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title: Down on the Battery in New York--which is perilously close to sea level!
date: 2012-05-05T21:41:09Z
modified: 2012-05-05T21:41:09Z
permalink: "https://350.org/down-battery-new-york-which-perilously-close-sea-level/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 29336
author: Bill McKibben
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