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 Stories About: Bill McKibben AND green living AND politics AND United States
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One Nation, Underperforming
The U.S. has outsourced environmental leadership |
Bill McKibben |
05 Apr 2004 |
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| On the money. California unveiled the design on its state quarter last week: a picture of John Muir, an image of Half Dome. It's an apt representation of American environmentalism at the moment -- rich in history, but not worth much at present. Modern environmentalism can fairly be described as an American invention. It got its rhetoric from John Muir, its fighting savvy from David Brower ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, green living, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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