervising attorney at Pace University School of Law’s Environmental Litigation Clinic and is co-host of Ring of Fire on Air America Radio.

Mr. Kennedy has worked on environmental issues across the Americas, and has assisted several indigenous tribes in Latin America and Canada in successfully negotiating treaties protecting traditional homelands. The New York City watershed agreement, which he negotiated on behalf of environmentalists and New York City watershed consumers, is regarded as an inspirational model in stakeholder consensus negotiations and sustainable development.

Please join us in welcoming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Mendocino County for his first visit ever!

SolFest XIV
September 25 & 26, 2010
Redwood Empire Fairgrounds
Ukiah, California

Keynote Speaker:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Saturday, September 25, 3-4 pm.

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