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Monbiot is the author of the books captive state, the age of consent, bring on the apocalypse, and heat, as well as the investigative travel books poisoned arrows, amazon watershed. He lives in machynlleth, wales, writes a weekly column for the guardian, and is the author of several books, including captive state 2000 and bring on the apocalypse 2008. Dear george, on the desk in front of me is a set of graphs. Once thought a possible hoax, we now know poseidon is very real, prompting the question.
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