The CBA's Environmental Law Section, the Connecticut Environmental Forum (CEF), the Environmental Professionals’ Organization of Connecticut (EPOC), and the Society for Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP) – Connecticut Chapter, hosted the second annual “Evening of Connecticut Environmental Leadership” on April 9 at the Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven.
The evening included a thought-provoking presentation by Elizabeth DeSombre on “Why Good People Do Bad Environmental Things." Ms. DeSombre is the Camilla Chandler Frost Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College. Much of her work is on international environmental politics and law, with a focus on issues of the global commons. She is the author of seven books, the newest of which is titled,
Why Good People Do Bad Environmental Things (Oxford University Press, 2018). This year she is an Abe Fellow with the Social Science Research Council and the Japan Foundation, researching sustainability efforts of seaports. Ms. DeSombre is also a touring folk singer-songwriter.
The organizations who hosted the evening represent a critical part of Connecticut's environmental policy dialog and leadership.
Elizabeth DeSombre (center) with the leaders of the CBA's Environmental Law Section, CEF, EPOC, and SWEP- CT.
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Elizabeth DeSombre delivers the thought-provoking presentation “Why Good People Do Bad Environmental Things.
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CBA Environmental Law Section Chair M. Anne Peters introduces presenter Elizabeth DeSombre
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here.