Don't Bet on Offsets
A. C. Thompson & Duane Moles : Environmental Activism
Erasing your "carbon footprint" is tougher than it seems.
Sustainable Development
2007
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Flying Into Trouble
George Monbiot : Global Warming & Climate Change
Airplanes produce staggering amounts of carbon dioxide--and there's no way to make them more energy-efficient.
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The Dirty Rock
Jeff Goodell : Energy
Could clean coal become a reality, or is it just another corporate fantasy?
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China vs. Earth
Elizabeth Economy : China
The world's most industrialized countries started the climate crisis, but China might well finish the job.
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Cooler Elites
Doug Henwood : Global Warming & Climate Change
Can the ruling classes save the world from global warming?
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Big Is Beautiful
Christian Parenti : Global Warming & Climate Change
Green utilities are growing, but they need to grow faster.
2006
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A 'Top Ten' List of Bold Ideas
Gar Alperovitz & Thad Williamson : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
To take back the nation in the post-Bush era, start thinking now about some bold but plausible progressive reforms, from universal health insurance to free daycare and a shorter work week.
2005
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Apollo Now
Industrial society is on a collision course with nature. The devastation of New Orleans is a metaphor for what can happen next to us all. Will America decide to reshape the future in positive terms, or sit back and wait for the inevitable destruction to occur?
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In the Shadow of Disaster
Faced with the challenge of rebuilding, New Orleans seems stuck in the mud--not just mired in the muck caking the city but also trapped by centuries of policy mistakes, especially the fantasy that it can be separated from its surroundings.
2002
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Booby Traps at Rio + 10
The summit didn't fail because of anything that happened in Johannesburg. It failed because the entire process was booby-trapped from the start.
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