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Jon Meacham

Environmental concern is a little like dieting or paying off credit-card debt - an episodically terrific idea that burns brightly and then seems to fade when we realize there's a reason we need to diet or pay down our debt. The reason is that it's really,

Jon Meacham

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People often get very motivated about caring for the environment but then lose interest when they remember the ongoing challenges involved. This pattern is similar to how people start diets or try to pay off debt with enthusiasm but struggle to maintain that effort because the underlying problems remain.

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