Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-327) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : this land is your land -- Our rising seas -- Flooding in the forecast -- Drought and wildfire -- More extreme weather -- The melt is on -- Changing habitats and species diversity loss -- Ocean trouble -- Heat and health -- Here comes the sun -- Living with less -- The winds are changing -- Building (and rebuilding) green -- Additional alternative energies -- Rethinking our cities -- Living with change -- Conclusion : think local, act local.
Summary:
"Michael M. Gunter, Jr., takes readers around the United States to bear witness to the many faces of the climate crisis: sea level rise in Virginia, floods sweeping inland in Tennessee, Maine lobsters migrating away from American territorial waters, and imperiled ecosystems in national partks, from Alaskan permafrost to the Florida Keys. He finds inspiring initiatives to mitigate and adapt to these threats, including wind turbines in a tiny Texas town, green building construction in Kansas, and walkable urbanism in Portland, Oregon. Drawing on interviews with government officials, industry leaders, and alternative energy activists, Climate Travels emphasizes direct personal experience and the centrality of environmental justice. Showing how travel can help bring the reality of climate change home, it offers readers a hopeful message about how to take action on the local level." -- page 4 of cover.
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