Environment: The Poetics of Pollution

There is a dawning world-around comprehension Of the existence of a significant plurality Of alternative energy source options Available for all Earthians' vital support. . .

Disturbed last month by the specter of an oil refinery proposed for Searsport, Me., not far from his beloved summer home on Bear Island, Buckminster Fuller, 75, fired off a protesting telegram to Maine Senator Edmund S. Muskie. The basic message could have been put in 21 words: URGE YOU BLOCK THIS AND ALL OTHER REFINERY PROJECTS ON MAINE'S COAST. ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCES ARE AVAILABLE. CALL ME...

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