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WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".

Category: Environment

Managing Forests

Climate Change Environment Ideas and Issues August 24, 2022August 23, 2022 by digital

            Marble Falls      There’s pretty much complete consensus that forests are fundamental in confronting climate change.  It’s equally true that they aren’t enough to make everything alright with the world again, but they do add up on the positive side of the ledger.  Besides that, it’s easy to love trees in general, for shade, …

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Single Use Plastic and Bengaluru Bags

ACORN International Environment India July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 by digital

            Houston           Years ago, my one-liner response to questions about how I had chosen a career as an organizer of unions and community groups was simple:  I was looking for a job where I didn’t have to do heavy lifting.  I had to drop that joke, when ACORN offices in the late 70s and 80s …

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The Fire This Time

Climate Change Environment Ideas and Issues July 13, 2022July 12, 2022 by digital

            Pearl River     Almost everyone with an ounce of common sense knows that the climate is changing.  We might be tired of talking about it and discouraged at how little is being done about it, but there’s no escaping the fact that it’s jumping out at us everywhere we look around, even in places we …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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