Talk:Ed Ayres (environmentalist)

Conflict of Interest
I removed the conflict of interest tag on this page, because, after review of the diff, I believe it was written from a neutral point of view. Some of the edits may need more citations. It states that it may require cleanup to comply with policies, and I do not believe the tag is necessary unless this page strays away from policy. That being said, it would be better if the user posted suggested changes on the talk page. Ryan Vesey (talk) 20:26, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

contact subject
Is this the same Ed Ayres that wrote "What's Good for GM" and who taught at George School in the 1960's ? I suspect so, and if so is there any contact information for him ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.77.16.22 (talk) 08:35, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Copied from Help Desk
The following was posted to the Help Desk on August 26th. Maproom (talk) 09:53, 7 September 2014 (UTC)

I am Ed Ayres, and the bio for me that appears on Wikipedia is woefully inadequate and out of date. I don't know who wrote it (I think it was entered around 10 years ago.) It is also justifiably flagged as needing citations. I sat down to draft a more accurate bio (trying to be fully objective), but then found Wikipedia's policies discouraging autobiographies. So I wonder if it would be possible for a volunteer to take this on. Since I've been discouraged from using e-mail, I'm not sure how to proceed. I would at least like to see the following information included in a rewrite:
 * 1) Editorial Director at the Worldwatch Institute (publisher of the annual State of the World), 1993-2005
 * 2) As an environmental and science editor, worked with Gaylord Nelson (co-founder of Earth Day), Lester R. Brown (founder of the Worldwatch Institute and Earth Policy Institute), Theodore B. (Ted) Taylor (designer of the largest fission atomic bomb ever exploded and subsequent disarmament advocate), Herman Daly (former senior environmental economist at the World Bank), and Mikhail Gorbachev (head of Green Cross International and the Earth Dialogues).
 * 3) As a writer, focused on the neglected connections between the physical/mental fitness of individual humans and the long-run sustainability of global civilization.
 * 4) Author of "The Longest Race: A Lifelong Runner, an Iconic Ultramarathon, and The Case for Human Endurance" (The Experiment, 2012)
 * 5) Co-Author of "Crossing the Energy Divide: Moving from Fossil Fuels to a Clean Energy Future" (Wharton School and Prentice Hall, 2010)
 * 6) Author of "God's Last Offer: Negotiating for a Sustainable Future" (Four Walls Eight Windows and Basic Books,2000)
 * 7) Speaker and author on the human future with the Foundation for the Future "Humanity 3000" seminars, the U.S. National Defense University (seminars on Environmental Security), the Earth Dialogues in Lyons, France, and the Time magazine turn-of-the-millennium series "Beyond 2000: Your Health, Our Planet" (November, 1999)
 * 8) Founding editor and publisher of Running Times magazine, now published by Rodale Press.
 * 9) Long-distance runner (and student of the connections between individual endurance and societal vitality)who ran competitively for 56 consecutive years--including a 3rd-place finish in the inaugural New York Marathon (1970), winner of the JFK 50-Mile (largest U.S. ultramarathon) in 1977, and winner of four U.S. age-group championships.
 * 10) Married and living in the mountains of Southern California.

I hugely appreciate any help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.33.162.104 (talk • contribs)

Editorial director
Editorial Director at the Worldwatch Institute (publisher of the annual State of the World), 1993-2005 -- One can kinda almost indirectly infer this by looking at Vital Signs. Ayres is not mentioned in Vital Signs 1992. Vital Signs 1993 says, "Ayres has been editor of World Watch since 1993. He is editorial director of the Worldwatch Institute." He also seems to be mentioned in Vital Signs 2003-2004 as editorial director, although the text is garbled in Google Books. He's not mentioned in Vital Signs 2005. MW131tester (talk) 15:21, 12 February 2019 (UTC)