John H. Adams (NRDC)
John Hamilton Adams (born 1936) co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1970. Adams served as executive director and, later, as president of the nonprofit conservation group until 2006.[1] Prior to co-founding NRDC, Adams served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at New York University's law school.
Adams graduated from Michigan State University and earned a law degree from Duke University in 1962.[2] He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.[3][4]
Works
- Robert Cahn; John H Adams; et al, An Environmental agenda for the future, Island Press (Washington, DC), 1985, ISBN 978-0933280298, OCLC 12557563
- John H. Adams and Patricia Adams with George Black, A Force for Nature, Chronicle Books (San Francisco), August 2010, ISBN 978-0811865357, OCLC 531718647
References
- ^ John Adams, Leading Force for American Environment, Will Pass the Torch in 2006, press release, NRDC, March 10, 2005
- ^ John H. Adams, NRDC Founding Director, NRDC
- ^ http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41604789/ns/politics-white_house/
- ^ Announcing The 2010 Medal of Freedom Recipients, whitehouse.gov, November 17, 2010] November 17, 2010.
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