How Green Is Jerry Brown?

"The American left has long had a problem with ecological issues."

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March 16, 2001, 11:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Jerry Brown had begun to explore the idea of a green plan for Oakland?Oakland Ecopolis?as a centerpiece of his mayoral campaign. He wanted to renew the downtown with arts and crafts shops, but that was the extent of his thinking at that point. So he called an expert on sustainable cities to fill out his undeveloped vision of "Oakland Ecopolis." Then the proverbial guano hit the fan...

Thanks to Ernest J. Yanarella

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