Eugene Linden, The Global Politics of Environmental Protection

Text of Mr. Linden's Address

EUGENE LINDEN writes about science, technology and the environment for Time magazine and has contributed to the Atlantic, The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Fortune, Inc., National Geographic and Foreign Affairs. He is the recipient of numerous journalism awards, including an Overseas Press Club Citation for Excellence, two Genesis Awards for outstanding writing about animal issues and the American Geophysical Union Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism.

He recently published The Future in Plain Sight: Nine Clues to the Coming Instability. His previous book was Silent Partners, which was cited as a notable book of 1986 by The New York Times. In addition, he is the author of Affluence and Discontent, The Alms Race and Apes, Men, and Language and is the co-author of The Education of Koko. He has appeared on "Nightline," "Firing Line," "All Things Considered," "McNeill/Lehrer NewsHour" and "Good Morning America." He lives in Nyack, New York.

• Sponsored by the Timothy Linnemann Memorial Lecture on the Environment and the Harold D. and Rhoda N. Roberts Memorial Lecture in the Natural Sciences. The Timothy Linnemann Memorial Lecture on the Environment was established by the Linnemann family in honor of Tim Linnemann, following his death in 1990. A biology major and member of the class of 1991, Tim was committed to the environment and to heightening the awareness of others about environmental issues. The Harold D. and Rhonda N. Roberts Memorial Lecture in the Natural Sciences was established by the Roberts family in memory of Harold Roberts '08, a Denver attorney and water law expert and his wife, Rhoda Norton Haymes Harris '08, a former president of the YMCA and the first woman president of the Denver Council of Social Agencies.