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xx acknowledgments<br />

Keniry, Robert Kennedy, Bob Kerr, <strong>David</strong> Kline, Bob Koester,<br />

Fred Krupp, Satish Kumar, Jeremy Leggett, Carl Leopold, Estella<br />

Leopold, Adam Lewis, Gene Logsdon, Rich Louv, Tom Lovejoy,<br />

Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins, Wangari Maathai, Arjun Makhijani,<br />

Ed Mazria, Carl McDaniel, Jay McDaniel, Bill McDonough, Bill<br />

McKibben, Gary Meffe, George Monbiot, Bill Moomaw, Kathleen<br />

Dean Moore, Bill Moyers, Wil Orr, Jon Patz, Matt Peterson,<br />

Michael Pollan, Carl Pope, Jonathan Porritt, John Powers,<br />

Jules Pretty, Steven Rockefeller, Kirk Sale, Chuck Savitt, Jonathan<br />

Schell, Stephen Schneider, Larry Schweiger, Peter Senge, Nina<br />

Simon, Robert Socolow, <strong>David</strong> Shi, Gus Speth, Paul Stamets,<br />

Frederick Steiner, Steven Strong, Bill Sullivan, Woody Tasch, Bill<br />

Thompson, John and Nancy Todd, Mitch Tomashow, Mary Evelyn<br />

Tucker, Sim Van der Ryn, Steve Viederman, Bill Vitek, Mathis<br />

Wackernagel, Greg Watson, Burns Wes<strong>to</strong>n, Bob Wilkinson, Alex<br />

Wilson, Edward O. Wilson, George Woodwell, and many o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />

Directly or indirectly, each has infl uenced my thinking about <strong>climate</strong><br />

change and <strong>the</strong> proper role <strong>of</strong> humankind in <strong>the</strong> community<br />

<strong>of</strong> life. And <strong>to</strong> each <strong>of</strong> you, for your example, work, insight, and<br />

heroism, I am grateful.<br />

My friend and colleague Steve Mayer was a patient, thoughtful,<br />

and perceptive sounding board for many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ideas in <strong>the</strong><br />

book. I am grateful as well <strong>to</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r colleagues at Oberlin College,<br />

including <strong>David</strong> Benzing, Bev Burgess, Norman Craig, President<br />

Marvin Krislov, Roger Laushman, Bob Longsworth, Jane Mathison,<br />

Carl McDaniel, Tom Newlin, John Petersen, Richard Riley, Rumi<br />

Shamin, Harlan Wilson, and Cheryl Wolfe.<br />

Thanks <strong>to</strong> Todd Baldwin, Stephen Dodson, <strong>David</strong> Ehrenfeld,<br />

Neva Goodwin, Tom Lovejoy, and Tisse Takagi for helpful comments<br />

on <strong>the</strong> manuscript. A special thanks <strong>to</strong> Peter Prescott for his<br />

encouragement, diligence, edi<strong>to</strong>rial skill, and friendship.<br />

And <strong>to</strong> Elaine, Mike, and Dan for more than words can say.<br />

<strong>Down</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Wire

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