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    The Environmentalist's Dilemma: Promise and Peril in an Age of Climate Crisis
    The Environmentalist's Dilemma: Promise and Peril in an Age of Climate Crisis
    The Environmentalist's Dilemma: Promise and Peril in an Age of Climate Crisis
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    The Environmentalist's Dilemma: Promise and Peril in an Age of Climate Crisis

    Written by Arno Kopecky

    Narrated by Marvin Kaye

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    For readers of Ronald Wright, Rebecca Solnit, and Yuval Noah Harari, comes a compelling inquiry into our relationship with humanity’s latest and greatest calamity

    In The Environmentalist’s Dilemma, award-winning journalist Arno Kopecky zeroes in on the core predicament of our times: the planet may be dying, but humanity’s doing better than ever. To acknowledge both sides of this paradox is to enter a realm of difficult decisions: Should we take down the government, or try to change it from the inside? Is it okay to compare climate change to Hitler? Is hope naive or indispensable? How do you tackle collective delusion? Should we still have kids? And can we take them to Disneyland?

    Inquisitive and relatable, Kopecky strikes a rare note of optimistic realism as he guides us through the moral minefields of our polarized world. From start to finish, The Environmentalist’s Dilemma returns to the central question: How should we engage with the story of our times?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherECW Press
    Release dateDec 15, 2021
    ISBN9781773058894

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      Compelling written and told. The narration was passionate and inspiring. The essays spoke to my heart and gave me words to talk to others. I felt compelled to support the author by buying my own copy. Thank you the insights.