Hope for a Heated Planet: How Americans Are Fighting Global Warming and Building a Better Future
With global warming becoming less of a fringe issue and the call for energy independence firmly ensconced as a mainstream topic of discourse, Musil offers a rational assessment of ways in which individuals, grassroots coalitions, and nongovernmental agencies can affect both personal and political change. Combining reasoned analyses with passionate arguments, Musil addresses subjects as diverse as how climate change affects public health, the relevance of mainstream national environmental movements, and ways in which specific geographic regions have been adversely impacted by various climatic fluctuations directly attributable to global warming. As he discusses effective methods for bringing about expedient policy changes, Musil identifies practical, achievable solutions that can readily be implemented in homes and communities, throughout the marketplace and government. Optimistic and confident yet sensible and pragmatic, Musil tempers demanding rhetoric with definitive action, offering a voice of both reason and promise that illuminates the ongoing struggle to understand, contain, and reverse the climate-control crisis. --Carol Haggas