Lester R. Brown, founder and President of Earth Policy Institute, has been described by the Washington Post as "one of the world's most influential thinkers" and as "the guru of the global environmental movement" by The Telegraph of Calcutta. The author of numerous books, chapters, articles, etc., he helped pioneer the concept of environmentally sustainable development. In addition, his principal research areas include food, population, and water. The recipient of scores of awards and honorary degrees, he is widely sought as a speaker. In 1974, he founded Worldwatch Institute, of which he was President for its first 26 years. As President, he launched the World Watch Papers, the Worldwatch/Norton books, the annual State of the World report, the bimonthly magazine World Watch, the annual Vital Signs, and the Institute's News Briefs. As Chairman of the Board of the Institute, he wrote the Worldwatch Issue Alerts, along with contributing to the two annuals.
Academy Articles by Lester Brown:
* Wind Power: The Missing Link to Bush's Energy Plan
* Eco-Economy Offers Alternative to Middle East Oil
* World Wind Generating Capacity Jumps 31 Percent In 2001
* World's Rangelands Deteriorating Under Mounting Pressure
* Ecological Deficits Taking Economic Toll
* Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble
* Crossing the Lines: What's the Future of Wind Energy?
* Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble, Part 1
* Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble, Part 2
* Guns or Butter, Food or Fuel