Mckibben says on the first page of Hope, Human and Wild that he tries to imagine a world where people aren't so wasteful and consume much less. His argument is that we have to restrain ourselves in how much we consume and want. This is not an easy task in our society of buying in bulk and high speed internet, however that is another topic entirely. Mckibben hopes for a future where we limit our pollution and help to rebuild the damage we've already done. He uses examples of Curitiba and Kerala to illustrate his point of how people can contribute more to the environment around them. One of Mckibben'

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Approximate Word count = 1696
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)