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- ↑ Pope, Carl; Rauber, Paul (2006-05-04). Strategic Ignorance: Why the Bush Administration Is Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress. Sierra Club Books. ISBN 1-57805-125-8.
- ↑ Pope, Carl; Rauber, Paul (2004-02-19). "Saving the Environment". The Nation . Retrieved 2008-08-19.
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