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I grew up in Maryland and then earned earth science degrees from Franklin and Marshall in Pennsylvania and Syracuse University in New York.

I've worked on environmental issues in China, Iran, Scotland, Canada, Central America, and across the US.

I have traveled through Europe, Vietnam, Africa, New Zealand, and Central America.

I love to read, hike, and commune with others in the great outdoors. I engage others with presentations and with these books to care about the Earth and to act now to save our Goldilocks climate.
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Ned Tillman Go for a long walk. Or a short walk. Or just get outside. Nature engages me and inspires all sorts of thoughts.
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Average rating: 4.23 · 127 ratings · 38 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
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“Summer's Coming"

"I wish we had acted sooner."

“The struggle for a sustainable future is not just a battle between people and ideologies, it is the struggle in our hearts and minds that is revealed in the choices we make every day.”
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