No government is here forever. And there are other forces - the most potent force in our society, in fact, big business - doing good for the environment.

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Originally trained in physiology Diamond's work is known for drawing from a variety of fields including anthropology ecology geography and evolutionary biology. He is currently Professor of Geography at the University of California Los Angeles.