John W. Ubinger Jr. of Pittsburgh has been selected as the new Executive Director of Enterprising Environmental Solutions. Inc., a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council.

Mr. Ubinger is a retired Partner of the law firm of Jones Day, where he was the Coordinator of the environmental law practice group in Jones Day’s Pittsburgh Office. He also served as the Administrative Partner of the Pittsburgh Office from 1994 through 2003.

He has more than 30 years of experience as an environmental lawyer. He served on PEC’s board of directors and its policy committee for many years, including several years as policy committee chairman.

He also served as chairman of the Allegheny Land Trust Board of Directors and is a member of the adjunct faculty for Duquesne University’s Environmental Science and Management Master Degree Program, where he teaches conflict resolution and problem solving.

EESI works in Pennsylvania and across the country. It has grown significantly in the last two years and needs an executive director who can manage a growing organization, understands PEC’s mission and approach to issues, and knows environmental issues inside-out, said Paul King, the Chairman of the EESI and PEC boards.

“EESI is a public-private partnership that works to identify and implement best practices in environmental protection through policy innovation, market-based solutions and economic incentives. Its Center for Climate Strategies has supported state governments in developing and implementing innovative policy solutions to global warming in more than 20 states, which has enabled EESI to grow to a $5 million per year operation,” King said, adding, “As someone who has known Jack for 30 years, he has the right skill set to take EESI to the next level.”

Ubinger noted, “I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to represent a diverse set of environmentally responsible clients in the resolution of a wide variety of challenging problems over the past three and one-half decades. Over that time I have come to appreciate the critical role that innovative, problem-solving organizations such as the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and EESI can play in the formulation of solutions to matters affecting the environment. I am excited to have the opportunity to contribute the knowledge and experience that I have accumulated over the course of my former career to these two extraordinary organizations.”

5/2/2008