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We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
by Jonathan Safran Foer
I received an ARC of this as a FirstRead in exchange for my unbiased opinion.
Most people believe the scientific data that the planet is warming because of human activity. However, what are most of us actually doing to change the trend? Will future generations look back on climate believers any better than climate deniers if the believers don't actually do anything to fix the problem? In We Are the Weather, Jonathan Safran Foer looks at what we can do on an individual level to have the greatest impact on reducing climate change.
I would highly recommend this book to everyone in the western world. So many of us who believe in climate change don't do much beyond recycling and waiting for governments and/or companies to mandate change in the use of fossil fuels. That's not good enough to bring about change. Foer does an excellent job of recognizing how difficult it can be to make the necessary changes in our life, even though we know theoretically that it is what needs to be done. He admits that he himself struggles but impresses upon us that we need to keep trying, even if we can't be perfect. This is a highly readable book with a lot of data and persuasive arguments. This is my first book by Jonathan Safran Foer, and it makes me want to check out his other books, both fiction and nonfiction.
Most people believe the scientific data that the planet is warming because of human activity. However, what are most of us actually doing to change the trend? Will future generations look back on climate believers any better than climate deniers if the believers don't actually do anything to fix the problem? In We Are the Weather, Jonathan Safran Foer looks at what we can do on an individual level to have the greatest impact on reducing climate change.
I would highly recommend this book to everyone in the western world. So many of us who believe in climate change don't do much beyond recycling and waiting for governments and/or companies to mandate change in the use of fossil fuels. That's not good enough to bring about change. Foer does an excellent job of recognizing how difficult it can be to make the necessary changes in our life, even though we know theoretically that it is what needs to be done. He admits that he himself struggles but impresses upon us that we need to keep trying, even if we can't be perfect. This is a highly readable book with a lot of data and persuasive arguments. This is my first book by Jonathan Safran Foer, and it makes me want to check out his other books, both fiction and nonfiction.