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Barry Robinson
Barry Robinson is a staff lawyer at Ecojustice, an independent organization dedicated to defending Canadians' right to a healthy environment. His areas of focus are oil and gas law, water management, and forestry. Barry began his career after working in Alberta’s forestry industry and as an environmental consultant. Wanting to leave a better world for his children and grandchildren, he was instrumental in setting up the first recycling programs in Calgary in the 1980s and uses solar energy to power his home.