Hope for a heated planet
Subtitle: how Americans are fighting global warming and building a better future
By: Robert K. Musil.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780813544113
Subjects: Global warming; Climatic changes -- United States; Global warming -- Health aspects; Carbon dioxide -- Physiological effect; Green movement
Description: "Hope for a Heated Planet uncovers the most pressing challenges facing society today, from the massive fossil fuel lobby to the enlightened corporations that are joining the movement to 'go green.' Readers learn about the tremendous potential of renewable energy sources - wind, solar, and biofuel - and the startling conclusions of experts who say society can do away entirely with fossil fuels. Musil approaches global warming from a public health perspective, identifying the problems, solutions, and alternatives as well as examining the social, cultural, and political factors and assessing how to best change behavior and communicate this change to the masses."--Inside jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding climate change : a public health approach; title: Home, home on the range : climate change in the United States; title: The power of the carbon lobby; title: Framing and talking about global warming; title: Assessing the big greens : start over or build from strength?; title: The new climate movement; title: Where do emissions and energy come from?; title: Energy futures; title: Creating hope : what you can do; title: Hope for a heated planet : policy and politics.