Local author and economist Rob Dietz will deliver the keynote address at Town Hall 2013 on March 14th.

Rob Dietz, author of Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources, presented the keynote address to a crowd of more than 400 people at this year’s Sustainability Town Hall on March 14 at the CH2MHill Alumni Center.

Dietz’s book has been receiving much acclaim since its release in January, and he is scheduled to be the keynoter at the International Society of Sustainability Professionals annual conference in Chicago this May.

OSU Professor of Philosophy Kathleen Dean Moore has said of Enough Is Enough, “This is the book we’ve all been waiting for as we watch the growth economy collide catastrophically with the constraints of a finite Earth. It’s a clear, informed, practical, honorable, and witty guide to where we are, where we need to go, and how to get there. If you are one of so many of us who are bewildered or despairing about the fate of the future, this is the book that will give you an energized sense of purpose and reason-based hope.”

With a background in both economics and natural resources, Dietz served as the first director of CASSE, a nonprofit organization aimed at advancing a sustainable economic agenda.  He has been mentored by visionary economist Herman Daly and currently serves as editor of the Daly News, which Dietz describes as “the best online source of information about the steady-state economy — an economy that aims for better lives instead of more stuff.”