Lyceum: The Progress Illusion

Second in the Winter lecture series. Jon Erickson, author of “The Progress Illusion: Reclaiming Our Future From the Fairytale of Economics,’ will discuss our flawed economic system and the emerging reform effort to create a new economy grounded in the realities of life on a finite planet. Jon is a professor of Sustainablity Science and Policy at the University of Vermont. He has written extensively on energy and climate change policy, land conservation, watershed planning, and environmental public health.