Climate Change Related Books

New books worthy of taking a look ...

Clean Energy Common Sense
NRDC President Frances Beinecke has written an excellent new book called Clean Energy, Common Sense: An American Call to Action on Global Climate Change that could profoundly influence the debate over global warming and help spur Congress to action at last. In Clean Energy Common Sense, Frances sets forth solutions, and challenges each of us to do our part to create a clean and sustainable energy future. Doing so will help put Americans back to work, reduce our reliance on foreign oil and create a healthier planet.

Be the Change: How to Get What You Want in Your Community
Anneke Campbell and Thomas Linzey of Democracy School bring you five true case studies of communities that beat the powers that be in Be the Change. They lay out a blueprint for how to be a positive disruptive force in your own hometown.

Down to the Wire: Confronting Climate Collapse
David Orr's new book, Down to the Wire, is all about the need for leadership in the long emergency: "We are now engaged in a global conversation about the issues of human longevity on Earth, but no national leader has yet done what Lincoln did for slavery and placed the issue of sustainability in its larger moral context." Watch an interview with David on Bioneers about the Green Campus Initiative.

Plan B 4:0 Mobilizing to Save Civilization
Lester Brown is the dean of environmentalists, a dynamo of ideas and passion about preserving the planet. In the latest update to his Plan B blueprint, he sums up the problems succinctly and then moves into detailed solutions.

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