Our Choice
A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis
By Al Gore; Cynthia Nixon (Read by); John Slattery (Read by)
(Simon & Schuster Audio, Compact Disc, Abridged, 9780743572040)
Publication Date: November 3, 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback (November 3, 2009), Paperback (November 2009), Hardcover (November 2009)
Categories: Environmental Conservation & Protection - General, Public Policy - Environmental Policy
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the December 2009 Indie NotablesA Call to Action that Answers the Questions Posed by the Grammy Award-Winning An Inconvenient Truth
It is now abundantly clear that we have at our fingertips all of the tools we need to solve the climate crisis. The only missing ingredient is collective will.
Properly understood, the climate crisis is an unparalleled opportunity to finally and effectively address many persistent causes of suffering and misery that have long been neglected, and to transform the prospects of future generations, giving them a chance to live healthier, more prosperous lives as they continue their pursuit of happiness.
Our Choice gathers in one place all of the most effective solutions that are available now and that, together, will solve this crisis. It is meant to depoliticize the issue as much as possible and inspire readers to take action -- not only on an individual basis, but as participants in the political processes by which every country, and the world as a whole, makes the choice that now confronts us.
There is an old African proverb that says, "If you want to go quickly, go alone; if you want to go far, go together." We have to go far, quickly.
We can solve the climate crisis. It will be hard, to be sure, but if we can make the choice to solve it, I have no doubt whatsoever that we can and will succeed.
-- AL GORE, from the introduction
John Slattery has starred on Broadway in Rabbit Hole, Betrayal, and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Off-Broadway credits include Three Days of Rain (L.A. Critics Award, Drama Desk nom.), and The Lisbon Traviata. On television he has been seen in Ed, K Street, Sex & the City, and Will & Grace. Films include Flags of Our Fathers, Mona Lisa Smile, The Station Agent,Traffic, and Sleepers.
In his new book, Al Gore argues that consumers have "all the tools we need" to solve climate change. But unless the United States takes a leadership role, "it would be impossible to resolve this crisis," he tells NPR. More at NPR.org
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