Down to the wire : confronting climate collapse / David - Index of
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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