- Alan Durning
Alan Thein Durning (born 1964) is the founder and executive director of the
Sightline Institute , (formerly Northwest Environment Watch), anon-profit organization based inSeattle ,Washington , U.S..Durning grew up in Seattle, spent his high school years in
Chevy Chase, Maryland , and attendedOberlin College during the mid-1980s. From 1986 to 1993, Durning worked as a researcher at theWorldwatch Institute inWashington, D.C. . In 1993, Durning returned to Seattle and founded Northwest Environment Watch.Durning is the author or coauthor of dozens of books and articles. His published books include:
* "How Much Is Enough?: The Consumer Society and the Future of the Earth"
* "This Place on Earth: Home and the Practice of Permanence"
* "The Car and the City"
* "Misplaced Blame: The Real Roots of Population Growth "
* "Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things"
* "Tax Shift"
* "Green Collar Jobs: Working in the New Northwest"Durning's newspaper and magazine articles have appeared in mainstream newspapers such as the "
New York Times " and magazines such as the "Utne Reader ". Durning has been a commentator onNational Public Radio , and has lectured at universities, conferences, and at theWhite House .External links
* http://www.sightline.org/about/staff/alanbio
* http://www.worldhungeryear.org/publications/whyint.htm
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