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Come Hell or High Water:
“If you say that you will do something come hell or high water, you mean that you are determined to do it, despite any difficulties that there might be.”
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have you read - Come Hell or High Water?
reviews: Author’s wife, “Is it finished yet?”
Author’s son, “OK, Boomer.”
ask about Come Hell or High Water at your nearest library or your favorite local bookstore
written by: David Page
True Stories, Tough Choices, Your Turn Next
Videos:
“Worse Than Poop !” (6:15) - Children’s oriented humor
Just Have Another Think (10:13) - “We’ve got climate change under control…apparently!”
Greta Thunberg (11:11) - TED Talk
Climate Town - Rollie Williams (several videos) Grown-up oriented humor
“Rollie Williams and a ragtag team of climate communicators, creatives and comedians are here to examine…the climate crisis before the weather does it for you.”
Other Sources:
Newspaper: The Guardian, theguardian.com/us/environment
Podcast: Climate One, climateone.org/
On-line News: Vox, vox.com/energy-and-environment
Blog: Sherry Listgarten, A New Shade of Green
Vlog: Dave Borlace, Just Have A Think
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_action_on_climate_change
Update/Information Websites:
DeSmog blog, desmog.com
EcoWatch, ecowatch.com
E&E News, eenews
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, thebulletin.org/climate-change
Union of Concerned Scientists, ucsusa.org
Inside Climate News, insideclimatenews
Books:
All Hell Breaking Loose - Michael Klare : (see military page) : makes good use of his contacts at the Pentagon; military brass lay out a convincing argument regarding potential problems becoming ever-worse as extreme weather develops world-wide; a bit repetitive at times
Blowout - Rachel Maddow , and An Economic Hitman - John Perkins : these two both explain how multi-national fossil-fuel corporations use corrupt debt-trap tactics to exploit 3rd world countries, while impoverishing residents and degrading our atmosphere
Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer : lovely stories, lovely writing, lovely attitude; writes as a Native- American and as a PhD biologist; goes over the importance of an honorable harvest, as well as the benefits of examining gratitude; also mixes in ramifications of American genocide; the best kind of slow book
Carbon Detox - George Marshall : my previous favorite; fantastic at explaining how to integrate the scientific, the personal, and the political; not easy to get a copy of and a bit dated (2007); the only book I’ve seen where someone speculates a guess at a tons-of-pollution-per-death ratio
Choked - Beth Gardiner : “Life and breath in the age of air pollution”; exposes how people are currently suffering and/or dying worldwide; admits that her flying habits create pollution; puts a focus on local pollution
The Climate Diet - Paul Greenberg : the best “x # of things you can do” book I’ve seen; it’s simple and well thought out; the author is a journalist and makes his points in a clear manner; good resource list at the back
The Coming Famine - Julian Cribb : doesn’t spend much time on climate pollution; but does a good job exploring famine (which’ll be worse than fires or floods); makes the case for both large/inexpensive agricultural practices, as well as local-organic-permaculture type farming
Drawdown - Paul Hawken (Editor) : a comprehensive accounting of many effective ways to reduce ghg pollution (agricultural practices, for example); well-researched; a great resource; it has especially good explanations of the population issue and the importance of women’s rights
Encyclical on Climate Change & Inequality - Pope Francis : the book was translated from Italian and there is a decent amount of scientific jargon, so it’s not a quick read; uses less than one page to make excuses for the anti-birth- control position of his Church; the rest of the work carefully explains how pollution causes worse weather
Enviromedics - Jay Lemery and Paul Auerbach : excellent primer on the medical/human impact of pollution via a scientific perspective; plus engrossing life and death vignettes from their clinical practice; not enough mention of causes of pollution; see website
Inconspicuous Consumption - Tatiana Schlossberg : “If we can connect climate change to our own lives, we’ll be more inclined to do something about it…when it comes to both personal choice, and political engagement”; this book was the inspiration for the stopping shopping Solutions page; fast-fashion is as bad as fast-food
Industrial Strength Denial - Barbara Freese : “Eight stories of corporations defending the indefensible, from the slave trade to climate change”; great true-story explanations of how some business leaders have used logic and emotion to engage in clearly unethical behavior, and continue to do so today
Learning to Die in the Anthropocene - Roy Scranton : a slim volume; emotionally powerful; based on his being stationed in Iraq during the U.S. war there, and his post-war re-adjustment struggles; includes thoughtful metaphor of bee behavior; must we fight wars over oil?
The Lorax - Dr. Suess (Theodor Geisel) : “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change - Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway : long, well-documented, and infuriating; tales of harassment and intimidation of naive scientists; plus powerful professional PR campaigns; all paid for by corporate behemoths
No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference - Greta Thunberg : a collection of her talks and speeches; brief; if her message was music, one could say she rarely hits a wrong note; and she has an impressive list of critics - from Vladimir Putin to Donald Trump to Xi Jinping
Tales of Two Planets - John Freeman (Editor): “Stories of Climate Change and Inequality in a Divided World”; moving testimony about unwelcome ecological changes from every corner of the globe; powerful personal accounts; read it if you’re still wondering whether the weather is changing, or if you’ve lost touch with your humanity
We Can Fix It - Kimberly Nicholas : my top pick; understands the science; has plenty of climate science experience to draw from; personal story fits with political growth; thoughtfully explains the importance of social contagion; and has an ongoing newsletter
We’re All Climate Hypocrites Now - Sami Grover : “When I first started writing this book, my goal was to debunk the idea that individual action was a worthwhile focus for the climate movement. I couldn’t have been more wrong.”
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet - Thich Nhat Hahn (and Chan Khong) : some of his talks and writings mixed with recent thoughts from Sister Khong; she has a background in media, so if the Buddhist approach isn’t for you, the media-oriented angle is worth the read; besides, who’s against compassion…in the present moment?
Have yet to finish reading:
Dark Money - Jane Mayer : see lobbying page
Lets ask marion - foodpolitics.com : see ag page
Being the Change - Peter Kalmus: see footprint page
A Strategic Nature - Public Relations and the Politics of American Environmentalism - Melissa Aronczyk and Maria I. Espinoza : Offers an as-yet untold account of the promotional agents who have influenced public perception of the environment since the beginning of the twentieth century