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Are Boomers to Blame for America's Dirty Transportation System? (Lawrence MacDonald)

Are Boomers to Blame for America's Dirty Transportation System? (Lawrence MacDonald)

Released Tuesday, 9th January 2024
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Are Boomers to Blame for America's Dirty Transportation System? (Lawrence MacDonald)

Are Boomers to Blame for America's Dirty Transportation System? (Lawrence MacDonald)

Are Boomers to Blame for America's Dirty Transportation System? (Lawrence MacDonald)

Are Boomers to Blame for America's Dirty Transportation System? (Lawrence MacDonald)

Tuesday, 9th January 2024
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Whether they were in political office, in the board room, or simply behind the wheel of an SUV, Baby Boomers have been behind some of the worst climate decisions in recent memory.  But they may also a unique opportunity — and a unique responsibility — to repair the planet they helped wreck, especially when it comes to the transportation sector. 

At least that's the argument behind the new book "Am I Too Old to Save the Planet?: A Boomer's Guide to Climate Action" by Lawrence MacDonald, a card-carrying member of that generation and an activist with climate organization Third Act. In this epsiode of The Brake, we sit down with MacDonald to talk about how Boomer helped perpetuate and expand the transportaiton system their parents created, how advocacy changes with age, and how to talk about how car dependency and climate are intertwined, no matter our stage of life. 

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