"Some
experiences are so intense while they are happening that time seems to
stop altogether..."
Our climate crisis may at times appear
to be
happening slowly, but in fact it is happening very quickly-and has
become a true planetary emergency. The Chinese expression for crisis
consists of two characters. The first is a symbol for danger; the
second is a symbol for opportunity. In order to face down the danger
that is stalking us and move through it, we first have to recognize
that we are facing a crisis. So why is it that our leaders seem not to
hear such clarion warnings? Are they resisting the truth because they
know that the moment they acknowledge it, they will face a moral
imperative to act? Is it simply more convenient to ignore the warnings?
Perhaps, but inconvenient truths do not go away just because they are
not seen. Indeed, when they are responded to, their significance doesnt
diminish; it grows. -- Al Gore
An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global
Warming
(Hardcover) by Al Gore
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hardcover book
This
book is the
wake up call that the world needs to do something about the
environment.
It's written in a way that everyone can understand, and details how and
why global warming is happening, and what we can do about it. The photo
comparisons of how the earth has changed in the last 100 years are
astounding, and the data presented is indisputable.
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