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INTRODUCTION

“climate scientists surveyed.” https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/global-hating/


“original meaning of ‘woke’.” Montanaro, Domenico, “Republicans can’t stop using the word ‘woke’. But what does it really mean?” NPR.org. July 21, 2023. https://www.wwno.org/npr-news/npr-news/2023-07-21/republicans-cant-stop-using-the-word-woke-but-what-does-it-really-mean


“drinking bleach.” Qamar, Aysha. “At least 5 states  report an increase in calls to poison control after Trump’s  ‘disinfectant’ COVID-19 remarks.” Daily Kos, February 2020. April 28,  2020. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/28/1941065/-States-report-an-increase-in-calls-to-poison-control-after-Trump-s-disinfectant-COVID-19-remarks Accessed May 12, 2024


“2023 hottest year.” NOAA, “2023 was the world’s warmest year on record, by far.” January 12, 2024. https://www.noaa.gov/news/2023-was-worlds-warmest-year-on-record-by-far Accessed May 9, 2024.


“Secretary of Defense quote.” https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2582051/defense-secretary-calls-climate-change-an-existential-threat/

CHAPTER ONE: MAD AT GOD

“President Bush known for preferring stability.” See “Remembering George H.W. Bush, the “Environmental President” By Amaury Laporte, December 5, 2018. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/remembering-george-h.w.-bush-the-environmental-president 


“President Bush quote.” Comments at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Laporte, Remembering George H.W. Bush. https://bush41library.tamu.edu/archives/public-papers/4417


“U.S. Global Change Research Program.” https://www.globalchange.gov/about-us


“Fossil fuel subsidies.” https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/08/24/fossil-fuel-subsidies-surged-to-record-7-trillion


“Drilled podcast.” https://drilled.media/podcasts/drilled


“Our Biggest Fear.” Helen Ubiñas, “Our Biggest Fear is Each Other.” Philadelphia Inquirer, April 19, 2023. https://t.co/aFQpNMcaFH Accessed May 9, 2024.


“Rex Tillerson quote.” ExxonMobil shareholder meeting, May 29, 2013. Joe Romm, “Exxon CEO: What Good Is It to Save the Planet If Humanity Suffers?” ThinkProgress, May 30, 2013, https://archive.thinkprogress.org/exxon-ceo-what-good-is-it-to-save-the-planet-if-humanity-suffers


“get-out-of-the-way machines.” Daniel Gilbert.  “Global Warming and Psychology.” Harvard Thinks Big 2010. Vimeo video,  18:32. Posted by Harvard University, February 22, 2010. https://vimeo.com/10324258


“Pacific Islander emissions.” https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/05/small-island-states-making-big-strides-towards-net-zero/#


“Paycheck Protection Loans forgiven.” Richards, Zoe.  “White House shines light on Republicans who are criticizing student  debt cancellation after getting their PPP loans forgiven.” NBC News,  Aug. 25, 2022.


“Saleemul Huq quote.” Emmanuel Cappellin, dir. Once You Know. France: Pulp Films, 2020.


“Global warming is deadly threat” quote. Daniel Gilbert. ‘Global Warming and Psychology’ at Harvard Thinks Big 2010. https://vimeo.com/10324258


“we’ve got no free will.” Purtill, Corinne,  “Stanford scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don’t have  free will.” Los Angeles Times, 17 October 2023. https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2023-10-17/stanford-scientist-robert-sapolskys-decades-of-study-led-him-to-conclude-we-dont-have-free-will-determined-book Accessed November 1, 2023.


“The Divine” quote. Wyckoff, Mallory. God Is. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2022.


“Citizens’ Climate Lobby.” https://citizensclimatelobby.org/

CHAPTER TWO: TIPSY TIGHTROPE

“Perkins quote.” Marsh, George Perkins. Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action. New York: Charles Scribner, 1864.


“heat wave records.” https://theconversation.com/extreme-heat-is-breaking-global-records-why-this-isnt-just-summer-and-what-climate-change-has-to-do-with-it-234249


“average heat wave season.” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/six-big-ways-climate-change-could-impact-the-united-states-by-2100-180983547/


“heat wave 49 days longer.” Gramling, Carolyn. “Climate Heat: 2023 Set to Be the Hottest Year on Record.” Science News. October 2, 2023. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-heat-hottest-year-record-2023?form=MG0AV3.


“Peter Kalmus quote.” @ClimateHuman on platform X, Dec 15, 2023.


“Bureau of Linguistical Reality.” https://bureauoflinguisticalreality.com/

CHAPTER THREE: BAND PLAYED ON

“red wolf named Muppet.” Center for Biological Diversity, “Beloved Red Wolf Killed by Vehicle Strike in North Carolina,” news release, May 2, 2024, https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/beloved-red-wolf-killed-by-vehicle-strike-in-north-carolina-2024-05-02/


“Earth’s operating systems failing.” Borenstein,  Seth. “Earth is outside its ‘safe operating space for humanity’ on most  key measurements, study says.” AP News, Sept 13, 2023. https://apnews.com/article/earth-climate-change-biodiversity-environment-pollution-c8582c3ae0344b5a88cc38cd8e725702 Accessed May 12, 2024.


“Johan Rockstrom quote.” Ibid.


“Members of the Titanic band.” Turner, Steve. The Band that Played On. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 20131.


“songs played.” Turner, The Band Played On, 7-13.


