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This R&D provides resources on the environmental movement.  Momentum behind new climate change legislation in the United States has languished and critics allege that the movement is not diverse enough to build a sizable political constituency.  Low oil prices have also inhibited some of the calls for alternative energy sources, one of the core demands of environmental activists. This R&D is also timely since today is Earth Day.