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“Linking climate action and environmental protection to social justice action is essential. It is still possible to hope.”
Earth’s Wild Music: Celebrating and Defending the Songs of the Natural World
Earth’s Wild Music

LT: There is a lot of symphonic, collective activity described in the book, but also a lot of loneliness. Do you feel lonely when you’re listening to nature?
Will you come near and love me?Where is everybody?Big boy looking for loveOh, I wish my children were here to hear that

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What are we going to do about this?How can we work together?

Lenora Todaro is a writer, editor, walker, and wildlife enthusiast. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the New York Times Book Review, the Atlantic, Salon, Bookforum, and elsewhere. She was a senior editor at the Village Voice. Her book, Sea Lions in the Parking Lot, will be published October 2021. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram
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