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" I always knew that I was going be an environmental advocate when I was very young. "

Robert Kennedy, Jr.

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Robert Kennedy, Jr.

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Robert Kennedy, Jr.

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John Hickenlooper

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Keith Olbermann

" As an environmental scientist, I think our first need is to feed and shelter and nurture. That has always required the exploitation of plant life, and it always will. "

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Frank Murkowski

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Gary L. Francione

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