Adam Werbach is the executive director of the Common Assets Defense Fund and a member of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. He is a former president of the Sierra Club, a position to which he was elected at the age of 23.
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No More of the Same
Adam Werbach
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Environmentalism is dead. Whats next?
Adam Werbach
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A Dangerous Legacy
Bush’s “ownership society” champions a hyper-individualism that threatens the commons.
Adam Werbach
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Be a Good Steward
Using Bush’s playbook, Kerry could employ executive orders to create a sustainable century
Adam Werbach
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Hostile Takeover
Anti-immigration coalition seeks control of Sierra Club
Adam Werbach
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Bridging the Labor-Environment Gap
Adam Werbach
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The Candidates on the Environment
Adam Werbach
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Liquidation of the Commons
There has not been such a wholesale giveaway of America’s public assets since McKinley was president in the late 1800s
Adam Werbach