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Ehrlich has been a pioneer in alerting the public to the problems ofoverpopulation, and in raising issues of population, resources, and theenvironment as matters of public policy Co-founder with Peter H. Raven of thefield of co-evolution, he has also pursued long-term studies of the structure,dynamics, and genetics of natural butterfly populations Professor Ehrlich's research group covers several areas. It continues to studythe dynamics and genetics of natural populations of checkerspot butterflies(Euphydryas) - research which has applications to such problems as the controlof insect pests and optimum designs for nature reserves. This work in "countryside biogeography" is under thedirection of Dr Gretchen Daily, founder of this field of study. The Ehrlichgroup's policy research on the population-resource-environment crisis takes abroad overview of the world situation, but also works intensively in such areasof immediate legislative interests as endangered species and the preservation ofgenetic resources. A special interest of Ehrlich's is cultural evolution,especially with respect to environmental ethics. Professor Ehrlich is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement ofScience, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the AmericanPhilosophical Society, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences With aPh.D.

from the University of Kansas, Professor Ehrlich has also received severalhonorary degrees, the John Muir Award of the Sierra Club, the Gold Medal Awardof the World Wildlife Fund International, a MacArthur Prize Fellowship, theCrafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (given in lieu of aNobel Prize in areas where the Nobel is not given), in 1993 the VolvoEnvironmental Prize, in 1994 the United Nations' Sasakawa Environment Prize, in1995 the Heinz Award for the Environment, in 1998 the Tyler Prize forEnvironmental Achievement and the Dr A H. Heineken Prize for EnvironmentalSciences, in 1999 the Blue Planet Prize, in 2001 the Eminent Ecologist Award ofthe Ecological Society of America and the Distinguished Scientist Award of theAmerican Institute of Biological Sciences When: 4:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m. Paul Ehrlich, President, Center for Conservation Biodiversity and Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University. ABOUT WORLD WILDLIFE FUNDWWF is the worlds largest conservation organization, working in 100 countriesfor nearly half a century. Visit to learnmore. WWFKerry Zobor, 202-778-9509Mobile: Copyright Business Wire 2009. WhatIfSports utilizes its NFL football simulation engine to present the most comprehensive, deterministic, and unbiased ranking of all 32 teams.We simulated every possiblematch-up in the NFL 100 times, and used the winning percentages from those nearly 50,000 games to evaluate every team.All 32 teams are ranked below with their average points for and against from the simulated games.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The proposed economic stimulus package of President-elect Barack Obama should focus more on the private sector and provide tax credits for the green retrofitting of buildings, the top executive of construction and engineering firm Emcor Group Inc said on Tuesday."The stimulus package will provide a significant boost for the construction industry," Chief Executive Frank MacInnis told Reuters in a telephone interview. "It would be much easier to persuade private-sector customers to invest in retrofitting if their investment paid off in two to three years instead of four to five years."He said that Emcor products such as variable speed motors for air conditioning systems or modern electrical systems to provide lighting could be used to retrofit private-sector buildings.MacInnis said if the stimulus is left just in the hands of local governments, he fears it will not have the desired effect of kick starting the sagging U.S. economy."If this is left just to the public sector then there is a greater risk of inefficient or short-sighted spending," MacInnis said. "That would do no more than reward the cronies of the politicians handing out the funds."The CEO of the Norwalk, Connecticut-based company said he expects the stimulus will roll out in several phases. The first phase will focus on easy, short-term projects such as highway maintenance to get funds flowing and start creating jobs, with more complex projects that require more planning and advanced systems coming later on.Because much of Emcor's business is based on more advanced systems such as retrofitting water treatment facilities MacInnis said the company would benefit more in the medium- and long-term from the stimulus package.He added that energy efficient or environmentally friendly projects would not be seen until the later phases of the stimulus plan."Green projects tend to rely on more advanced technology so it will take some time and investment before we see them," MacInnis said. "I think the green constituency of the Democratic party will not be the primary beneficiaries of the early stages of the stimulus.""They will have to wait some time before they see any benefits," he added.(Editing by Tim Dobbyn).