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Lester Brown

Lester R. Brown is President of Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit, interdisciplinary research organization based in Washington, D.C., which he founded in May 2001.

Brown has been described as “one of the world’s most influential thinkers” by the Washington Post. The Telegraph of Calcutta called him “the guru of the environmental movement.” In 1986, the Library of Congress requested his papers for their archives.

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U.S.Gasoline Use Declining - Keystone XL Pipeline Not Needed
Blogpost by Lester Brown - October 13, 2011 at 14:56

This is a guest post by Lester Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute and author of World on the Edge.

As the debate unfolds about whether to build a 1,711-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from the tar sands in Canada to refineries in Texas... Read more >
Why World Food Prices May Keep Climbing
Blogpost by Lester Brown - May 31, 2011 at 12:24 2 comments

Greenpeace has invited Lester Brown to be a guest blogger, providing his unique analyses on climate change, food security, population pressures, and solutions. He is president of Earth Policy Institute and author of World on the Edge... Read more >
Let No Man Say It Cannot Be Done
Blogpost by Lester Brown - May 18, 2011 at 10:00 2 comments

Greenpeace has invited Lester Brown to be a guest blogger, providing his unique analyses on climate change, food security, population pressures, and solutions.

He is president of Earth Policy Institute and author of World on the Edge in ... Read more >