“Transition Town quote.” https://transitionnetwork.org


“Lynn Hartle TED Talk.” Hartle, Lynn. “Transition Towns.” Filmed November 2021 at TEDxPSUBrandywine. TED video, 19:30. January 2022. https://www.ted.com/talks/lynn_hartle_transition_towns_jan_2022

CHAPTER FOUR: BIODIVERSITY

“Recommended Musical Pairing.” Gates-Bahlhorn, Christian James. “What’s It All Mean?” Songtrust Avenue, 2023.


“Earth Out of Bounds Report.” Richardson, Katherine et al. “Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries.” Science Advances, 13 Sep 2023. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh24583


“biodiversity defined.” https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/biodiversity/


“one million species.” Gramlin, Carolyn. “1 million Species are Under Threat.” Science News, MAY 8, 2019. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/1-million-species-under-threat-humans-speed-extinction


“83% of all wild mammals.” Carrington, Damian.  “Humans just 0.01% of all life but have destroyed 83% of wild mammals –  study,” The Guardian, 21 May 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/21/human-race-just-001-of-all-life-but-has-destroyed-over-80-of-wild-mammals-study


“cataclysmic episodes.” Ritichie, Hanna. “There have been five mass extinctions in Earth’s history.” Our World in Data, November 20, 2022. https://ourworldindata.org/mass-extinctions


“speeding up the usual rate of extinctions.” Gramlin, Carolyn. “1 Million Species Under Threat. Here are 5 Ways We Speed Up Extinctions.” Science News, May 8, 2019. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/1-million-species-under-threat-humans-speed-extinction Accessed May 23, 2024.


“royal inbreeding.” https://historycollection.com/16-royals-who-suffered-from-hereditary-mutations-and-defects-caused-by-inbreeding/


“Fran Pavley footnote.” I urge you to read about Fran Pavley’s many contributions to progressive environmental policies. https://calmatters.org/environment/2015/07/sen-fran-pavley-a-quiet-force-in-the-climate-storm/


“cougar deaths. “Kat Kerlin. “Mountain Lion Mortality Maps Show Rough Road for Cougars.” UC Davis News, February 02, 2023. https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/mountain-lion-mortality-maps-show-rough-road-cougars


“habitat too small.” https://web.achive.org/web/20220424102606/https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/puma-profiles-p-022.htm


P-22’s legacy.” Learn more about P-22 and his legacy at: The Mountain Lion Foundation, https://mountainlion.org/2023/12/15/p22-legacy/


“cost of wildlife collisions.” https://www.thecgo.org/research/wildlife-crossing-ahead-costs-and-benefits-of-avoided-collisions/


Wallis Annenberg quote.” https://annenberg.org/initiatives/wallis-annenberg-wildlife-crossing/

CHAPTER FIVE: MAKE IT HARD

“Schmidt, LaUra et al quote.” LaUra Schmidt, with Aimee Lewis Reau and Chelsie Rivera, How to Live in a Chaotic Climate: 10 Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities and Our Planet (Shambhala Publications, 2023).


“Paul Hawken quote.” Hawken, Paul. “The Commencement Address to the Class of 2009.” University of Portland, May 3, 2009. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2009/05/23/paul-hawkens-commencement-address-class-2009 .

Chapters 6 through Chapter 13

CHAPTER SIX: PLASTICS

“Recommended Musical Pairing.” Stevens, Cat. “Where Do the Children Play?” Track 1 on Tea for the Tillerman. Island Records, 1970. Vinyl.


“Babies v. Plastics quote.” Charron, Aiden, and Jacob Wunsh. “Babies Vs. Plastics.” Earthday.Org. November 21, 2023. https://doi.org/https://www.earthday.org/babies-vs-plastics-what-every-parent-should-know/


“The Anthropocene book by John Green.” Green, John. The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet. New York: Dutton, 2021.


“Year of No Garbage book.” Schaub, Eve O. A Year of No Garbage. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2023.


“The Fraud of Plastic Recycling report.” Climate Integrity. “Plastics Fraud.” Climate Integrity. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://climateintegrity.org/projects/plastics-fraud .


“The Plastics Pipeline report.” Lerner, Sharon. “The Plastics Pipeline: A Surge of New Production Is on the Way.” Yale Environment 360. February 19, 2020. https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-plastics-pipeline-a-surge-of-new-production-is-on-the-way


“16,000 chemicals.” PlastChem Project. “Home.” PlastChem Project. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://plastchem-project.org/.


“chemicals in water in plastic bottles.” Hornbek, Maria. “Soft Plastic Bottles Put Over 400 Chemicals into Water.” Futurity. Last modified February 11, 2022. https://www.futurity.org/soft-plastic-water-bottles-2696062-2/ .


“nanoplastics in breast milk.” Babies vs. Plastics Report. EarthDay.org, NOVEMBER 21, 2023. https://www.earthday.org/babies-vs-plastics-what-every-parent-should-know/ Accessed May 13, 2024.


“clogged arteries.” Watson, Clare. “Microplastics Found in Blood Clots in Heart, Brain, And Legs.” ScienceAlert.Com. May 23, 2024. https://doi.org/https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-found-in-blood-clots-in-heart-brain-and-legs


“Brittany Watts case.” https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-woman-ohio-was-charged-miscarrying-bathroom-experts-warn-dangero-rcna130649


“recycled plastic toys.” IPEN. “Toys Made with Recycled Plastics Expose Children to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals.” Environment International, November 16, 2023. https://ipen.org/news/toys-made-recycled-plastics-expose-children-high-levels-toxic-chemicals.


