Tag: environmentalism
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BR218) “Drawdown” Book Review
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming edited by Paul Hawken. 3/5 rating. 228 pages. Book #54 of 2021. Read August 7, 2021. This is the synthesis of a large team of experts who looked at what it will take to reverse global warming. 80 different solutions are put forth that…
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BR147) “Silent Spring” Book Review
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. 4/5 rating. 318 pages. Book #72 of 2020. Read October 12, 2020. This is arguably the most important and impactful nonfiction book of all time. Rachel does an amazing job of explaining the poisonous effects that wide-spread, blanket pesticide use was having on humans and our surrounding environment. As she…
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BR61) Earth: The Sequel Book Review
Earth: The Sequel – The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming by Fred Krupp. 3/5 rating. Book #136 of 2019. Read November 30, 2019. This book delves into a vast array of technologies that are being developed to combat global warming.Though I thought this was somewhat interesting, it got too into the weeds…
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16) Reuse
Reduce, reuse, recycle. In this triad of environmental philosophy I have already talked about the reducing part, so next, let’s focus on reusing. While it is slightly less effective than reducing, reusing can be a vital way to close the waste streams created by today’s consumer world. Think about how often you throw items away…
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5) An Introduction to the Environmentalism Section
Environmentalism: never has an idea that is so simple and has such positive results been surrounded by such controversy. I kinda get it; the majority of people who speak about this topic take the complete wrong approach. I whole-heartedly stand behind their end goals. They see negative consequences from peoples’ apathy about our Earth hurting…