"This book is a must read for citizens and policymakers looking for practical advice on how to take action on global warming. The Global Warming Combat Manual is a highly readable account of clean technologies, energy policies, and effective consumer decisions that will benefit the environment and improve our overall quality of life. The solutions offered can be integrated into our everyday lives and promise a better future for all humanity." -- Robert Harriss, Houston Advanced Research Center "When people consider global warming, they think big: icebergs melting, seas rising, islands disappearing. But climate pollution comes down to individuals. In Seattle, we recognize the importance of acting locally. And I've encouraged hundreds of mayors around the country to do the same. We understand that cities are essential to averting climate catastrophe and creating a cleaner, more prosperous future. The Global Warming Combat Manual answers the question: What can I do to make a difference?" -- Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor of Seattle, Founder, U.S. Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement
Foreword By James E. Hansen Preface Introduction 1. Our Cars Are Killing Us: Options in Personal Transport 2. Avoiding Our Suicide Pact with Aviation 3. Greening Shelter and Food 4. Biofuels: Where the Money Is 5. The Power Forecast is Windy 6. Harvesting the Sun 7. Old Wine in New Bottles: Nuclear Power and Changes in Land Use 8. The Political Economy of Global Warming 9. Technofixes Selected Bibliography
Bruce E. Johansen is Frederick W. Kayser Research Professor of Communication and Native American Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is the author of dozens of books, including Global Warming in the 21st Century (Praeger, 2006), The Global Warming Desk Reference (Greenwood Press, 2001), The Dirty Dozen: Toxic Chemicals and the Earth's Future (Praeger, 2003), Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Issues (Greenwood Press, 2003), and Silenced! Academic Freedom, Scientific Inquiry, and the First Amendment under Siege in America (Praeger, 2007). Johansen regularly contributes articles on environmental issues to such national periodicals as The Nation, The Progressive, the Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic Monthly.
Books on natural cataclysm, often climate-induced, are in vogue.
Bruce Johansens The Global Warming Combat Manual seeks to make
readers more environmentally aware. The Global Warming Combat
Manual discusses climate-driven changes in US environmental policy
and practice. By describing recent switchesthe increasing use of
wind power in Texas, for exampleand emerging technologies and
trends, Johansen lays out a range of solutions for minimizing
climate change.
*Nature*
Packed with recent examples of ways that individuals and
corporations are working to reduce their carbon footprints, this
book provides a helpful overview of current strategies for
addressing global warming…this book may be a good starting point
for students investigating practical solutions…good coverage of
strategies used in other countries…Recommended. General readers and
lower-division undergraduates.
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