“firearms deaths.” Matt McGough, Krutika Amin,  Nirmita Panchal, and Cynthia Cox. “Child and Teen Firearm Mortality in  the U.S. and Peer Countries.” Jul 18, 2023. https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/issue-brief/child-and-teen-firearm-mortality-in-the-u-s-and-peer-countries/


“fraud of plastics recycling.” Center for Climate  Integrity. “The Fraud of Plastic Recycling: How Big Oil and the plastics  industry deceived the public for decades and caused the plastic waste  crisis.” February 2024. https://climateintegrity.org/uploads/media/Fraud-of-Plastic-Recycling-2024.pdf


“Plastics Pipeline report.” Gardiner, Beth. “The Plastics Pipeline: A Surge of New Production Is on the Way.” Yale Environment 360, December 19, 2019. https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-plastics-pipeline-a-surge-of-new-production-is-on-the-way .


“27 more coal plants.” Beyond Plastics. “The New Coal.” Beyond Plastics. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.beyondplastics.org/publications/the-new-coal.


“Airplane movie.” Zucker, Jim, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker, directors. *Airplane!*. Paramount Pictures, 1980.


“California sues ExxonMobil.” Denise Chow, “California Sues ExxonMobil for Plastic Recycling Deception,” NBC News, September 22, 2024, https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/california-sues-exxonmobil-plastic-recycling-deception-rcna172267 .


“Ridwell.” https://www.ridwell.com/transparency


“Hydroblox.” https://www.hydroblox.com/


“Movie WALL-E.” Stanton, Andrew, director. *WALL-E*. Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2008.


“Plastics Pollution Coalition.” https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/about


“plastic toys contain hazardous waste.”  Clemence Budin et al., “Detection of High PBDD/Fs Levels and Dioxin-Like  Activity in Toys Using a Combination of GC-HRMS, Rat-Based and  Human-Based DR CALUX Reporter Gene Assays,” Chemosphere 251, July 2020, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653520307724


“Beyond Plastics local group.” https://www.beyondplastics.org/act


““Cheese Packaged in Plastic.” Beyond Plastics. “Cheese Packaged in Plastic May Expose You to Harmful Chemicals.” Accessed September 7, 2024. https://www.beyondplastics.org/fact-sheets/plastic-wrapped-cheese


“Plastic Wars.” PBS. “Plastic Wars.” Frontline. March 31, 2020. Accessed November 1, 2024. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/plastic-wars/ 


Altman, Rebecca. “A Return to Plastics: A Personal Journey Through Time.” 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGNaecJw0vM


Heinrich Boell Foundation. The Plastic Atlas. 2021

Schaub, Eve O. Year of No Garbage: Recycling Lies, Plastic Problems, and One Woman’s Trashy Journey to Zero Waste (p. 313). Skyhorse. Kindle Edition.

CHAPTER EIGHT: DEAD ZONES

“Recommended Musical Pairing.” Tom Paxton. “Whose Garden Was This?” Track 1 on Whose Garden Was This. Elektra Records, 1970. Vinyl.


“Gulf of Mexico dead zone.” “Gulf of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’ Largest Ever Measured.” Aug 8, 2017. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/gulf-mexico-dead-zone-largest-ever-measured/


“Dean Blanchard quote.” “The Danger Downstream.” Grist.org. Jan 28, 2020. https://grist.org/food/gulf-shrimpers-fight-for-their-livelihoods-in-a-fertilizer-fueled-dead-zone/


“Dean Blanchard business.” https://americanshrimp.com/suppliers/dean-blanchard-seafood/


“costs of dead zones.” Chechinger, Anne. “The High Cost of Algae Blooms in U.S. Waters.” Ewg.Org. August 26, 2020. https://doi.org/https://www.ewg.org/research/high-cost-of-algae-blooms.


“Find your CSA.” https://www.localharvest.org/csa/


“Future Farmers.” https://www.ffa.org/about/


“4-H.” https://4-h.org/

CHAPTER NINE: COOKING UP THERAPY

“child labor.” https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/our-work/child-forced-labor-trafficking/child-labor-cocoa


“Food miles.” https://foodwise.org/learn/how-far-does-your-food-travel-to-get-to-your-plate/


“craftivism.” Corbett, Sarah. How to Be a Craftivist: The Art of Gentle Protest. London: Unbound, 2017.


“Society of Fearless Grandmothers of Santa Barbara.” https://www.fearlessgrandmotherssb.org/

CHAPTER TEN: DEFORESTATION

“Recommended Musical Pairing.” Hawley, Richard. “Heart of Oak.” Further, BMG, 2019.


“Wall Drug.” https://www.walldrug.com/


“Forest biodiversity.” https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/dfb12960-44ee-4ddc-95f7-bec93fbb141e/content


“Devouring the Rainforest quote.” “Devouring the Rainforest.” Washington Post, April 29, 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/amazon-beef-deforestation-brazil/


“Black Friday explained.” https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-it-called-black-friday


“Agriculture and forest clearing.” https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/dfb12960-44ee-4ddc-95f7-bec93fbb141e/content


“European Union Deforestation Regulations.” https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/forests/deforestation/regulation-deforestation-free-products_en


“Amazon greenwashing.” https://changingmarkets.org/report/feeding-us-greenwash-an-analysis-of-misleading-claims-in-the-food-sector/


“The Bonn Challenge.” https://www.bonnchallenge.org/about


“Field of Dreams movie.” Robinson, Phil Alden, director. Field of Dreams. Universal Pictures, 1989.


