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Ten Journeys On A Fragile Planet

Rod Taylor

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Description:Humanity is sliding toward a collision between global warming, resource depletion, and population growth. The evidence is daunting but we are hampered by anti-science demagogues who tell us everything’s okay, that we’ll run forever on our current course. The problem we are facing is on a global scale, far beyond any individual. It can be overwhelming and it is difficult to remain cheerful. In Ten Journeys on a Fragile Planet, journalist Rod Taylor interviews ten outstanding Australians who have – and are – doing something to confront the perilous state of the environment. This book tells their stories.Featuring:The Activist: Simon SheikhThe Solar Pioneer: Professor Andrew BlakersThe Maggot Farmer: Olympia YargerThe Accidental Activist: Charlie PrellThe Thoughtful Salesman: Leonard CohenThe Politician: Susan JeanesThe Climate Game Changer: Inez Harker-SchuchThe Advocate: Professor Kate AutyThe Lady with a Laser: Monica OliphantA Question of Hope: Dr Siwan Lovett‘The ten case studies, showing what dedicated people can achieve, give us hope for the future. This is an important book.' – Dr Mark Diesendorf'With the massive bushfires fresh in our minds, we need a remarkable turnaround in policies and actions. The remarkable people who contributed to this book provide us with a wide range of ideas and actions to get us on the right track toward a sustainable future.’ – Professor Will Steffen'Since Homer the world has needed its heroes – people whose deeds and words inspire us, galvanise us, uplift us, afford us glimpses of a better future. In Ten Journeys and a Fragile Planet, Rod Taylor summons ten heroes for our time, the most perilous time that human beings have ever faced: real people, facing real challenges and setbacks, passionate, driven, courageous, wise, unbowed. If there is hope for humanity, he has distilled its essence.’ – Julian Cribb, author of Surviving the 21st CenturyThe Author: Rod Taylor As a boy, Rod Taylor watched with fascination, the Moon landing. That sparked an interest in science that has never faded. An offhand remark by his father around the same time was his first environmental awareness, which has progressed from interest, to concern, and now to alarm.Today, Rod is a Canberra-based science writer. Rod’s science columns have appeared in The Canberra Times newspaper and other publications for over 10 years. He broadcasts a weekly science show, and has appeared on ABC local radio, Radio National and the BBC.Aside from media, his other background is in IT and business systems. He rides both a unicycle and an off-road motorcycle, and has fallen off both.He has recently completed his book: The Edge of Silence: A sometimes grumpy, often quirky, always curious exploration of going deaf in a world of sound.He is currently co-editing a compilation of major writers on the Green New Deal.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ten Journeys On A Fragile Planet. To get started finding Ten Journeys On A Fragile Planet, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 294

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Odyssey Books

Release: 2020

ISBN: 1925652785

Description: Humanity is sliding toward a collision between global warming, resource depletion, and population growth. The evidence is daunting but we are hampered by anti-science demagogues who tell us everything’s okay, that we’ll run forever on our current course. The problem we are facing is on a global scale, far beyond any individual. It can be overwhelming and it is difficult to remain cheerful. In Ten Journeys on a Fragile Planet, journalist Rod Taylor interviews ten outstanding Australians who have – and are – doing something to confront the perilous state of the environment. This book tells their stories.Featuring:The Activist: Simon SheikhThe Solar Pioneer: Professor Andrew BlakersThe Maggot Farmer: Olympia YargerThe Accidental Activist: Charlie PrellThe Thoughtful Salesman: Leonard CohenThe Politician: Susan JeanesThe Climate Game Changer: Inez Harker-SchuchThe Advocate: Professor Kate AutyThe Lady with a Laser: Monica OliphantA Question of Hope: Dr Siwan Lovett‘The ten case studies, showing what dedicated people can achieve, give us hope for the future. This is an important book.' – Dr Mark Diesendorf'With the massive bushfires fresh in our minds, we need a remarkable turnaround in policies and actions. The remarkable people who contributed to this book provide us with a wide range of ideas and actions to get us on the right track toward a sustainable future.’ – Professor Will Steffen'Since Homer the world has needed its heroes – people whose deeds and words inspire us, galvanise us, uplift us, afford us glimpses of a better future. In Ten Journeys and a Fragile Planet, Rod Taylor summons ten heroes for our time, the most perilous time that human beings have ever faced: real people, facing real challenges and setbacks, passionate, driven, courageous, wise, unbowed. If there is hope for humanity, he has distilled its essence.’ – Julian Cribb, author of Surviving the 21st CenturyThe Author: Rod Taylor As a boy, Rod Taylor watched with fascination, the Moon landing. That sparked an interest in science that has never faded. An offhand remark by his father around the same time was his first environmental awareness, which has progressed from interest, to concern, and now to alarm.Today, Rod is a Canberra-based science writer. Rod’s science columns have appeared in The Canberra Times newspaper and other publications for over 10 years. He broadcasts a weekly science show, and has appeared on ABC local radio, Radio National and the BBC.Aside from media, his other background is in IT and business systems. He rides both a unicycle and an off-road motorcycle, and has fallen off both.He has recently completed his book: The Edge of Silence: A sometimes grumpy, often quirky, always curious exploration of going deaf in a world of sound.He is currently co-editing a compilation of major writers on the Green New Deal.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ten Journeys On A Fragile Planet. To get started finding Ten Journeys On A Fragile Planet, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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