Bren School OF ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT

University of California, Santa Barbara

LNG Discussion panel bios

Linda Krop, Chief Counse, Environmental Defense Center

Education J.D., Santa Barbara College of Law, December 1984. B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara, June 1979.

Licenses:California State Bar, May 1985. Member, Environmental Law Section. U.S. District Court: Central District, August 1991; Northern District, March, 2000;Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, July 2001.

Professional Experience: Environmental Defense Center: Chief Counsel, January 2004 – present; Executive Director/Chief Counsel, May 2002 – December 2003; Chief Counsel, January 1999 – May 2002; Senior Staff Attorney, October 1994 – 1999; Staff Attorney, September 1989 - December 1993. Public interest environmental law, including land use planning and zoning law, environmental review, offshore oil and development, toxics, water law, implied dedication, initiative and referendum, endangered species, coastal access and protection of resources. Responsibilities include handling cases of local, state and federal significance in state and federal courts and before various governmental agencies. Additional program appointments include:

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council, Conservation Seat, 1998-present; Secretary, 2004; Vice Chair January 2005 - present

Gaviota Coast Conservancy Board of Directors, 1994-1999; Honorary Board, 2000 - present

COOGER Steering Committee, 1996-1999

High Energy Seismic Survey (HESS) Team, 1996-1999

Platform Decommissioning Workshop Steering Committee, 1997

Carpinteria Valley Association Advisory Board, 2004 - present

Legal Aid Foundation, Staff Attorney, October 1985 - September 1989.

Family law, Housing Law, Public

Benefits, Employment Law, Poverty Law.

Teaching Experience: Santa Barbara College of Law: California Environmental Law, Summer 1992 and 2002.
Co-taught summer elective courses in California land use and planning law.

University of California at Santa Barbara Extension: Planning Law, Permitting, and Legal Processes, Spring

1994 and Winter 1996. Co-taught course covering planning and environmental law issues, including

General plan and zoning law, Subdivision Map Act, permitting processes, California Environmental Quality

Act, California Coastal Act and Coastal Zone Management Act, Endangered Species Act.

Santa Barbara College of Law: Family Law Clinic, Spring 1988 - Summer 1989.

Taught principles of California Family Law; supervised students as they counseled clients regarding a variety of family law issues, including dissolution of marriage, marital separation, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, property division, adoption, and emancipation.

University of California at Santa Barbara: "Simcoast," Winter 1992.

Co-taught and advised students in simulation class regarding land use planning and environmental review.

University of California at Santa Barbara: Guest lecturer, 1989 - present.

Present lectures in various Environmental Studies classes, including Land Use Planning Law, Environmental Dispute Resolution, and Advanced Environmental Law.

Published Opinions: State of California v. Norton, 311 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. 2002). Granted state the right to review federal oil and gas leases pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act.

In re Tasman B. (1989) 210 Cal.App.3d 927. Interpreted evidentiary standards for juvenile dependency proceedings to provide greater protection for abused children.

Awards:

Sierra Club Award of Appreciation for Outstanding Achievement, 1992

Citizens Planning Association Community Services Award, 1993

Santa Barbara Independent Local Hero, 1993

Environment Now Wells Family Award, 2000

Coastal Protection Award, 2001-2002

35th Oil Spill Anniversary Award, 2004

Conservation Champion, Senator Boxer, 2005

www.edcnet.org

Susan Jordan, Director California Protection Network

FOCUS: Extensive experience in statewide coastal protection issues. Involvement in environmental issues

began in 1994 working on underwater acoustic (sonar) issues and eventually expanded

to include coastal land development issues. Developed successful track record for raising public

awareness of coastal issues via interaction with the media and working with local stakeholder

groups. Active on large scale, precedent setting coastal development projects including the

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), 36 Federal offshore oil leases, Navy sonar, Hearst Ranch, Crystal

Cove State Park, Bolsa Chica, San Onofre, etc. Started as a volunteer in 1994 and launched a

non-profit organization, the California Coastal Protection Network (CCPN) in 1999. Believe in

having credible scientific opinion drive the process of issue resolution.

CURRENT:

• California Coastal Protection Network, Director

• Statewide LNG Environmental Stakeholder Working Group, Co-Host

• California Coastal Records Project, www.californiacoastline.org, Strategic Advisor

• League for Coastal Protection, Board Member

• Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, Board Member

• Crystal Cove Alliance, Advisory Board Member

PAST:

• Santa Barbara County Planning Commission, Chair, Commissioner - 3/02 to 2/05

• Vote the Coast, California Coastkeeper Alliance, Sacramento Legislative Liaison, 2003

• Co-founder of Vote the Coast, 1996

• Fourteen years in commercial research, marketing, and corporate strategic development

with Dresner, Sykes, Jordan and Townsend (currently Dresner, Wickers, Inc.), from

1980-1994. Made partner in 1987. Clients included VCR Plus/Gemstar, Home

Shopping Network, HBO, Teradyne, etc.

• Active in Women’s health issues; led successful seven year campaign to gain FDA

approval (1988) of the Prentif Rim Cervical Cap, a barrier method form of birth

control still in distribution today.

• Graduate of the SUNY at Buffalo (BA) and University of Pennsylvania (MSW).

AWARDS:

• NOAA, Walter B. Jones Volunteer of the Year, 1997

• Environment Now Wells Family Award for Coastal Protection, 1999

• Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Coastal Protection Award, 2002

• Earth Charter-Ventura Chapter, Ecological Integrity Award, 2005

Loretta Lynch, Lectures at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. Former member CA Public Utilities Commission

Loretta Lynch served as President of the California Public Utilities Commission from 2000 through 2002 and served as a Commissioner until January 2005. Ms. Lynch guided the PUC through the California energy crisis and fought against gouging and manipulation by energy sellers. Commissioner Lynch was an early critic of energy deregulation and is a strong advocate of keeping rates reasonable and affordable.

Ms. Lynch currently lectures at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California,

Berkeley, where she also has a fellowship to write a book on the California energy crisis. Prior to her appointment to the PUC, Ms. Lynch was the director of Governor Davis’ Office of Planning and Research. Before entering public service, Ms. Lynch was a partner in the litigation firm of Keker & Van Nest, where she represented corporate clients and individuals from the technology and industrial sectors. Ms. Lynch was named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in California in 2000 and 2001 by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. She was named one of 100 San Francisco women business leaders in 2001, 2002 and 2003 by the San Francisco Business Times. Ms. Lynch has worked in key roles in a number of political campaigns, including Van de Kamp for Governor, 1990; Clinton for President, 1992; Dianne Feinstein for U.S. Senate, 1992; and Delaine Eastin, California Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1994. Ms. Lynch also volunteered for Ellen Taucher’s first congressional campaign in 1996 and for Gray Davis’ 1998 campaign for Governor. Ms. Lynch has worked as class action counsel for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and clerked for the Honorable Dorothy W. Nelson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Ms. Lynch holds a law degree from Yale University. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California and was born in Independence, Missouri.

Rory Cox, Communications Coordinator, Pacific Environment

Lead facilitator of the coalition Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy, or RACE, as well as the communications coordinator of Pacific Environment. RACE is a coalition of grassroots-based organizations and citizens groups dedicated to a future of clean energy in California. Pacific Environment, a member organization of RACE, works to protect the living environment of the Pacific Rim by promoting grassroots activism, strengthening communities and reforming international policies. Pacific Environment supports the work of hundreds of environmental activists in China, the Russian Far East, and Alaska. Rory edits Pacific Environment’s on-line newsletter, “Pacific Currents” and oversees the organization’s media campaigns. He has a masters degree in international relations from San Francisco State University.