“Sarah Lake quote.” Lake, Sarah. “The Hidden Forces Behind Your Food Choices.” Filmed June 2024. TED video, 8:30. https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_lake_the_hidden_forces_behind_your_food_choices/transcript?subtitle=en


“Grass-fed beef nutrition.” https://www.webmd.com/diet/grass-fed-beef-good-for-you


“Stanford study on beef substitution.” Heller,  Martin C., et al. “Simple dietary substitutions can reduce carbon  footprints and improve dietary quality across diverse segments of the US  population.” Nature Food 4, no. 9 (2023): 864-873. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00864-0.


“Teton Waters Ranch.” https://tetonwatersranch.com/


“Creekstone Farms.” https://creekstonefarms.com/


“Cream Co. Meats.” https://creamcomeats.com/


“Stemple Creek Farms.” https://stemplecreek.com/


“Keller Meats.” https://kellermeats.com/


“North East Trees of Los Angeles.” https://www.northeasttrees.org/


“Green Belt Movement.” https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/who-we-are


Barack Obama quote.” https://www.greenbeltmovement.org/node/307


“Forest Guide Jackie Kuang.” http://jackiekuang.com/

CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE HATE LIST

“Ice Age and taxes.” Comments made by U.S.  Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene before Congress on April 26, 2023.  @Acyn, X.com, April 26, 2023, 7:19pm. https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1651410740618862592


“China’s new coal-fired plants.” “China’s coal power  spree could see over 300 coal plants added before emissions peak,”  Global Energy Monitor, August 28, 2023.


“Abraham-Hicks.” https://youtu.be/O9zbH5MZSHA 


“alternative facts.” https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-01-22-17-n710491


“1811 dictionary.” Grose, Francis. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. London: Printed for C. Chappel, 1811.


“Kevin Monahan.” Collins, Dave. “Man Who Shot Kaylin Gillis Grew Increasingly Bitter About Trespassers, Neighbor Says.” AP News, April 18, 2023. https://apnews.com/article/fatal-shooting-wrong-driveway-new-york-36fd62216cf3d9c20333d760148269a0.


“Drilled podcast.” Drilled is a true-crime podcast,  hosted by investigative journalist Amy Westervelt who investigates the  various obstacles that have prevented the world from adequately  responding to climate change. https://drilled.media/podcasts/drilled


“Dark money news.” Sara Fischer. “Dark money news outlets outpacing local daily newspapers.” Axios.com. Jun 11, 2024. https://www.axios.com/2024/06/11/partisan-news-websites-dark-money


“CEO salaries.” Bivens, Josh, and Jori Kandra. “CEO Pay in 2022.” Economic Policy Institute, September 21, 2023. https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-in-2022/


“@Merman_Melville Tweet.” https://x.com/Merman_Melville/status/1364000670760669184

CHAPTER TWELVE: FRESHWATER

“Recommended Musical Pairing.” Young, Neil. “Be the Rain.” Greendale. Reprise Records, 2003. Vinyl.

UNESCO. UN World Water Development Report 2024: Water for Prosperity and Peace. Paris: UNESCO, 2024.


“cost of tap water.” “How Much does US Tap Water Cost?” America Explained. Last modified May 17, 2024. https://www.americaexplained.org/how-much-does-us-tap-water-cost.htm


“Barbara Kingsolver quote.” Kingsolver, Barbara,  Steven L. Hopp, and Camille Kingsolver. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A  Year of Food Life. New York: HarperPerennial, 2008.


“average price of oil.” “Crude Oil Price History Chart.” Macrotrends. Accessed September 8, 2024. https://www.macrotrends.net/1369/crude-oil-price-history-chart


“can’t eat money.” Often attributed to the Cree  People, this saying was first published in 1972 in a quote by Alanis  Obomsawin, Abenanaki from the Odanak reserve, in “Who is the Chairman of  this Meeting.” https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/10/20/last-tree-cut/


“water use in fracking.” Tabuchi, Hiroko. “Fracking’s Hidden Toll on U.S. Water Supplies.” The New York Times. September 25, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/25/climate/fracking-oil-gas-wells-water.html.


“water use by agriculture.” UNESCO. UN World Water Development Report 2024: Water for Prosperity and Peace. Paris: UNESCO, 2024. https://www.unwater.org/publications/un-world-water-development-report-2024


“regions of high water stress.” Ceres. “Hydraulic Fracturing & Water Stress: Water Demand by the Numbers.” Ceres, accessed September 9, 2024. https://www.ceres.org/resources/reports/hydraulic-fracturing-water-stress-water-demand-numbers


“Wintergarden, Texas.” Tabuchi, Hiroko. “Fracking’s Hidden Toll on U.S. Water Supplies.” The New York Times. September 25, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/25/climate/fracking-oil-gas-wells-water.html


“Cadillac Desert quote.” Reisner, Marc. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water. Penguin Publishing Group. 1993.

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: MY UNBUCKET LIST

“Perfect Days movie.” Wenders, Wim, director. Perfect Days. Tokyo: Master Mind Ltd., 2023. Film.


“Jack Keel quote.” Kheel, Jake. Waking the Sleeping Giant: Unlocking the Hidden Power of Business to Save the Planet. Austin, TX: Lioncrest Publishing, 2021.


