{"product_id":"fight-global-warming-now-the-handbook-for-taking-action-in-your-community-paperback","title":"Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action in Your Community - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Bill McKibben turns activist in the first hands-on guidebook to stopping climate change, the world's greatest threat\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHurricane Katrina. A rapidly disappearing Arctic. The warmest winter on the East Coast in recorded history. The leading scientist at NASA warns that we have only ten years to reverse climate change; the British government's report on global warming estimates that the financial impact will be greater than the Great Depression and both world wars--combined. Bill McKibben, the author of the first major book on global warming, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, warns that it's no longer time to debate global warming, it's time to fight it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the experience of Step It Up, a national day of rallies held on April 14, McKibben and the Step It Up team of organizers provide the facts of what must change to save the climate and show how to build the fight in your community, church, or college. They describe how to launch online grassroots campaigns, generate persuasive political pressure, plan high-profile events that will draw media attention, and other effective actions. \u003ci\u003eFight Global Warming Now \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an essential blueprint for a mighty new movement against the most urgent challenge facing us today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeep Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. A former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, he writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. The Step It Up team are activists Phil Aroneanu, Will Bates, May Boeve, Jamie Henn, Jeremy Osborn, and Jon Warnow. Together, they have organized more than five hundred events to fight global warming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451496513714,"sku":"9780805087048","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1136e979374bb8bb489a14498675cd38.webp?v=1778796120","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fight-global-warming-now-the-handbook-for-taking-action-in-your-community-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}