We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying  the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments,  that are responsible.
-Wangari Maathai, Kenyan political & environmental activist, first African woman to win the Nobel Prize, & an inspiration who will be missed.

We are very fond of blaming the poor for destroying the environment. But often it is the powerful, including governments, that are responsible.

-Wangari Maathai, Kenyan political & environmental activist, first African woman to win the Nobel Prize, & an inspiration who will be missed.

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