Gag-Ordered No More: The 800-Pound Gorilla in the U.S. Governmen

Description: For two decades Brian Czech was a loyal civil servant at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. But he got little loyalty in return. As the nation's first Ph.D. wildlife biologist, Czech warned superiors of an underappreciated threat to wildlife and indeed, to the U.S.A. itself: the problem of ongoing economic growth. Backed by data and sound science, Czech made the irrefutable argument that infinite growth is impossible on a finite planet-and that ignoring this truth would cost the country not only vital ecological assets, but economic treasure as well.Uncomfortable with Czech's zeal, his bosses assigned him to basement offices, manipulated an online campaign to exclude his views, and even pulled the plug on him at a Q&A session with former president Jimmy Carter. But Czech persisted. So supervisors pulled out their most humiliating disciplinary tool-the gag order-eventually issuing three of them. Under one, Czech could not even make small talk with colleagues. In this maddening tale of small-minded leadership at a key government agency, Czech details petty power games, favoritism, and corruption as he called out the "800-pound gorilla" that threatened, and continues to threaten, Americans' wellbeing. Czech continues to warn the world about the foolhardy venture that is unchecked economic growth. He founded and leads the nonprofit Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy in Arlington, Virginia. He wears his gag orders as badges of honor.

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Location: Severna Park, Maryland

End Time: 2024-08-25T15:48:38.000Z

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