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United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and
evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we
can save our future in this nationally bestselling “optimistic
view on why collective action is still possible—and how it can be
realized” (The New York Times). Called “one of the nation’s
most effective communicators on climate change” by The New York
Times, Katharine Hayhoe knows how to navigate all sides of the
conversation on our changing planet. A Canadian climate scientist
living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to
imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease.
Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most
important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about
it—and she wants to teach you how. In Saving Us, Hayhoe argues
that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one
part of the equation. We need to find shared values in order to
connect our unique identities to collective action. This is not
another doomsday narrative about a planet on fire. It is a
multilayered look at science, faith, and human psychology, from an
icon in her field—recently named chief scientist at The Nature
Conservancy. Drawing on interdisciplinary research and personal
stories, Hayhoe shows that small conversations can have astonishing
results. Saving Us leaves us with the tools to open a dialogue with
your loved ones about how we all can play a role in pushing forward
for change.
What if the harbinger of our greener future was a small power plant
set in the middle of nowhere in West Texas? Longtime alternative
energy executive Andy Bowman's book makes exactly this case,
outlining what he suggests is a more sustainable future for
American capitalism. The West Texas Power Plant that Saved the
World takes the Barilla solar plant in Pecos County as a test case
for the state of renewable energy in the twenty-first century
United States. For author Andy Bowman, this is a very personal
story. Bowman grew up in Galveston and acutely remembers watching
stormwater climb up seawalls and wreak havoc on his home. He weaves
these memories into his coming of age over two decades in the
alternative energy industry, beginning in the 1990s, and tracks
it's the industry's fits and starts that lead to the Barilla
project. Barilla was the first solar project to be built "on spec":
essentially, the plant was built without a contract in place and
with the assumption that customers would come. That trailblazing
wager represents a tidal shift in the alternative energy industry.
In a clear voice, Bowman explains the climate science that
necessitated this shift and makes business-based arguments for what
the future should look like. The result is a book that tells a
personal story of West Texan innovation, gumption, and vision,
while also outlining how our society needs to equip itself to
confront climate change.
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