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Prospects for the Environment Under President Trump

Rob Dietz, Author and Economist

14-Nov-16 14:00

Prospects for the Environment Under President Trump

Climate change denier Donald Trump has won the 2016 presidential race. What are the environmental prospects under Trump and how does that tie to ecological economics? Would President Donald J. Trump spell the end for environmental progress? Author and economist Rob Dietz, who co-authored the book “Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources” joins us to share his thoughts on these troubling questions.


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