“Mary Shaughnessy story.” Shaughnessy, Mary. “A Love  Letter to My People.” “The Moth” Podcast audio, recorded Nov. 30, 2023,  original air date Sep 10, 2024. https://themoth.org/stories/a-love-letter-to-my-people


“Green Acres Chocolate Farm and Nature Preserve in Bocas del Toro, Panama.” Planet Rehab. https://www.planetrehab.org/


President Obama quote.” Keith, Tamara. “A Less-Restrained Obama Finally Says ‘Bucket’.” NPR.Org. June 29, 2015.

https://doi.org/https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/06/28/418152881/a-less-restrained-obama-finally-says-bucket 


“Sustainable travel.” Portnoy, Susan. “Travel Responsibly: A Guide for Sustainable Hotels and Tours.” The Insatiable Traveler. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://theinsatiabletraveler.com/travel-responsibly-guide-for-sustainable-hotels-tours/

Chapters 14 through Chapter 17

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: CLIMATE CHANGE

“Recommended Musical Pairing.” Webby, Chris. “Our Planet.” Featuring Bria Lee. Wednesday After Next. EightyHD, 2019.


“Climate Change Timeline.” BBC. “A brief history of climate change – BBC News.” A brief history of climate change. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-15874560. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-15874560


“growing certain crops.” https://today.duke.edu/2022/04/how-climate-change-changing-latin-america


“17 million in Latin America.” https://today.duke.edu/2022/04/how-climate-change-changing-latin-america


“Gabriela Nagle Alverio quote.” “Student Gabriela  Nagle Alverio Describes Her PhD Research on Climate-Induced Migration  and Health.” Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University. Accessed  September 25, 2024. https://sanford.duke.edu/story/student-gabriela-nagle-alverio-describes-her-phd-research-climate-induced-migration-and/


“Lake Michigan amount of melt.” “Antarctica and Greenland Are Melting Faster Than Ever, NASA Says.” CBS News. September 25, 2023. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/antarctica-greenland-ice-melt-nasa-climate-change/


“mercury release.” Joy, Darrin S. “‘Mercury Bomb’ Threatens Millions as Arctic Temperatures Rise, Study Warns.” Phys.org. August 15, 2024. https://phys.org/news/2024-08-mercury-threatens-millions-arctic-temperatures.html.


“heat waves.” “Climate Change: Global Temperature.” Climate.gov. Accessed September 25, 2024. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature .


“Hurricane Beryl.” “Hurricane Beryl Breaks Climate Records.” Science News. Accessed September 25, 2024. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hurricane-beryl-climate-records.


“Hurricane Helene.” Friedman, Lisa. “Hurricane Helene and the Rapid Intensification Trend.” Axios, September 27, 2024. https://www.axios.com/2024/09/27/hurricane-helene-rapid-intensification-trend.


“Helene’s storm damage estimates.” MSN News.  “Hurricane Helene Could Cost $200 Billion: Nobody Knows Where the Money  Will Come From.” Accessed October 17, 2024. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hurricane-helene-could-cost-200-billion-nobody-knows-where-the-money-will-come-from/ar-AA1rIxOM?form=MG0AV3


“Flooding in Northeast.” “Intense Storms Batter  Northeast, Cause Severe Flash Flooding, Submerging Roads and Homes.” NBC  News. Accessed September 25, 2024. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/intense-storms-batter-northeast-cause-severe-flash-flooding-submerging-rcna167112 .


“floods in the Midwest.” Associated Press. “What’s Causing the Devastating Flooding in the Midwest.” U.S. News & World Report. June 24, 2024. https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-06-24/whats-causing-the-devastating-flooding-in-the-midwest .


“flooding in China.” Gan, Nectar. “Massive floods threaten tens of millions.” CNN, April 22, 2024. URL: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/china/china-guangdong-floods-intl-hnk/index.html


“flooding in Brazil.” Al Jazeera. “‘It’s Going to Be Worse’: Brazil Braces for More Pain Amid Record Flooding.” Al Jazeera, May 4, 2024. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/4/its-going-to-be-worse-brazil-braces-for-more-pain-amid-record-flooding .


“U.S. Drought Monitor Map.” “U.S. Drought Monitor.” https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Accessed September 1, 2024.


“Sierra Nevada snowpack.” “Sierra Nevada.” Water Education Foundation. Accessed September 25, 2024. https://www.watereducation.org/aquapedia/sierra-nevada


“wildfire impacts.” “Climate Change Indicators: Wildfires.” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Accessed September 25, 2024. https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-wildfires


“Whale migration.” “Whales and Climate Change: Big Risks to the Ocean’s Biggest Species.” NOAA Fisheries. Accessed September 25, 2024. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/climate/whales-and-climate-change-big-risks-oceans-biggest-species


“Forest elephants.” “Gabon’s Forest Elephants Find Refuge.” National Geographic. Accessed September 25, 2024. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/gabon-forest-elephants-refuge-feature


“Giraffe populations.” “Study: Rising Rainfall, Not Temperatures, Threaten Giraffe Survival.” Phys.org. Accessed September 25, 2024. https://phys.org/news/2023-06-rainfall-temperatures-threaten-giraffe-survival.html


“Polar bear cubs.” https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53474445


“1,497 endangered species.” https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03092023/research-link-between-emissions-polar-bear-decline/


“Climate change impact on coffee.” Bilen, Christine,  Daniel El Chami, Valentina Mereu, Antonio Trabucco, Serena Marras, and  Donatella Spano. A Systematic Review on the Impacts of Climate Change on  Coffee Agrosystems.” Plants 12, no. 1 (2023): 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010102 .


“Why Maize?” MAIZE. CIMMYT. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://development.maize.org/why-maize/ .


