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More Praise "Award-winning science journalist Dianne Dumanoski considered her 1985 story on the science of the Antarctic ozone hole, published on the front page of the Boston Globe, "the most important story I had ever written." Humanity had narrowly escaped full-scale disruption of a stratospheric chemical shield essential to our survival. Faulty assumptions and outright mistakes brought us – and all higher life – to the brink of calamity. The ozone story called for new institutions, new economic arrangements, and a new understanding of the Earth. In The End of the Long Summer, Dumanoski applies the lessons of the ozone story to the challenge she calls "a planetary emergency...that involves far more than the pressing problem of climate change." She examines evolutionary and modern history for clues about our capacity – as a species and as a civilization – to act. Dumanoski’s criterion for success in the coming century is not prosperity, but survival. If she is right, success will boil down to our ability to "shockproof" societies to withstand changes unlike any confronted during the 10,000-year run of the civilization project. Like Rachel Carson before her, Dumanoski presents a compelling case." —Edward Wolf, Worldchanging.com "Dianne Dumanoski makes it clear that we are facing a planetary emergency driven by climate change. She then asks the question that political leaders everywhere should be asking, namely, Can we harness the economy to a mission that goes beyond the accumulation of wealth? This is a thoughtful, insightful, deeply informative book." —Lester R. Brown, author of Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization "The End of the Long Summer provides a startlingly honest point of entry into a future that is as uncertain as it is threatening. Dumanoski makes [it] clear that we need to change not just our technologies but our fundamental worldview if we are to survive as a coherent civilization." —Ross Gelbspan, author of The Heat Is On and Boiling Point "There is perhaps no book that provides such a perceptive analysis of the cultural hurdles we are facing to create a sustainable future. There is also no book that combines this perspective with rigorous scientific information regarding the immense challenges of climate change. This book is a tour de force—providing hope in the midst of sobering news. Dianne Dumanoski has created a classic." —Mary Evelyn Tucker, co-founder and co-director, Forum on Religion and Ecology "It's no accident that Dianne Dumanoski gives us the view from 30,000 feet high. From the ozone layer to the oceans, this veteran reporter has spent her distinguished career training her planetary lens on Earth's natural systems, and how human activities are altering them. Dumanoski is a truth-teller, not afraid to analyze how our species arrived at this point, and how we go forward into an uncertain future. It will take courage, creativity and resilience. This brave and fascinating book prepares us well for the journey." —Linda Harrar, documentary producer, PBS "Dianne Dumanoski transforms the daunting complexities of our planetary emergency into a lucid, fascinating, and compelling book. With impeccable thoroughness she converts a wealth of information into an easy-to-read thriller. I couldn't put it down." —Theo Colborn, co-author of Our Stolen Future |
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