Ignition : what you can do to fight global warming and spark a movement / edited by Jonathan Isham and Sissel Waage.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Isham, Jonathan.

Waage, Sissel A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Global warming.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The evidence is irrefutable: global warming is real. While the debate continues about just how much damage spiking temperatures will wreak, we know the threat to our homes, health, and even way of life is dire. So why isn't America doing anything? Where is the national campaign to stop this catastrophe? It may lie between the covers of this book. Ignition brings together some of the world's finest thinkers and advocates to jump start the ultimate green revolution. Including celebrated writers like Bill McKibben and renowned scholars like Gus Speth, as well as young activists, the authors draw on direct experience in grassroots organization, education, law, and social leadership. Their approaches are various, from building coalitions to win political battles to rallying shareholders to change corporate behavior. But they share a belief that private fears about deadly heat waves and disastrous hurricanes can translate into powerful public action. For anyone who feels compelled to do more than change their light bulbs or occasionally carpool, Ignition is an essential guide. Combining incisive essays with success stories and web resources, the book helps readers answer the most important question we all face: "What can I do?"

Contents:

Igniting action for a new movement

Groundswell

Shaping the movement

Finding your voice

Irrationality wants to be your friend

Communication strategies

Coming home to roost

Finding your allies

Focus on health

Binding life to values

Climate justice

Getting mobilized

The tidewater

Your mission: focus the nation

Practical steps to create change in your organization

Getting results

Sound of birds not singing

Policy pathways

Climate change and the business challenge

Let's cause trouble, good trouble, necessary trouble.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index.

ISBN:

1-59726-765-1

1-4356-6405-1