Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action in Your Community (Paperback)

by Bill McKibben (Author)
Key Phrases: global warming movement, United States, New York, Step It Up Web (more...)

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Bestselling author Bill McKibben turns activist in the first hands-on guidebook to stopping climate change, the world’s greatest threat

 

Hurricane Katrina. A rapidly disappearing Arctic. The warmest winter on the East Coast in recorded history. The leading scientist at NASA warns that we have only ten years to reverse climate change; the British government’s report on global warming estimates that the financial impact will be greater than the Great Depression and both world wars—combined. Bill McKibben, the author of the first major book on global warming, The End of Nature, warns that it’s no longer time to debate global warming, it’s time to fight it.

 

Drawing on the experience of Step It Up, a national day of rallies held on April 14, McKibben and the Step It Up team of organizers provide the facts of what must change to save the climate and show how to build the fight in your community, church, or college. They describe how to launch online grassroots campaigns, generate persuasive political pressure, plan high-profile events that will draw media attention, and other effective actions. This essential book offers the blueprint for a mighty new movement against the most urgent challenge facing us today.

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Bill McKibben is the author of ten books, including The End of Nature and Deep Economy. A former staff writer for The New Yorker, he writes regularly for Harper’s and The Atlantic Monthly, among other publications. The Step It Up team are activists Phil Aroneanu, Will Bates, May Boeve, Jamie Henn, Jeremy Osborn, and Jon Warnow. Together, they have organized more than five hundred events to fight global warming.

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Product Details Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Holt Paperbacks; First Edition edition (October 16, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0805087044 ISBN-13: 978-0805087048 Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #122,312 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #36 in  Books > Science > Chemistry > Environmental #37 in  Books > Science > Earth Sciences > Climatology > Climate Changes #68 in  Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Political Science > Public Policy

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks; First Edition edition (October 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805087044
• ISBN-13: 978-0805087048
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #122,312 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #36 in	Books > Science > Chemistry > Environmental
  #37 in	Books > Science > Earth Sciences > Climatology > Climate Changes
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Global Warming Handbook for Action, November 12, 2007

By	Glenn Gallagher "scholarly bureaucrat" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Bill Mckibben and students have written a good handbook for activists and potential activists on how to gain public attention on the issue of global warming. The book describes how the "Step It Up" campaign began, and how they operated on a shoestring budget, with few organizers and little time. (The Step It Up campaign is a public awareness effort at the grass roots level to convince congress to pass laws to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by the year 2050.) I had not heard of the Step It Up campaign before reading this book, so it's questionable on how effective their efforts were. As a "how-to" type book, I'm guessing it might be useful if you've never participated in an activist group before (as I have not). If you have already participated in the Step It Up campaign, this book is probably not necessary for you to read.

The book contains very little climate change science, or even descriptions on what climate change may bring if not controlled. It is definitely a quick read on ideas for community activism.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, useful, and highly readable, March 3, 2008

By	Jonathan H. Bates - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This wonderful book is equally useful for those who are just beginning to learn about Global Warming and for those who are are already activists. The first couple of chapters give a clear and persuasive explanation of what is causing climate change and the impact these changes will have in the future. The balance of the book offers specific and helpful advise to those who want to do something!