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As the first conservation biologist in the history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Brian Czech brought to headquarters an unusual expertise: deep knowledge about the conflict between economic growth and biodiversity conservation.
Czech's insights were welcomed-until they threatened the win-win rhetoric that "there is no conflict between growing the economy and protecting the environment." Before long, Czech received his first gag order, prohibiting him from talking about the growth-conservation conundrum. Economic growth became the "800-pound gorilla" on the conservation policy table.
Gag-Ordered No More is a fascinating account of one man's efforts to speak truth to power, advance the principles of ecological economics, and lead the U.S. government to embrace limits to growth.
Czech's insights were welcomed-until they threatened the win-win rhetoric that "there is no conflict between growing the economy and protecting the environment." Before long, Czech received his first gag order, prohibiting him from talking about the growth-conservation conundrum. Economic growth became the "800-pound gorilla" on the conservation policy table.
Gag-Ordered No More is a fascinating account of one man's efforts to speak truth to power, advance the principles of ecological economics, and lead the U.S. government to embrace limits to growth.