Richard York is associate professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and co-editor of the Sage journal Organization & Environment.  He has published several dozen articles, essays, and reviews, including ones in American Sociological Review, Conservation Biology, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Monthly Review, Sociological Theory, and Theory and Society.  His research focuses on anthropogenic environmental crises and the philosophy, history, and sociology of science.  He has twice (2004 and 2007) received the Outstanding Publication Award from the Environment and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association.