When I was a boy, my parents would sometimes take my sister and me camping in the desert. A lot of people think deserts are empty, but my parents taught us to see the wildlife all around us, including hawks, eagles, and tortoises.
After college, I moved to California to work on environmental campaigns. I helped save the state's last ancient redwood forest and blocked a proposed radioactive waste repository set for the desert.
In 2002, shortly after I turned 30, I decided I wanted to dedicate myself to addressing climate change. I was worried that global warming would end up destroying many of the natural environments that people had worked so hard to protect.
I thought the solutions were pretty straightforward: solar panels on every roof, electric cars in every driveway, etc. The main obstacles, I believed, were political. And so
I helped organize a coalition of America's largest labor unions and environmental groups. Our proposal was for a $300 billion dollar investment in renewables. We would not only prevent climate change but also create millions of new jobs in a fast-growing high-tech sector.
Comment: Trump and other American supporters of a wall on the border with Mexico often cite the Israeli wall as a model. But there's one major difference: the Israeli wall cuts into Palestinian territory. If the U.S. followed Israel's model, it would effectively be annexing Mexican land. But you'll never hear facts like this about Israel from people like Trump or Coulter. Publicly acknowledging Israeli criminality is for the most part verboten.