Diversity in the Environmental Movement: Our Collaborative Opportunities

Jerome Ringo worked for more than twenty years in the petrochemical industry before turning to a career in conservation and environmental justice. After observing the negative impacts of pollution on primarily poor and minority communities along the Gulf Coast, he became a vocal advocate for clean energy as well as increased minority participation in the environmental movement. Ringo has served as board chair for the National Wildlife Federation, was a representative at the 1999 United Nations Sustainable Development Conference, took part in the 1998 Kyoto Treaty negotiations, and appeared in the Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth. He currently serves on the board of directors at Apollo Alliance and is the Senior Executive for Global Strategies with Green Port. Part of the 2011 Iowa State University Symposium on Sustainability.

A reception and research poster display will precede the talk from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the South Ballroom.