Globalization of the Environmental Crisis

Barry commoner, in his work as a biologist, has focused primarily on ozone layer depletion. He just stepped down as director of the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College in New York City after twenty years. He most recently was the lead researcher for a team from the North American commission for Environmental Cooperation which issued a controversial report naming the Ames power plant as one of the top 10 dioxin emitters detected in Northern Canada The commission was established under the North American Free Agreement to address regional environmental issues. his publications include: Science and Survival, The Closing Circle, Energy and Human Welfare, the Poverty of Power, The Politics of Energy, and Making Peace with the Planet. he received a doctorate in biology from Harvard University.


Part of the World Affairs Series: Globalization - Trade, Debt and Civil Disorder.