Since joining EDF in 1985, Dudek has applied the principles of economics to a variety of problems besides acid rain. His work on ozone-destroying CFC's was instrumental to the adoption in 1987 of the Montreal Protocol. In all these areas, Dudek's approach is intensely practical. As an economist, he appreciates the organization's solution-oriented approach. Economists are always dealing with tradeoffs.
Every action has various implications.
Those in the environmental movement who hold back have the luxury of criticizing everything. It's a full-bodied laugh that exposes his teeth and crinkles his eyes. He was still smiling a few moments later.