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I try to write a short piece on global warming every week or two, but I find it difficult, given that so many people cover this subject so well. Linked here is a short Bill McKibben article that I urge …

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A reader notes: I just received Bill McKibben’s Eaarth. I read the preface and if I weren’t so old, I would be depressed. I’m looking forward to the rest. I reply: First, let me acknowledge that you are old, and …

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On the cover of the current edition of Bill McKibben’s “Eaarth” is this quote from Barbara Kingsolver:  “Read it, please.  Straight through to the end.  Whatever else you were planning to do next, nothing could be more important.”  That’s quite a …

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To my shame, I’m just now getting around to Bill McKibben’s masterpiece “Eaarth.”  It’s one of those works one reads and wishes there were a way to make required reading for everyone.  Not only is he arguably the most visible …

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