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Fantastic exposure to the topic of climate displacement. All the stories are painful yet Bittle gives readers a glimpse of hope with a few ideas on how we can move forward. Highly recommend!
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This is such an important book. Climate migration will effect all of us no matter where you live. Highly, Highly recommend this book.
To anyone who votes Red and is supportive of our vile, racist, inhumane immigration policies this has real perspective on reasons people migrate and challenges everyone faces to help foster some perspective and understanding. Maybe a little heart and humanity. Migration is an essential part of life and survival, everyone has a right to live, borders are make believe. And for those who vote blue, maybe this will inspire you to hold Democrats accountable for upholding the exact same policies as Republicans. Allowing corporations to destroy our planet and doing nothing to implement humane, accessible and attainable avenues to take refuge and live here with dignity. Instead of putting your head in the sand for 4 years anytime a Democrat is in office. Especially since the US is the reason fleeing their countries is matter of life and death.This world doesnt belong to anyone. Everyone on this planet deserves a safe place to live regardless of where they are born. Capitalism will be the death of us all. And both parties are complicit. We will all be Climate migrants some day. It's time for class unity!
To anyone who votes Red and is supportive of our vile, racist, inhumane immigration policies this has real perspective on reasons people migrate and challenges everyone faces to help foster some perspective and understanding. Maybe a little heart and humanity. Migration is an essential part of life and survival, everyone has a right to live, borders are make believe. And for those who vote blue, maybe this will inspire you to hold Democrats accountable for upholding the exact same policies as Republicans. Allowing corporations to destroy our planet and doing nothing to implement humane, accessible and attainable avenues to take refuge and live here with dignity. Instead of putting your head in the sand for 4 years anytime a Democrat is in office. Especially since the US is the reason fleeing their countries is matter of life and death.This world doesnt belong to anyone. Everyone on this planet deserves a safe place to live regardless of where they are born. Capitalism will be the death of us all. And both parties are complicit. We will all be Climate migrants some day. It's time for class unity!
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Not as interesting as I thought it would be. Interesting for sure, but I can't see how the person who recommended this to me could say that it was their favorite non-fiction book ever.
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This book led to a mix of emotions of anger, disappointment, and sadness about the state of the climate crisis in America. I think it should be required reading for any policy changers in the country; however, I feel hopeless that any change in this domain is possible. The author makes it clear that this crisis and the subsequent displacement of people in America is not and should not be a partisan issue and instead should be addressed via bipartisan action.
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Focusing on climate migration, this book balanced tragic personal stories and informative historical accounts of the evolution of climate change in the United States and its impacts on people. Climate change remains an indigestibly large problem facing modern day society and this book broke it down by concentrating on its impacts on the lived situations of communities and individuals across the country. It tackled forest fires in Northern California, flooding from rains and hurricanes in the Keyes, SE Louisiana, Houston, and the impacts of drought on Arizona. The country faces a plethora of problems on a multitude of fronts that require differing solutions and treatment plans catered individually. The housing market’s inability to account for a changing environment, insurance companies raising rates to unimaginable levels, increased water scarcity across the west, and lack of urgency for green infrastructure are just a few of the issues discussed in the book. The tone remained urgent throughout yet did not devolve into fear-mongering which helped maintain the steady flow of the various narratives. It’s hard not to be overly pessimistic reading about climate migration but various proposals were presenting reminding readers innovative solutions do exist and competent government should function to serve the future. Overall I’d recommend to somebody interested in environmental policy or the future of American politics.
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