“Australian Climate Council Infographic.” https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Aim-high-go-fast-infographic-Bella-edit-scaled.jpg


Author Andrew Boyd quote.” Boyd, Andrew. I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor. New Society Publishers. 2023.


“António Guterres quote.” United Nations.  “Secretary-General’s Opening Remarks at Press Conference on Climate.”  Last modified July 27, 2023. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/press-encounters/2023-07-27/secretary-generals-opening-remarks-press-conference-climate


“personal hygiene habit emissions.” McDonald, Brian  C., Jessica A. Gentner, Allen H. Goldstein, and Joost de Gouw. “Volatile  Chemical Products Emerging as Largest Petrochemical Source of Urban  Organic Emissions.” Science 359, no. 6377 (2018): 760-764. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaq0524


“State of the Climate Action Report.” Boehm, S., et  al. State of Climate Action 2023. Berlin and Cologne, Germany, San  Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC: Bezos Earth Fund, Climate Action  Tracker, Climate Analytics, ClimateWorks Foundation, NewClimate  Institute, the United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champions, and  World Resources Institute, 2023. https://doi.org/10.46830/wrirpt.23.00010 .


“Tell Them poem excerpt.” Jetñil-Kijiner, Kathy. Poems from a Marshallese Daughter. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2017. Reprinted by permission of the University of Arizona Press.


“Sea Change book.” Gerhardt, Christina. Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2023.


“Who’s Managing Your Future Report.” Sierra Club. Asset Manager Report. June 2023. https://www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/2023-06/Asset_Manager_Report_V5.pdf .


“Shareholders press for disclosures.” Eccles, Robert G., and Svetlana Klimenko. “Shareholders Are Pressing for Climate Risk Disclosures. That’s Good for Everyone.” Harvard Business Review, April 22, 2021. https://hbr.org/2021/04/shareholders-are-pressing-for-climate-risk-disclosures-thats-good-for-everyone .


“MoveTheMoney campaign.” “Move the Money.” We Don’t Have Time. Accessed September 8, 2024. https://app.wedonthavetime.org /frontpage/movethemoney


“Green Century Fund.” Sierra Club. “About Us.” Green Century. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.greencentury.com/about-us/ .


“As You Sow.” As You Sow. “About Us.” Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.asyousow.org/about-us .


“What does 1.5 degrees mean.” Domonoske, Camila. “What Does 1.5 Degrees Mean in a Warming World?” NPR, November 8, 2021. https://www.npr.org/2021/11/08/1052198840/1-5-degrees-warming-climate-change .

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: AGING RAGERS

“Hazel Chandler quote.” 19th News. “Climate Grandmothers: Environmental Activism.” January 2024. https://19thnews.org/2024/01/climate-grandmothers-environmental-activism/ .


“Full Monty quote.” Cattaneo, Peter, director. The Full Monty. United States: Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1997.


“Grace & Frankie episode.” Kauffman, Marta, and Howard J. Morris, creators. Grace & Frankie. Season 2, episode 13, “The Coup.” Directed by Rebecca Asher. Aired May 6, 2016. Netflix.

https://www.netflix.com/title/80017537


“AARP sex toys article.” https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/members-only-access/info-2024/in-the-mood-buying-sex-toys.html


“Ben Cohen quote.” Ben & Jerry’s. “Ben and Jerry Arrested.” Ben & Jerry’s, April 18, 2016. https://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/2016/ben-and-jerry-arrested

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION

“Recommended Musical Pairing.” Johnson, Jack. “Only the Ocean.” Track 14 on To the Sea. Brushfire Records, 2010.


“formation of calcium carbonate.” NOAA’s National Ocean Service. “What is Coral Bleaching?” NOAA, June 25, 2018. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_bleach.html


“coral reefs.” Hood, Marlowe. “Flood Damage Would Double Without Coral Reefs: Study.” Phys.org. June 12, 2018.

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-coral-reefs.html


“importance of coral reefs.” NOAA’s National Ocean Service. “Why Are Coral Reefs Important?” NOAA, June 25, 2018. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_corals/coral07_importance.html


“phytoplankton and oxygen.” Green.org. “Aqualung: Why You Should Really, Really Care About Phytoplankton.” Green.org, September 30, 2019. https://green.org/2019/09/30/aqualung-why-you-should-really-really-care-about-phytoplankton


“why care about phytoplankton quote.” Ibid.


“polymetallic nodules.” Perkins, Sid. “In a Seafloor Surprise, Metal-Rich Chunks May Generate Deep-Sea Oxygen.” Science News, July 22, 2024. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/seafloor-metal-nodules-deep-sea-oxygen


“Clarion-Clipperton Zone critters.” “Underwater Creatures: 5,000 New Species Found in the Pacific Ocean.” BBC News, May 26, 2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65722878


“Deep Sea Conservation Coalition.” “Governments and Parliamentarians.” Deep Sea Conservation Coalition. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://deep-sea-conservation.org/solutions/no-deep-sea-mining/momentum-for-a-moratorium/governments-and-parliamentarians/


“salt batteries” and “mining nodules.” John Oliver Deep Sea Mining episode.” Last Week Tonight. “Deep-Sea Mining: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” YouTube, June 13, 2024. 23:18. https://youtu.be/qW7CGTK-1vA?si=tAIQBDX_Zqkxm7g9


“Chinese automaker using salt batteries.” “China’s Top EV Battery Maker CATL to Supply Honda.” Yahoo Finance, accessed September 11, 2024. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-top-ev-battery-maker-082125820.html


“companies pledge not to use nodules.” David Shukman, “Deep Sea Mining: BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung Call for Moratorium,” BBC News, April 3, 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56607700


LADWP data.” “Facts & Figures.” Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.ladwp.com/who-we-are/power-system/facts-figures


Citizen Science. https://www.citizenscience.gov/


NeMO-Net Video Game. http://nemonet.info/


NASA Science. https://science.nasa.gov/citizen-science/


iNaturalist. https://www.inaturalist.org/


Society for Science. https://www.societyforscience.org/research-at-home/citizen-science/

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: FROM THE STANDUP STAGE

“Lincoln and humor.” Sachs, Aaron. Stay Cool: Why Dark Comedy Matters in the Fight Against Climate Change. New York University Press. 2023.

