ANALYST TO GIVE EARTHLY MATTERS LECTURE TUESDAY.(Local)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: April 6, 2008 | Copyright information

A co-developer of "ecological footprint" analysis will speak on the idea's importance in evaluating humanity's environmental impact Tuesday at SUNY Cortland.

William Rees, a population ecologist and professor at the University of British Columbia, co-wrote the book "Our Ecological Footprint" with Mathis Wackernagel, one o...

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