Tom Burke (environmentalist)
- Tom Burke (environmentalist)
Tom Burke is an Environmental Policy Adviser to Rio Tinto and a Visiting Professor at Imperial and University Colleges, London. He is a member of the Sustainable Development Commission and is Chairman of the Editorial Board of ENDS magazine.[ [http://www.e3g.org/index.php/about/Tom-Burke/ Tom Burke: Founding Director] ] [ [http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/teachers/tom-burke Tom Burke] ] ]In 1997, Burke was appointed CBE for services to the environment. In 1993, Burke was appointed to United Nations Environment Programme's Global 500 Roll of Honour. Burke has been a professional environmentalist for 30 years and was formerly Executive Director of Friends of the Earth.[ ]Burke has co-authored several books including "The Green Capitalists" (Gollancz, 1987), "Green Pages" (Routledge, 1988), and "Ethics, Environment and the Company" (IBE, 1990). [ [http://www.tomburke.co.uk/bio/ Tom Burke: Bio] ]
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* [http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10336 The Future will not be Nuclear]
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