Language English Role Author Name Carolyn Raffensperger | Spouse Fred Kirschenmann Nationality American | |
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Occupation author, lawyer, environmentalist Alma mater Wheaton College; Northwestern University Education Wheaton College, Northwestern University | ||
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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 been featured in a number of notable magazines. Raffensperger was also a state field representative for the Sierra Club.
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- Tedxmaui carolyn raffensperger becoming great ancestors
- The Tree of Life Holds the Scales of Justice by Carolyn Raffensperger
- Early life
- Career
- Publications
- References
"The Tree of Life Holds the Scales of Justice" by Carolyn Raffensperger
Early life
Raffensperger was raised in Chicago and is the daughter of John G. Raffensperger, a paediatric surgeon. 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. She went on to work for the Sierra Club.
Career
Raffensperger joined the Science & Environmental Health Network (SEHN) in 1994 and became its executive director. Raffensperger has written on the Precautionary Principle. She has spoken in public on the issue and has appeared on TEDx and EnviroVideo with Karl Grossman. In 1998, Raffensperger convened and attended the Wingspread Conference on the Precautionary Principle. The first use of the phrase "ecological medicine" is attributed to Raffensperger, in an article entitled "Our Planet, Our Selves" on the UTNE website. 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.