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Jetport
Scrapped

major jetport which would
have jeopardized the Florida
Everglades. He waded into the
Everglades to dramatize the
alligator poaching problem.

Since resigning as secretary,
Hickel has spent one week each
month speaking to groups
about his concerns.

In 1971 he wrote Who Owns
America?, an analysis of
America's major
environmental, social and
political problems.