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Confluence: A River, The Environment, Politics, and the Fate of All Humanity

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We are the river, and the river is us. We carry the same chemicals; pesticides and heavy metals, antibiotics and estrogen in our bloodstreams. From the Mekong River in Vietnam, where he served as platoon leader all through the Vietnam War, to the Connecticut River near his farm in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, rivers have coursed through the life of Nathaniel Tripp. And as a part of the Connecticut River Joint Commission, a bi-state advisory body made up of members from two states the river divides, Vermont and New Hampshire, he has gotten an education about rivers beyond any he could have imagined. He has worked with scientists, bureaucrats, politicians, lobbyists, property holders, and advocacy groups to balance federal, state, corporate, and individual interests.
This book is a true confluence of art and science, politics and pragmatism, ideas and plans for action. It highlights the ways through which rivers connect us all to each other. Even as our society has made great progress when it comes to local environmental improvement, such as cleaner water, we’re still dodging the big issues, such as global warming. And it’s getting worse. We now have lost the vision of our planet gained in 1969 when astronauts sent back photographs taken from the moon. Projects such as the restoration of the Atlantic salmon are politicized to turn out to be red herrings that divide us, and as of late’s runaway “free market” economy eschews long-term planning and marginalizes true environmentalism. The time is right for somebody to remind us, in a clear and meaningful way, about the things that matter most. And Nathaniel Tripp does just that.

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