Economic Recovery and Beyond: Redirecting Military and Energy Resouces

Submitted by ujpadmin on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 9:07pm.

... is the title of a Mini-Conference sponsored by Watertown Citizens for Environmental Safety on the occassion of its 30th Anniversary.

Anita Dancs, PhD, Assistant Professor of Economics, Western New England College and former Research Director at the National Priorities Project (NPP). She researches and writes on the impact of federal policies and is the author of numerous NPP publications, most recently, The Military Cost of Securing Energy.

Frank Ackerman, PhD, Senior Economist, Stockholm Environment Institute – US Center. He has written extensively about the economics of climate change and other environmental problems. His latest book is Can We Afford the Future? The Economics of a Warming World (2009). He has written numerous academic and popular articles, directed policy reports for governments and non-profits, and testified before Congress.

The Mini-Conference will take place on Saturday, May 9 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 pm at the Watertown Free Public Library and is a free event open to everyone who is interested in learning about and discussing the economic impact of military spending and climate change. The Library is easily accessible by public transportation by taking the #73 Bus from Harvard Square and getting off that the last stop in Watertown Square. The Library also has a metered parking lot.

Economic Recovery and Beyond: Redirecting Military and Energy Resouces will feature two terrific academics/activists, Dr. Anita Dancs and Dr. Frank Ackerman. It will also include a question and answer session, refreshments, and two community dialogues focused on what we can do to address the military spending and the military cost of maintaining energy resources, and climate change and the economic cost if we do not address this important issue.

For more information, please visit www.watertowncitizens.org or call 617-926-8560, mailbox 2.

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