WE ARE NOT HELPLESs
It’s OUR WORLD and OUR combined ACTIONS have impact
I am not a scientist or climate expert, but I am concerned about the rapidly changing conditions. I share Greta Thunberg’s belief that no one is too small to make a difference. Here are some resources to help you make a difference for our planet and future!
SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
This is a clear and comprehensive talk about climate change presented by Bob Lindmeier, Senior Chief Meteorologist with WKOW TV, Madison, WI
CLIMATE READING AND RESOURCE LIST
FICTION
The Ministry For the Future (Pres. Obama’s booklist for 2020), Kim Stanley Robinson “In Kim Stanley Robinson’s anti-dystopian novel, climate change is the crisis that finally forces mankind to deal with global inequality.” (New York Review of Books)
NON FICTION
Thinking in Systems: A Primer Donella H. Meadows
The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things; Stories from Science and Observation (The Mysteries of Nature Trilogy, Book 3) Peter Wohlleben
Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth James Lovelock
Climate: A New Story Charles Eisenstein
The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health David R. Montgomery, Anne Bikle
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming Paul Hawken
Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication Oren Jay Sofer, Joseph Goldstein
Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values Marshall Rosenberg PhD
A Sand County Almanac Aldo Leopold
Walden / Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau
Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything Robert M. Hazen
Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? Bill McKibben
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate Naomi Klein
The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life David Quammen
Burn: Using Fire to Cool the Earth Albert Bates, Kathleen Draper
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming David Wallace-Wells
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals Michael Pollan
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World Peter Wohlleben
The Botany of Desire Michael Pollan
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari
The Transpersonal Vision: The Healing Potential of Nonordinary States of Consciousness Stanislav Grof Ph.D.