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Mark Hertsgaard

(1956) Journalist United States

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Mark Hertsgaard is a journalist from the United States, best known for Eagle's Shadow.

Quick Facts About Mark Hertsgaard

Born: December 29, 1956
Nationality: United States
Profession: Journalist
Notable works: Eagle's Shadow

About Mark Hertsgaard

Mark Hertsgaard is an American journalist, the co-founder and executive director of Covering Climate Now. He is the environment correspondent for The Nation, and the author of seven non-fiction books, including Earth Odyssey (1998) and Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth (2011).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Mark Hertsgaard

During Mr. Reagan's trip to Europe...members of the traveling press corps watched him doze off so many times--during speeches by French President…

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Audience

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Travel is like knowledge. The more you see, the more you know you haven’t seen.

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Funny

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In fact, every child on earth born after June 23, 1988 belongs to what I call Generation Hot. This generation includes some…

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Billions

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“The government has incredible powers at its disposal, and when it abuses those powers, someone has to stand up.”

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Politics

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Americans cannot escape a certain responsibility for what is done in our name around the world. In a democracy, even one as…

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Acquiescence

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“… what right [do] people in wealthy countries have to blame the poor for their poverty, much less for humanity’s environmental dilemma,…

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Demography

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