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environmentalism: Quick Facts

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
American politician and environmental lawyer
Jill Stein
Jill Stein
American politician and physician
Al Gore speaks at a podium with two microphones, gesturing with his right hand, in front of a blue backdrop with a partial white emblem.
Al Gore
vice president of United States
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg
Swedish activist
John Muir
John Muir
Scottish-born American naturalist
Robert D. Bullard
Robert D. Bullard
American sociologist and environmental activist
Bookchin, Murray
Murray Bookchin
American anarchist, political philosopher, trade-union organizer, and educator
Julia Butterfly Hill leans on a wooden railing, gazing thoughtfully into the distance with her hands clasped, surrounded by blurred green foliage.
Julia Butterfly Hill
American activist
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Anil Kumar Agarwal
Indian journalist and scholar
Hammerskjoeld Simwinga
Hammerskjoeld Simwinga
Zambian environmentalist
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Holmes Rolston III
American philosopher and theologian
Barry Commoner
Barry Commoner
American biologist
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Bjørn Lomborg
Danish political scientist