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Editor at Large, GOOD, and \"Opinionator\" columnist for the New York Times
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Debunking 'Green Living': Combatting Climate Change Requires Lifestyle Changes, Not Organic Products
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In a Majority-Minority Nation, Numbers Aren't Everything
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