Title:
Burn : using fire to cool the earth
Author:
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Publication Date:
2018
Publication Information:
White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2018]
Physical Description:
277 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781603587839
Abstract:
In order to rescue ourselves from climate catastrophe, we need to radically alter how humans live on Earth. We have to go from spending carbon to banking it. We have to put back the trees, wetlands, and corals. We have to regrow the soil and turn back the desert. We have to save whales, wombats, and wolves. We have to reverse the flow of greenhouse gases and send them in exactly the opposite direction: down, not up. We have to flip the carbon cycle and run it backwards. For such a revolutionary transformation we’ll need civilization 2.0.--Amazon.com
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-265) and index.
Contents:
Carbon change: from nemesis to ally. Charles Keeling's curve ; X-axis over Y ; God's own atom ; Carbon cascades -- Carbon construction: a fresh foundation. Carbon hardscaping ; Fantastic plastic ; Paper chase ; Filtration nation ; Cattle carbs and leafy greenbacks ; Manure happens ; Blue-green revolution -- Carbon comfort: reimagining everyday life. Petroleum flip-flop ; My Tesla runs on banana peels ; Cooling it on carbon ; Pets, personal care, pillows, paints, and plasters ; Carbon detox -- Carbon conversion: cascades in action. Cryptocarbon ; The cool lab ; Grassroots solutions ; Civilization 2.0.
Language:
English
