A different side of Robert Downey Jr. This book is "an approachable road map with practical steps to reduce our carbon footprint."
Downey is also the founder of FootPrint Coalition, "a nonprofit solely focused on the adoption and scaling of sustainable technologies."
I look forward to reading this book. ?
#sustainable #environment #food #cooking #litsylove
pickLow pick, but overall solid. It‘s more inspirational than how-to, and some of the essays are better than others. I‘d #borrownotbuy for most readers.
So far, this essay is my favorite. It echoes Simon Rosenberg‘s Hopium Chronicles (on Substack) message that despair is a choice we can‘t afford, or as Joyce Vance of Civil Discourse (also on Substack) titled her book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable.
“Yes, there is beauty to uncover still. It won‘t disappear the despair, or grief, or heartbreak, but it can, perhaps, prevent us from sinking into them.”
Yes, it‘s true that you can‘t solve the climate crisis alone, but it‘s even more true that we can‘t solve it without you. It‘s a team sport.
From “Here‘s Where You Come In” by Mary Annaïse Heglar
Next up - I‘m hoping for a little boost of positivity from this little nonfiction anthology.
I lived in lofts (literally named The Library Lofts) shortly after the downtown KC library opened with its now famous wall of book spines. My apartment was a mere block away, so needless to say I spent a lot of time there. I have since read a few of the selected books for the display, & they have become favorites, however Rachel Carson's groundbreaking Silent Spring remains on my TBR. #earthy @eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickThis wasn‘t an easy read but there is a massive amount of information about the Ogallala aquifer and its importance and depletion due to irrigation, recreation, and development. While it is educational, it isn‘t written in an academic manner.
pickI enjoyed being donkey kicked by hard facts but in a good way because it‘s written like a comforting cup of cocoa with a hardy dose of cyanine pepper. lol A great combo on a cold day.
