Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
by Jonathan Safran Foer
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“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
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“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
Recommended by 8 notable people, including Natalie Portman and Jordan Hughes
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See customer reviews on Amazon →Jonathan Safran Foer's We Are the Weather reads like a spirited moral polemic woven with personal anecdote and plainspoken argument. Its useful part is the ethical challenge: if you accept human-caused warming, what lifestyle choices follow? The book motivates and agitates rather than supplying technical road maps, so readers seeking careful data analysis or step-by-step policy plans may be frustrated. Tone can shift to sermonizing, and practical recommendations are often broad rather than detailed.
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Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. But do those of us who accept the reality of humancaused climate change truly believe it If we did, surely we would be roused to act on what we know. Will future generations distinguish between those who didnt believe in the ...
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Recommended by 9 sources and appears in Environment, Science, and Nonfiction.
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