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On fire : the (burning) case for a green new deal / by Klein, Naomi,1970-;
"For more than twenty years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both people and planet-and an unapologetic champion of a sweeping environmental agenda with justice at its center. In lucid, elegant dispatches from the frontlines of contemporary natural disaster, she pens surging, indispensable essays for a wide public: prescient advisories and dire warnings of what future awaits us if we refuse to act, as well as hopeful glimpses of a far better future. On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal gathers for the first time more than a decade of her impassioned writing, and pairs it with new material on the staggeringly high stakes of our immediate political and economic choices. These long-form essays show Klein at her most prophetic and philosophical, investigating the climate crisis not only as a profound political challenge but as a spiritual and imaginative one, as well. Delving into topics ranging from the clash between ecological time and our culture of "perpetual now," to the soaring history of humans changing and evolving rapidly in the face of grave threats, to rising white supremacy and fortressed borders as a form of "climate barbarism," this is a rousing call to action for a planet on the brink. With reports spanning from the ghostly Great Barrier Reef, to the annual smoke-choked skies of the Pacific Northwest, to post-hurricane Puerto Rico, to a Vatican attempting an unprecedented "ecological conversion," Klein makes the case that we will rise to the existential challenge of climate change only if we are willing to transform the systems that produced this crisis. An expansive, far-ranging exploration that sees the battle for a greener world as indistinguishable from the fight for our lives, On Fire captures the burning urgency of the climate crisis, as well as the fiery energy of a rising political movement demanding a catalytic Green New Deal"--Introduction: "We are the wildfire" -- A hole in the world -- Capitalism vs. the climate -- Geoengineering: testing the waters -- When science says that political revolution is our only hope -- Climate time vs. the constant now -- Stop trying to save the world all by yourself -- A radical Vatican? -- Let them drown: the violence of othering in a warming world -- The leap years: ending the story of endlessness -- Hot take on a hot planet -- Season of smoke -- The stakes of our historical moment -- Capitalism killed our climate momentum, not "human nature" -- There's nothing natural about Puerto Rico's disaster -- Movements will make, or break, the green new deal -- The art of the green new deal -- Epilogue: The capsule case for a green new deal.
Subjects: Environmental justice.; Environmental policy.; Climatic changes.; Political culture.;
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Enforcement at the EPA : high stakes and hard choices / by Mintz, Joel A.,1949-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-304) and index."Where the rubber hits the road and everything else hits the fan" : a brief description of EPA's enforcement process and the Superfund program -- Heavy seas before the maelstrom : EPA enforcement in the 1970s -- Destruction, confusion, confrontation, and disarray : EPA enforcement and Congressional oversight in the Gorsuch era -- "Away from the brink"--but not out of the woods : EPA enforcement from 1983 to 1989 -- Modest progress and renewed suspicion : EPA enforcement in the Bush I administration -- "Neither the best of times nor the worst of times" : EPA enforcement during the Clinton administration -- Suspicions, schisms, and partial revival : EPA enforcement during the Bush II administration -- Lessons learned : some observations on Congressional oversight, organizational structure, management approaches, and career staff trends -- Did industry capture EPA enforcement? : captive agency theory and its (partial) applicability -- EPA enforcement in the context of Federal civil service decline.
Subjects: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.; Environmental policy; Environmental law;
© 2012., University of Texas Press,
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Fighting for love in the century of extinction : how passion and politics can stop global warming / by Goodstein, Eban S.,1960-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-160) and index.The century of extinction -- Wealth -- Knowledge -- Spirit -- Politics -- Solutions -- Fighting for love.
Subjects: Global warming; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric; Environmental ethics.; Environmental policy.;
© c2007., University of Vermont Press ; Published by University Press of New England,
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Green politics is Eutopian / by Gilk, Paul.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240).
Subjects: Human ecology; Green movement.; Environmentalism.; Environmental policy; Environmental protection;
© c2008., Wipf and Stock Publishers,
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The new accountability : environmental responsibility across borders / by Mason, Michael,1966-;
"Drawing on case studies, this book provides a fresh understanding of democratic accountability for transboundary and global harm and argues that environmental responsibility should be established in open public discussions about harm and risk"--Provided by publisher.Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-196) and index.
