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Tomorrow, Indur Goklany presents:

"The Improving State of the World"

Pollution. Disease. Poverty. Population growth.
Think we're destroying ourselves and the planet?

Here's another perspective.
Things might actually be getting better.

In this talk, Indur Goklany will discuss empirical trends in human well-being  
from the Industrial Revolution onward, why these improvements occurred and how  
continued progress is possible.

TOMORROW, October 7
1 Rockefeller Hall
4:30pm

A reception catered by Murphy's will be held outside Rocky 1 at 4:15pm. This is  
a fantastic opportunity to meet the speaker, ask questions, and eat some delicious  
food before the event begins.

This event is cosponsored by the Dartmouth Libertarians, the Nelson A. Rockefeller  
Center and PoliTALK.
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Indur M. Goklany is an independent scholar whose work examines the interrelationships  
among globalization, economic development, human well-being, environmental quality,  
and technological change. Over a career spanning more than 35 years in government,  
think tanks and the private sector, Goklany has helped pioneer innovative environmental  
policy ideas, including emissions trading, habitat and biodiversity conservation  
through increased productivity and efficiency of land and water use, and boosting  
the adaptive capacity and resilience of developing countries against climate change  
through sustainable economic development, technological change, and trade. He  
has been associated with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since its  
inception in 1988 as an author, expert reviewer, and U.S. delegate. His books  
include The Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal of Environmental Risk  
Assessment; Clearing the Air: The Real Story of the War on Air Pollution; and,  
most recently, The Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier,  
More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner Planet. He was also the recipient of the 2007  
Julian Simon Prize.