April 17, 2009
National leader in ecological economics to
give Earth Day talk at UWSP
As president of the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State
Economy in Arlington, Virginia, Brian Czech is at the forefront of a
growing movement that believes economic growth built solely on
consumerism is unsustainable and may also weaken our national
security.
Czech will present his views at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point (UWSP) on Earth Day, April 22, at 7 p.m. in the Laird Room at
the Dreyfus University Center. His talk is free and open to the
public.
According to Czech, the Center’s mission is to educate the public
and policy makers on the fundamental conflict between economic
growth and environmental protection, economic sustainability,
national security, and international stability. Much of his work is
based on the earlier works of economists John Stuart Mills and
Herman Daly.
Currently a conservation biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service in Washington, D.C., Czech has 20 years of public service
with federal, state, and tribal governments. He has published more
than 50 articles with recent emphases on the ecological
macroeconomics of biodiversity conservation, and the political
economy of environmental protection.
Czech is also a visiting assistant professor at Virginia Tech
University, where he teaches ecological economics and endangered
species policy. A prolific author, he wrote the book “Shoveling Fuel
for a Runaway Train,” which calls for an end to reckless economic
growth. He also co-authored a book with Paul Krausman titled, “The
Endangered Species Act: History, Conservation Biology, and Public
Policy.”
He has a bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison, a master’s degree from
the University of Washington, and a doctorate from the University of
Arizona. For more information on Czech and the Center for the
Advancement of the Steady State Economy, visit their Web site at
www.steadystate.org.
