Global Warming
Personal Solutions for a Healthy Planet
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Publisher Description
Global warming is the greatest environmental threat facing humanity. From killer heat waves and increasingly violent weather to the spread of pests and vector-borne diseases, global warming has many effects on our lives. While some are positive, most are negative. People fear potentially catastrophic consequences but there is a disturbing lack of understanding about global warming and what can be done about it. In Global Warming Chris Spence breaks through the jargon, offering readers both a clear description of the problem and a practical guide to solutions, from decreasing reliance on automobiles to increased recycling to political activism. It offers hope that each of us can be doing something to solve the problem and encourages us to act--not only for ourselves, but for our children and grandchildren.
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"One day soon, climate change is going to affect you," writes Spence in the introduction to this primer on what he sees as an urgent environmental crisis. The book's tone is relatively light despite the heavy subject matter ("The future's so hot!...Sadly, though, we're not talking about svelte runway professionals giving us the lowdown on next season's fashions.") Seven chapters break the problem down into its components: after a chapter defining what global warming is thought to be, Spence, a New Zealand-based journalist who project manages at the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, treats global warming's effects on the weather, on the earth itself and on individuals. He then shifts to cover current efforts to combat the problem, and to explain what businesses and individuals should be doing (but mostly aren't). Strategies range from lobbying elected officials to washing clothes in cold water instead of hot. No Cassandra touting doomsday scenarios, Spence clearly intends this book to be part of the push toward ending-or at least ameliorating-global warming.
