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There is nothing that will discombobulate and degrade [more] the lives of people near the margin on this planet. You don't have to look much past New Orleans to see that. Who took the hit? Some of the poorest people in the U.S.

Bill McKibben

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Bill McKibben
Age: 63
Born: 1960
Born: December 8
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