Subjects: Environmental protection; Environmental policy; Environmental responsibility.; Milieubescherming.; Milieubeleid.; Internationale samenwerking.;
© 2005., EARTHSCAN,
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The sky's not falling! why it's OK to chill about global warming / by Fretwell, Holly Lippke.;
Offers information that counters generally accepted beliefs concerning global warming and shows how we can adapt to a changing world in ways that help animals and the environment while still keeping jobs for people and growth for countries.A word about (what's in here) -- Climate change and Chicken Little -- Is the Earth really gettin hotter? -- Global temperatures go up and down--naturally! -- What about warmer weather is wacky? -- Why Kyoto's a no-go -- New ideas to rock your world -- How to become an "enviropreneur" -- A word to parents.Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-126).
Subjects: Global warming; Environmental policy; Global warming.; Greenhouse effect.; Climate.;
© c 2007., World Ahead Media ; Distributed to the trade by Midpoint Trade Books,
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The devouring dragon : how China's rise threatens our natural world / by Simons, Craig,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I. China's baseline. The Yangtze -- Baselines -- The Three Gorges Dam -- Part II. Life on the brink. Tiger, tiger, burning bright -- The sixth great extinction -- Corbett National Park -- Part III. Our shrinking forests. A forest laid flat -- New Guinea -- Our future forests -- Part IV. Our warming skies. Time travel -- Hopenhagen"China's rise is assaulting the natural world at an alarming rate. In a few short years, China has become the planet's largest market for endangered wildlife, its top importer of tropical trees, and its biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. It's rapid growth has driven up the world's very metabolism: in Brazil, farmers clear large swaths of the Amazon to plant soybeans; Indian poachers hunt tigers and elephants to feed Chinese demand; in the United States, clouds of mercury and ozone drift earth-ward after trans-Pacific jet-stream journeys. Craig Simon's...argues that China's most important twenty-first-century legacy will be determined by jobs, corporate profits, or political alliances, but by how quickly its growth degrades the global environment and whether it can stem the damage." -- Back cover
Subjects: Environmental policy; Environmental responsibility; Nature; Environmental degradation; Environmental protection;
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Fish / by DeSombre, Elizabeth R.; Barkin, J. Samuel,1965-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Growth of the global fishing industry -- Structure of the fishing industry -- Regulatory efforts and impacts -- Aquaculture -- Consumers and catches."Fishing has played a vital role in human history and culture. But today this key resource faces a serious crisis as most species are being overfished or fished to their very limit. Governments have tried to tackle the problem with limited success. Many of their actions have been ineffective or counterproductive. What will happen to global fisheries, and the populations that depend on them, as we continue to catch more fish than the oceans can reproduce? This book explores the causes of the current crisis in the world's fisheries, and what needs to be done to address the situation. It explains the structure of the fishing industry, the incentives that persuade individuals or companies to catch fish at unsustainable levels, and illuminates the problems created by governmental efforts to use fishing policy as a tool for economic development or to win votes in domestic elections. It also looks at the role of aquaculture in either decreasing or increasing the pressure on wild fish stocks. The dire condition of fish stocks has led governments and consumer organizations to consider new approaches to protect the global supply of fish. Desombre and Barkin conclude by showing how such methods, along with new forms of international regulation and informed decision-making by consumers, all have an important part to play in rewarding and thus encouraging sustainable fishing behavior in the future."--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Fishes; Fisheries; Fishery policy.; Sustainable fisheries.;
© 2011., Polity,
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Sustainable energy--without the hot air / by MacKay, David J. C.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-354) and index.
Subjects: Renewable energy sources.; Energy conservation.; Energy consumption; Sustainable development.; Energy industries; Energy policy.; Environmental policy.; Energiepolitik; Alternative Energiequelle; Erneuerbare Energien.; Nachhaltige Entwicklung.;
© c2009., UIT,
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Managing the climate crisis : designing and building for floods, heat, drought, and wildfire / by Barnett, Jonathan,author.; Bouw, Matthijs,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-277) and index."In Managing the Climate Crisis, design and planning experts Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw take a practical approach to addressing the inevitable and growing threats from the climate crisis using constructed and nature-based design and engineering and ordinary government programs. They discuss adaptation and preventive measures and illustrate their implementation for seven climate-related threats: flooding along coastlines, river flooding, flash floods from extreme rain events, drought, wildfire, long periods of high heat, and food shortages." --
Subjects: Hazard mitigation.; Hazard mitigation; Climatic changes.; Climatic changes; Architecture; City planning; Land use; Environmental engineering.;
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