Lawrence MacDonald is the author of Am I Too Old to Save the Planet? A Boomer's Guide to Climate Action. He began his career as a reporter in Asia, where he saw first-hand how U.S. policies affected poor people in the developing world.Expelled from China for reporting on the student democracy movement, he became an expert in public policy communications, with a focus on poverty reduction and the environment, working at the World Bank, and serving as vice president of the Center for Global Development and the World Resources Institute, a global environmental think-and-do tank.
He is now a writer, public speaker, and volunteer climate organizer who has been arrested several times in non-violent direct action to call attention to the climate emergency. He is active in Th!rdAct, experienced Americans working to protect democracy and a livable planet; Dayenu, a Jewish call to climate action; and ClimateDefiance, a youth-led group that stages surprise actions disrupting powerful people who are slowing the transition to a low-carbon economy. You can follow Lawrence on Twitter (X) @ClimateBoomer and read new articles Medium.com/@ClimateBoomer His new website is: www.ClimateBoomer.org
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