Biographies

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Besides being a member of one of the most famous families in American history, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an environmental lawyer and co-host of Air America Radio's Ring of Fire. In the late 1970s- early 1980s, Bobby Jr. received several degrees from some of the nation’s most prestigious universities including Harvard, University of Virginia, and the Pace University School of Law. In 1984, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. served 1500 hours of community service with Riverkeeper, an organization that seeks to "protect the environmental, recreational and commercial integrity of the Hudson River and its tributaries, and to safeguard New York City's and Westchester County's drinking water supply." After his service hours were completed the organization ended up hiring him as their chief prosecuting attorney. This position provided valuable experience and ignited a passion for the environment in Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He later returned to his alma mater, the Pace University School of Law, to act as a Clinical Professor of Environmental Law and co-director of the Environmental Litigation Clinic. With the cooperation of two good friends, Chris Bartle and John Hoving, the three founded a water bottling company, Keeper Springs, in which all profits go to the Waterkeeper Alliance, River keeper's umbrella organization. Kennedy Jr. has also written numerous books concerning the environment to raise awareness.

http://riverkeeper.org/ourstory_operations.phphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy,_Jr.

Dr. John A McLachlanDirector of the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities since 1995, Dr. John A Mclachlan received his B.A. degree in Liberal Arts from the Johns Hopkins University and followed by a pharmacology doctoral degree from the George Washington University. He spent twenty years serving the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). While there, Dr. McLachlan discovered how certain environmental chemicals affect fetal development. This revelation caused Dr. McLachlan to be named Scientific Director of the NIEHS in 1989. In the initial years at Tulane University, Dr. McLachlan created the nation’s first Environmental Astrobiology Research Center, and established the Mississippi River Interdisciplinary Research Program. Dr. McLachlan’s research and respected opinion has been published in an extensive amount of scientific journals and books. He is also frequently invited to speak, much like in the Waterways Conference 2007, but also to larger establishments like European Parliament.In April 1997, he was one of the elite few, including the company of Tiger Woods and George W. Bush, picked by Newsweek for the “Century Club: One of the 100 People to Watch as America Moves into the Next Millennium.”

http://riverweb.org/track-rsphere.htmlhttp://e.hormone.tulane.edu/elabs/JohnMcLachlan.htm