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Surviving Climate Change: The Struggle to Avert Global Catastrophe
David Cromwell (Ed.)
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Description for Surviving Climate Change: The Struggle to Avert Global Catastrophe
Paperback. "An insightful and inspiring collection from some of the foremost thinkers on climate change." Mark Lynas Editor(s): Cromwell, David; Levene, Mark. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: RNPG; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Climate change is a pressing reality. Hurricane Katrina, melting polar ice and increased threats to food and water security show that planetary blowback is becoming all too evident.
Governments and business keep reassuring the public they are going to fix the problem. This book brings together some leading activists who disagree. They expose the inertia, denial, deception -- even threats to our civil liberties -- which comprise mainstream responses from civil and military policy makers, and from opinion formers in the media, corporations and academia.
An epochal change is called for in the way ... Read more
Climate change is a pressing reality. Hurricane Katrina, melting polar ice and increased threats to food and water security show that planetary blowback is becoming all too evident.
Governments and business keep reassuring the public they are going to fix the problem. This book brings together some leading activists who disagree. They expose the inertia, denial, deception -- even threats to our civil liberties -- which comprise mainstream responses from civil and military policy makers, and from opinion formers in the media, corporations and academia.
An epochal change is called for in the way ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745325675
SKU
V9780745325675
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Cromwell (Ed.)
David Cromwell is co-editor and co-founder of Media Lens. His previous books include Private Planet (2001) and Why Are We The Good Guys? (2012). He is the co-author, with David Edwards, of Guardians of Power (2006), Newspeak in the 21st Century (2009) and Propaganda Blitz: How and Why Corporate Media Distort Reality (Pluto, 2018). Mark Levene is a Reader ... Read more
Reviews for Surviving Climate Change: The Struggle to Avert Global Catastrophe
'A vital point of reference for anyone who believes that neighbourhood and community initiatives will be essential in rising to the challenge that is climate change'
Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP for South East England 'An insightful and inspiring collection of essays from some of the foremost thinkers on climate change'
Mark Lynas, author of High Tide (Flamingo/HarperCollins, ... Read more
Caroline Lucas, Green Party MEP for South East England 'An insightful and inspiring collection of essays from some of the foremost thinkers on climate change'
Mark Lynas, author of High Tide (Flamingo/HarperCollins, ... Read more