The Conservative Environmentalist
Benji Backer, the leading conservative environmental leader in the United States, outlines a strategy that protects the natural world while also strengthening the economy and decreasing the size of the government. Traveling hundreds of thousands of miles to find unlikely solutions and allies, Benji will share uplifting and surprising solutions that help return sanity to the climate and environmental dialogue.
Speakers and Instructors
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Benji Backer
Executive Chairman and Founder of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC)Benji Backer is the Executive Chairman and Founder of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC), the largest conservative climate organization inthe country, and the author of the best-selling book The Conservative Environmentalist: Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future. A graduate of the University of Washington, Benji has been awarded the Fortune 40 Under 40, Forbes 30 Under 30, GreenBiz 30 Under 30, and Grist 50. He serves as a Board member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Climate Change Commission, the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum, and BridgeUSA. A frequent contributor to national media outlets, Benji is one of the leading youth environmental voices in the country.… Read more