Founding Members of the 1970 Earth Week Committee of Philadelphia
Austan Librach
Chairman, Earth Week Committee
Austan Librach has had a 37 year career working for local government organizations. He joined the City of Austin in 1986 and has headed programs for environmental protection, transportation, and resource conservation. He is currently Director of Emerging Transportation Technologies for Austin Energy, and is heading Plug-in Partners, a national campaign designed to convince automakers that there is a market for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Edward W. Furia
Director, Earth Day and Earth Week
Following Earth Week, Ed Furia became the first administrator of the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, during which he initiated the first Clean Air Act case against Getty Oil Company, which survived a supreme court test in 1972. For the last 20 years, Furia has been CEO of AFS Trinity (previously American Flywheel Systems)—a company that has developed a 150MPG plug-in hybrid vehicle called “The Extreme Hybrid.”
Phil Simkin
Director of Exhibits, Earth Week Committee
Dennis E. Gale
Earth Day Arrangements, Earth Week Committee
John Higgins
City Planning Commission Liaison, Earth Week Committee
Elliott Curson
Director of Advertising, Earth Week Committee
Dr. Nicholas Zill
Chairman, Technical Symposia, Earth Week
Terry Hubka
Public Symposia, Earth Week Committee
Donald L. Nathanson, MD
Consultant to Earth Week Committee
Shell Gordon
Earth Week Chamber of Commerce Liaison
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