{"product_id":"being-the-change-live-well-and-spark-a-climate-revolution-paperback","title":"Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife on 1\/10th the fossil fuels turns out to be awesome. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe all want to be happy. Yet as we consume ever more in a frantic bid for happiness, global warming worsens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlarmed by drastic changes now occurring in the Earth's climate systems, the author, a climate scientist and suburban father of two, embarked on a journey to change his life and the world. He began by bicycling, growing food, meditating, and making other simple, fulfilling changes. Ultimately, he slashed his climate impact to under a tenth of the US average and became happier in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeing the Change \u003c\/em\u003e explores the connections between our individual daily actions and our collective predicament. It merges science, spirituality, and practical action to develop a satisfying and appropriate response to global warming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart one exposes our interconnected predicament: overpopulation, global warming, industrial agriculture, growth-addicted economics, a sold-out political system, and a mindset of separation from nature. It also includes a readable but authoritative overview of climate science. Part two offers a response at once obvious and unprecedented: mindfully opting out of this broken system and aligning our daily lives with the biosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe core message is deeply optimistic: living without fossil fuels is not only possible, it can be better.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAWARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGOLD (tie) 2017 IPPY Awards: Books Most Likely to Save the Planet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSILVER 2017 Nautilus Book Awards: Green Living \/ Sustainability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBRONZE 2017 Foreword INDIES: Ecology \u0026amp; Environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Life on 1\/10th the fossil fuels turns out to be awesome \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e A powerful reminder that it is possible -- and joyful -- to move away from fossil fuels, even in a society still in the throes of addiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e BILL MCKIBBEN, author, \u003ci\u003e Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e A vital message about how we can indeed be the change we need to see in the world if we are to avert a climate catastrophe. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e MICHAEL E. MANN, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science, Penn State University, co-author, \u003ci\u003e The Madhouse Effect \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e WE ALL WANT TO BE HAPPY. Yet as we consume ever more in a frantic bid for happiness, global warming worsens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alarmed by drastic changes in the Earth's climate systems, the author, a climate scientist and suburban father of two, embarked on a journey to change his life and the world. He began by bicycling, growing food, meditating, and making other simple, fulfilling changes. Ultimately, he slashed his climate impact to under a tenth of the US average and became happier in the process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Being the Change \u003c\/i\u003e explores the connections between our individual daily actions and our collective predicament. It merges science, spirituality, and practical action to develop a satisfying and appropriate response to global warming. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The core message is deeply optimistic: a world without fossil fuels is not only possible -- it will be better. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Kalmus walks the walk for his kids, for the land, for our future --and he can help you do it too. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e KELLY COYNE and ERIK KNUTZEN, authors, \u003ci\u003e The Urban Homestead \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e Making It \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e What anyone can do to reduce climate impact -- and live a better life in the process. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e RICHARD HEINBERG, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute, and author, \u003ci\u003e The End of Growth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PETER KALMUS is an atmospheric scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University. 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