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The leaders from impoverished areas like Oakland, CA, tended to focus on 3 areas: social justice, political solutions, and social change. They cared primarily about "the people."
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The leaders I met from affluent places like Marin County, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley [focused on] ecology, business solutions, and inner change. They were champions of the environment who cared primarily about "the planet."

"History teaches us that it is impossible to guide a complex series of deep changes in culture, economics, and law without first grounding efforts in a set of unchanging ideals ... So it behooves us to take some time to clarify the principles upon which we must rest our efforts to create an inclusive, green economy: equal protection, equal opportunity, and reverence for all creation."

"As the new environmentalists move to the front of the line ... two questions remain: Whom will they take with them? And whom will they leave behind? ... we know that climate activists eventually will convince Congress to adopt market-based solutions. This approach may help big businesses do the right thing. But will those same activists use their growing clout to push Congress to better aid [Katrina] survivors?"