Alex Matthiessen
President, Riverkeeper
Alex Matthiessen is the President of Riverkeeper, a New York State-based clean water advocacy organization widely considered to be among the most successful non-profits of its kind. Prior to his tenure at Riverkeeper, Mr. Matthiessen was a Special Assistant at the U.S. Department of the Interior, where he developed the Green Energy Parks initiative. He has also served as a macroeconomic policy analyst in Indonesia for the Harvard Institute for International Development and worked at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Hudson River Improvement Fund, Catskill Mountainkeeper, and Waterkeeper Alliance.
20 million people live within a 50 mile radius of New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant, whose 35 year old reactors were built to withstand a 6.1 earthquake—far less […]
Renewing a spiritual connection with nature is a must not only for average Americans, but also for green activists locked in offices.
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Environmental activism is largely the province of the white upper-middle class. How can this change?
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For Alex Matthiessen, resisting the temptation to micromanage keeps his Riverkeeper organization afloat.
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The American consumer lifestyle may be incompatible with a sustainable civilization. Then again, it may be incompatible with happiness as well.
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Unless a realistic, responsible national energy policy can keep it current, “green” may prove to be a passing fad.
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The Middletown power plant tragedy raises concerns about the potential for far deadlier catastrophe. In a 2009 video, Alex Matthiessen weighs the risks of maintaining New York’s Indian Point plant.
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The inside story of one of the most successful environmental restoration projects in U.S. history.
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Where does NYC drinking water come from? How is it kept safe from toxins and terrorists? Alex Matthiessen clears a few things up.
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A discussion with Alex Matthiessen, Riverkeeper of New York’s Hudson River and President of the organization Riverkeeper.
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