Chapter 18 through Resources

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: AIR POLLUTION

“Recommended Musical Pairing.” Lehrer, Tom. “Pollution.” Track 7 on That Was The Year That Was. Reprise Records, 1965.


“brown cloud.” Ahmad, K. “Pollution Cloud Over South Asia Is Increasing Ill Health.” The Lancet 360, no. 9341 (2002): 1261. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11367-7.


“Clean Cooking Alliance.” https://cleancooking.org/


“Modern Cooking Alliance for Africa.” https://www.moderncooking.africa/


“Solar Cookers International.” https://www.solarcookers.org/


“Kamala Harris quote.” Harris, Kamala. “Remarks by Vice President Kamala Harris at the Celebration of America.” The White House. January 20, 2021. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/01/20/remarks-by-vice-president-kamala-harris-at-the-celebration-of-america

CHAPTER TWENTY: OZONE

“Recommended Musical Pairing.” Sesame Street.  “That’s Cooperation.” Performed by Big Bird and the birds. Music by  Michael Kosarin, lyrics by Molly Boylan. First aired in Episode 4406.  Sesame Street Inc., 2013.


“Kofi Annan quote.” U.S. Department of State. “The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer.” Accessed September 12, 2024. https://2009-2017.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/chemicalpollution/83007.htm


“Susan Strahan quote.” Merzdorf, Jessica. “NASA Data Aids Ozone Hole’s Journey to Recovery.” NASA, September 16, 2020. https://www.nasa.gov/earth-and-climate/nasa-data-aids-ozone-holes-journey-to-recovery/ .

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: I GET IT

“Chesterfield slogan.” Dach, Jeffrey. “Doctor Says Trust Me, Cigarettes Are Healthy.” Jeffrey Dach MD, 2013. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://jeffreydachmd.com/doctor-says-trust-me-cigarettes-are-healthy


“overfishing.” United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). “Plenty of Fish.” Accessed September 26, 2024. https://unfccc.int/news/plenty-of-fish .


“palm oil.” Save the Orangutan. “What Is RSPO?” Accessed September 26, 2024. https://savetheorangutan.org/what-is-rspo/ .


“Land Cruiser emissions.” U.S. Department of Energy. “2024 Toyota Land Cruiser.” FuelEconomy.gov. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=47762 .


“Commercial aviation emissions.” Graver, Brandon, Kevin Zhang, and Dan Rutherford. CO2 Emissions from Commercial Aviation: 2013, 2018, and 2019. International Council on Clean Transportation, October 2020. https://theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/CO2-commercial-aviation-oct2020.pdf .


“Environmental costs of fast fashion.” United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “Environmental Costs of Fast Fashion.” November 12, 2018. https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/environmental-costs-fast-fashion .


“Clothing purchasing.” Balchandani, Anita, Marco  Beltrami, Achim Berg, Saskia Hedrich, Felix Rölkens, and Imran Amed.  “The End of Ownership for Fashion Products.” McKinsey & Company.  Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/the-end-of-ownership-for-fashion-products


“Conscious Chatter.” Conscious Chatter. “Where What We Wear Matters.” Conscious Chatter. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://consciouschatter.com/”


“Laura François.” https://www.awe.exchange/

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: PLAYLIST BONUS TRACK

“Recommended Musical Pairing.” Shanks, John, Tobias Gad, Sean Henriques, and Natasha Bedingfield. “Love Song to the Earth.” Gad Music, 2015.


“Buy Nothing.” https://buynothingproject.org/find-a-group


“Freecycle.” https://www.freecycle.org/


“surprising things to borrow from library.” Annie Suhy, “75 Surprising Things You Can Borrow from the Library,” Libby Life, July 25, 2024, https://www.libbylife.com/2024-07-25-75-surprising-things-you-can-borrow-from-the-library


“Find a time bank.” https://hourworld.org/index.htm


“The Time Bank Solution.” https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_time_bank_solution


“Repair Cafes.” https://www.repaircafe.org/en/

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: CRIPPLING IGNORANCE

“erased climate change.” Luscombe, Richard. “Climate  Deniers like DeSantis Hurt Most Vulnerable Communities, Scientists  Say.” TheGuardian.Com. June 1, 2024. https://doi.org/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/01/ron-desantis-climate-deniers-hurt-communities


“record temperatures.” Borges, Carolina, Alex  Browning, Vanessa Medina, and Rubén Rosario. “South Florida Faces Record  Spring Temperatures; Health Officials Urge Caution.” WSVN News. May 15,  2024. https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/south-florida-faces-record-spring-temperatures-health-officials-urge-caution/


“Florida blocks worker protections.” Tallahassee Democrat. “Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Blocking Heat Protections for Florida Workers.” Tallahassee Democrat, April 15, 2024. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2024/04/15/ron-desantis-bill-blocking-heat-protections-florida-workers/73324894007/


