Transforming the Ecological Crisis
Barry Commoner
Sunday, 05 Nov 1989 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Internationally recognized environmentalist Barry Commoner is director of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems and professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Queens College, CUNY. He is president of the International Environmental Institute in Cervia, Italy; scientific advisor to the N>Y> State Legislative Committee on Science and Technology; and serves on the board of the Committee for Responsible Genetics. His books include:Science and Survival, The Poverty of Power, and The Politics of Energy. He received his doctorate in biology from Harvard University.Part of the World Affairs Series: Transforming the Ecological Crisis
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