Our Earth, Our Species, Our Selves: How to Thrive While Creating a Sustainable World
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (760 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071XTR18P |
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| Number of Pages | : | 567 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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An Upbeat Conversation with You and Me “Our Earth, Our Species, Our Selves” has rightfully earned numerous positive reviews for its content and clarity. I’d like to touch on part of the book that has, to some extent, received less attention—its use of “chunking” to present its message. Information is divided into small pieces or chunks to help the reader understand the material easily and quickly. Short chapters are typically divided into six or seven sections with clear headings. Personal comments from the author appear in gray boxes. Indented and cent. "It is easy to get discouraged" according to Joan Gilbert. Ellen Moyer is not fooling around. In just 200 pages she covers a huge amount of well-researched information that we need if we are going to save our world from environmental disaster. The stakes could not be higher. It is easy to get discouraged. But Dr. Moyer is hopeful, explaining how many of our problems have developed yet how we have tools and knowledge to be part of the changes needed to remediate what human activity and policies threaten. She shines light on an abundance of daily activities and advocacy we can do, individually and together. Fo. "A glimmer of hope for a divided nation" according to Jonathan Greene. When I started reading Ellen Moyer’s wonderful new book, Our Earth, Our Species, Our Selves I was angry. She was going too easy on the System and the people who are causing all the problems she so clearly lays out for us.Two disclaimers: I was given a free PDF of the book prerelease (but after I read it I bought a real book for my grandchildren). I was asked to provide an unbiased review and I have tried my best to do so. I am a certified (or certifiable) liberal.When I finished the book, it became clear what a wonderful job Dr. Moyer had done.
Our current environmental crises - most notably, climate change - call on us to upgrade to a new way of life that will sustain us and our world far into the future. With determination and action, we can implement solutions rather than sit on the sidelines suffering harmful impacts. When you listen to this timely, accessible, and thought-provoking book, you will discover: We already have the capacities and tools to create a health and environmental revolution Specific actions you and I can take now that will help us and our world prosper - not just in the future, but immediately How the strategies shared in this book can uplift our society and democracy Why creating a high-tech and high-nature way of life could spark an economic boom Our scarcest resource is time. We deserve, and can have, better health and a cleaner environment, a stable climate, healthy ecosystems, sustainable use of resources, and less need for damage control. One action the author is taking is donating a portion of the proceeds from this book to the Center for Biological Diversity and the Center for Food Safety.. Our Earth, Our Species, Our Selves will empower you to know we can meet our challenges and inspire you to take effective actions you'll want to take. Through science and stories, Our Earth, Our Species, Our Selves makes the case for hope, optimism, and prac