Climate Patriotism

Defending America’s future demands bold climate action now.

Alex Steffen
Aug 27, 2017 · 3 min read

“Patriot (noun ˈpā-trē-ət, -ˌät): one who loves his or her country…” From the from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriotēs, “of the same country.”)

To love our country, we must care about its future.

We can’t care about our nation’s future without taking into account the ways our…

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Alex Steffen

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I think about the future for a living. Writer, public speaker, strategic advisor. Projects: Worldchanging; Carbon Zero; Heroic Future; The Nearly Now.

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