Are We Screwed?: How a New Generation is Fighting to Survive Climate Change
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1632864819 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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It's also the last generation able to do something about them. This book will forever change how you view the biggest existential challenge of our era and redefine the generation now battling against the odds to solve it.. With time ticking down, 31-year-old journalist Geoff Dembicki journeyed to Silicon Valley, Canada's tar sands, Washington, DC, Wall Street and the Paris climate talks to find out if he should hope or despair. A declaration of resistance, and a roadmap for radical change, from the generation that will be most screwed by climate change.The Millennia
But they also must know what to ask for. Young people must stand up for their rights. He concludes that despite the presence of a climate denier in the White House, millennials are not going to be screwed--if they take action now. A hortatory call to arms for young people and a harsh critique of their ruling elders." - Kirkus Reviews"Dembicki tells a global story of youth in revolt, energized by fear of rising sea levels to reject the status quo in economics and government While describing this group as progressive yet apolitical, he shows younger voters energized by policy positions but ultimately disappointed by elected leaders Recommended for readers interested in the environme
He was born in 1986. . Geoff Dembicki has contributed to the New York Times, Foreign policy, Vice, the Atlantic, the Toronto Star, and the Tyee, the independent online publication where the idea for this book began as a series called "Are We Screwed?" He's received media fellowships from the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the New York-based Sol