Rivers are not supposed to burn: Joe Whitworth at TEDxPortland 2012

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Joe Whitworth, president, The Freshwater Trust. Informed by his more than 19 years of NGO work, Joe has become focused on the next generation of conservation tools that can leverage technology and finance to accelerate the pace and scale of restoring freshwater ecosystems. A patented inventor, he cochairs the Oregon Global Warming Commission's Water Subcommittee, the Agriculture Water Quality Review Committee and was founding board chair of the Council for Responsible Sport. He holds a JD from Lewis & Clark College, and an AB from Dartmouth College. When not exploring new water, Portland, Oregon, serves as home base for him and his family.

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