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December 12, 2009

I’m homesick

Bill McKibben

Group of young people holding cardboard signs in front of stone fireplace, appearing to be at a protest or demonstration indoors. One sign mentions "$66,000 because she wants."

So you’re going to see a few of the pictures flooding in from my part of the world, the northeastern United States. The first big snowstorm of the year has just blown through–exactly the kind of thing we want to keep happening for decades to come–and it’s provided the perfect backdrop for vigils large and small in tiny towns like Paul Smith’s New York

Group of young people holding cardboard signs in front of stone fireplace, appearing to be at a protest or demonstration indoors. One sign mentions "$66,000 because she wants."

and Sudbury Massachusetts

Three people celebrating outdoors at night holding up "350" signs with raised arms, appearing to be at an environmental climate action event in snowy conditions.

and Craftsbury Common in Vermont

Group of people ice fishing at night, illuminated by headlamps and flashlights on a frozen lake. Dark sky overhead with some distant lights visible on the horizon.