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September 25, 1971

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a reporter at large

I-THE CLOSING CIRCLE

Barry Commoner

REPORTER AT LARGE about how man abuses the natural resources available to him on earth. Anything which fails to fit into the ecosphere is a threat to its …

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"The High Ground, Or Look, Ma, I'm Explicating"

Peter De Vries