Can Claremont Lead in Environmental Stewardship? - Interview with Dr. Evaggelos Vallianatos, Ph.D

Claremont is rich in many resources, not the least of which are the smart, active and involved residents.  One of the most prominent is Evaggelos Vallianatos, Ph.D ,an ecopolitical theorist and environmental strategist, historian and outspoken activist in the fight against global warming.  He describes this struggle as a matter of life-and-death for us all.  In the first of what is planned to be a series of forthright and pointed interviews,  Dr. Vallianatos posits that Claremont could, should - must - be a leader in this fight, and how Claremont could lead by example.  Claremont's leadership in this regard - if the city leaders, businesses and residents so choose to accept the challenge - would benefit Claremont environmentally, financially, and by increasing the value of living in the city, all while making valuable and effective local contributions against global warming.   One may not be able to change the world,  but the measures to change things locally are well within reach.

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Dr. Vallianatos' Blogs and Articles
http://vallianatos.blogspot.com
https://www.counterpunch.org/author/evaggelos-vallianatos/
https://muckrack.com/evaggelosvallianatos

Selected Highlights of Dr. Vallianatos' Biography:

Experience: 

• Capitol Hill, 1976-78: International politics of food and agriculture
• US Environmental Protection Agency, 1979-2004: environmental regulation, human and ecological risks of pesticides and industrialized agriculture, benefits of organic farming alternatives to industrialized farming, climate change

Teaching

• Dr. Vallianatos has taught at several universities, including Pitzer College and California Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Books by Dr. Vallianatos (Amazon Links)

• This Land is Their Land: How Corporate Farms Threaten the World
• The Antikythera Mechanism: The Story Behind the Genius of the Greek Computer and its Demise 
• Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA 
• Fear in the Countryside: The Control of Agriculture in the Poor Countries by Non-Peasant Elites
• The Passion of the Greeks

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