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Endnotes: We Are Not All Environmentalists, Nor Must We Be. A Post-Election Reflection

By John Cronin 

[1] Republicans Expand Control in a Deeply Divided Nation, Julie Bosman and Monica Davey Nov. 11, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/us/republicans-expand-control-in-a-deeply-divided-nation.html

[2] Vitriol only intensifies after bitter election.  Abigail Hauslohner, Sandhya Somashekhar and Susan Svrluga. November 11, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/vitriol-only-intensifies-after-bitter-election/2016/11/11/3cc4ea42-a828-11e6-8042-f4d111c862d1_story.html

[3] Post-election spate of hate crimes worse than post-9/11, experts say.Melanie Eversley. November 14, 2016. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/11/12/post-election-spate-hate-crimes-worse-than-post-911-experts-say/93681294/

[4] https://twitter.com/i/moments/796417517157830656

[5] Yes, Donald Trump did call climate change a Chinese hoax

June 3, 2016 Politifact Louis Jacobson http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jun/03/hillary-clinton/yes-donald-trump-did-call-climate-change-chinese-h/

[6] Trump administration could roll back US environmental protection, critics fear. Oliver Milman, November 13, 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/13/climate-change-trump-administration-environmental-protection

[7] Trump’s Climate Contrarian: Myron Ebell Takes On the E.P.A. Henry Fountain November 11, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/science/myron-ebell-trump-epa.html

[8] Revenge of the rural voter. Helena Bottemiller Evich. Politico. November 13, 2016 http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/hillary-clinton-rural-voters-trump-231266

[9] Revenge of the Forgotten Class. Alec MacGillis. November 10, 2016. ProPublica.org. https://www.propublica.org/article/revenge-of-the-forgotten-class

[10] Podcast: Kim Stanley Robinson Says Either You’re an Environmentalist or You’re Not Paying Attention. Smithsonian. July 7, 2016

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/podcast-kim-stanley-robinson-says-either-youre-environmentalist-or-youre-not-paying-attention-180959700/#JHsEH6DCQvbrEQLr.99

[11] Generation Anthropocene. Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences and Worldview. https://soundcloud.com/generation-anthropocene/kim-stanley-robinson#t=8:00

[12] Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015. U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.census.gov/library/publications/2016/demo/p60-256.html

[13] Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics. FeedingAmerica.org http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger/hunger-and-poverty/hunger-and-poverty-fact-sheet.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

[14] The Employment Situation — October 2016. Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

[15] What is the Real Unemployment Rate? Ben Casselman. fivethirtyeight.com. February 26, 2016. http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-is-the-real-unemployment-rate/

[16] The State of Homelessness in America, 2015. National Alliance to End Homelessness. http://www.endhomelessness.org/page/-/files/State_of_Homelessness_2015_FINAL_online.pdf

[17] QuickFacts: McDowell County, West Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/54047

[18] The view of voters in West Virginia coal country. Ted Koppell. CBSnews.com. November 13, 2016. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-view-of-voters-in-west-virginia-coal-country/

[19] Ibid

[20] Trump victory reverses U.S. energy and environmental priorities. Steven Mufson and Brady Dennis. November 9, 2016. washingtonpost.com. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/09/trump-victory-reverses-u-s-energy-and-environmental-priorities/

[21] Want to Know What America’s Thinking? Try Asking. Liz Spayd THE PUBLIC EDITOR NOV. 9, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/public-editor/want-to-know-what-americas-thinking-try-asking.html?_r=0

[22] The media didn’t want to believe Trump could win. So they looked the other way.  Margaret Sullivan. November 9, 2016. thewashingtonpost.com. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-media-didnt-want-to-believe-trump-could-win-so-they-looked-the-other-way/2016/11/09/d2ea1436-a623-11e6-8042-f4d111c862d1_story.html?tid=a_inl

[23] Partial Text for Senator Gaylord Nelson, Denver, Colo., April 22. Nelsonearthday.net. http://www.nelsonearthday.net/docs/nelson_26-18_ED_denver_speech_notes.pdf