Includes bibliographic references (pages 299-334) and index.
Contents:
Guide to acronymns -- Foreword / by Bill McKibben -- Introduction -- Part I. Water. The Kickapoo Valley -- Glory days -- The dam -- The soft path -- The Battle of La Farge -- The dedication -- Mní wičhóni (Water is life) -- How the Federal role began -- Problems and structures -- Natural solutions -- Early adopters -- The next mass migration -- Revisiting Soldiers Grove -- Part II. The Biocene: Introducting the Biocene -- The devalue chain -- The four alarms -- Frontierism -- Avarice -- Safe operating spaces -- The restoration economy -- The vision thing -- The Biocene -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: Climate -- Appendix 2: Recommendations -- Appendix 3: Tips for Relocation facilitators -- Appendix 4: Ecosystem restoriation resources
Summary:
"In pursuit of economic growth, the United States and other developed countries are testing the tolerance of the natural world. The results include the loss of valuable ecosystems, global climate change, and the degradation of the planet's ability to support life. Journalist William Becker argues that our mission in the 21st century should be to fix what we have broken in the natural world and to enlist healthy ecosystems in our pursuit of economic and physical security. Becker begins by sounding an alarm about the inability of the dams and levees we built over the last century to handle the severity of sea-level rise and record floods we see today. The Creeks Will Rise delves into some of the historical and philosophical underpinnings that have led to the climate change situation we now find ourselves in. Becker fearlessly takes on the fossil fuel industry, holding it accountable for the enormous contribution it has made to climate change. He also includes recommendations for solutions as well as specific advice and resources for anyone working toward resolving the climate crisis"--Publisher's website.
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