The endorsements shown here demonstrate who Christiana's friends are. Because she is such an important woman in the climate movement, deservedly I might add, no one wants to say the truth. This is not a good book. The authors contradict themselves. For example, they write about the "destructive effects of grazing." And then extol
"sustainable grazing" and the benefits of "free-roaming livestock". With all respect, they don't seem to know what they're talking about or where they stand. There is no mention of agriculture except in the negative. They never mention how soil can sequester carbon. There is a very questionable assertion about what forests can do provide based on a widely discredited study. Forest are crucial, no question, but not a panacea as described here. It seems the book was done with haste. It's as if both authors had a full-time job and fit the book into their busy schedule. It contains more bromides that any one person should have to swallow. There are Ten "Actions". Like Defend the Truth. Yes, well, sure. Use Technology Responsibly. Move Beyond Fossil Fuels. After you have read the book you have no idea what to do. But wait, there is an Appendix: What You Can Do Now. That section can be summed up in one sentence: Think about what you can do now. This should have been a determining book from on high. Christian has that bully pulpit. Rather, it is something thrown together, littered with clichés and proverbial advice.
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