“Texas blocks water breaks.” Mark Felix. “Backlash  Brews as Texas Law Eliminates Mandatory Water Breaks for Construction  Workers.” NBC News, August 10, 2023. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/backlash-brews-texas-law-eliminates-mandatory-water-breaks-rcna92961


“videos deny climate science.” Milman, Oliver. “Videos Denying Climate Science Approved by Florida as State Curriculum.” The Guardian. August 10, 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/10/florida-ron-desantis-climate-vidoes-school-curriculum


“Insurify report.” Insurify. “The Most and Least Climate-Resilient Cities for Homeowners.” InsuranceNewsNet, September 13, 2024. https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/the-most-and-least-climate-resilient-cities-for-homeowners-insurify


“fossil fuel companies fund college institutes.” “The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Invisible Colonization of Academia.” The Guardian, March 13, 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/mar/13/the-fossil-fuel-industrys-invisible-colonization-of-academia?ref=drilled.ghost.io .


“Katharine Hayhoe quote.” Hayhoe, Katharine. Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. New York: Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2021. Page 51.


“Sesame Street climate programming.” Hiltzik, Michael. “How ‘Sesame Street’ Can Prepare Kids for Climate Disasters.” Los Angeles Times, May 23, 2024. https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2024-05-23/column-how-sesame-street-can-prepare-kids-for-climate-disasters-boiling-point


“Sesame Street impact.” Sesame Workshop. Sesame Workshop International Impact Report. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://downloads.cdn.sesame.org/sw/SWorg/documents/SW_international_impact.pdf .


“why attend a school board meeting.” Terri Huggins Hart. “Very Good Reasons to Attend a School Board Meeting.” Parents, accessed September 13, 2024. https://www.parents.com/parenting/better-parenting/very-good-reasons-to-attend-a-school-board-meeting/


“time in nature.” DeVille, Nicole V et al. “Time  Spent in Nature Is Associated with Increased Pro-Environmental Attitudes  and Behaviors. International Journal of Environmental Research and  Public Health. July 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8305895


“Beyond a Book.” https://www.beyondabook.org/

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: RANTING IN THE STREET

Chödrön, Pema. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1997.

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: ENVIRON-MENTAL

“Jenny Price quote.” Price, Jenny. Stop Saving the Planet!: An Environmentalist Manifesto (p. 23). W. W. Norton & Company. Kindle Edition.


“ExxonMobil predicted climate crisis quote.” Carly Cassella. ExxonMobil Predicted the Climate Crisis 5 Decades Ago, Leaks Show.” ScienceAlert. Accessed September 13, 2024. https://www.sciencealert.com/exxonmobil-predicted-the-climate-crisis-5-decades-ago-leaks-show .


“ExxonMobil op-ads.” Westervelt, Amy. Drilled, season 1, “The Origins of Climate Denial.” Podcast audio. 2018. https://drilled.media/podcasts/drilled


“Supran and Oreskes quote.” Supran, Geoffrey, and Naomi Oreskes. “Yes, ExxonMobil Misled the Public about Climate Change.” The New York Times, August 22, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opinion/exxon-climate-change-.html


“DeSantis signs legislation.” Office of Governor Ron DeSantis. “Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Bill to Further Strengthen Florida’s Resiliency Efforts.” Florida Governor’s Office, May 12, 2021. https://www.flgov.com/2021/05/12/governor-ron-desantis-signs-bill-to-further-strengthen-floridas-resiliency-efforts/


“new jobs in clean energy.” U.S. Department of  Energy. “DOE Report Finds Clean Energy Jobs Grew in Every State in  2022.” Last modified September 13, 2024. https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-report-finds-clean-energy-jobs-grew-every-state-2022


“Texas passed anti-renewable energy laws.” Metzger,  Luke. “How the Environment Fared at the Texas Legislature (88th Regular  Session).” Environmentamerica.Org. May 29, 2023. https://environmentamerica.org/texas/articles/how-the-environment-fared-at-the-texas-legislature-88th-regular-session/


“Rachel Carson quote.” Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962.


“no friends across the aisle.” John Gramlich. “20 Striking Findings From 2020.” Pew Research Center, December 11, 2020. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/12/11/20-striking-findings-from-2020/


“pipeline impacts.” See the See the Mountain Media Productions YouTube channel for video documentation. https://youtube.com/@oliverphotographygreenville?si=JBRouZlV0IOPmCMR


“An Unreasonable Woman.” Wilson, Diane. An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2005.


“Molly Ivans quote.” https://dianewilsonactivist.org/about/

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: HERE TO STAY

“Rob Brezsny quote.” Brezsny, Rob. Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2005.

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: CLOSING THOUGHTS

“dreamer’s disease song.” New Radicals. “You Get What You Give.” Maybe You’ve Been Brainwashed Too. MCA, 1998


“definition of disease.” Merriam-Webster, “Word History of Disease,” Merriam-Webster, accessed September 16, 2024, https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-history-of-disease .


“Holy Universe quote.” Christopher, David. The Holy Universe: A New Story of Creation for the Heart, Soul, and Spirit. New Story Press. 2014.


“numbers too big to ignore song.” Reddy, Helen. “I Am Woman.” Capitol Records, 1972. Accessed August 29, 2024. https://lyrics.com/ .


“25% needed for change.” Centola, Damon, Joshua  Becker, Devon Brackbill, and Andrea Baronchelli. 2018. “Experimental  Evidence for Tipping Points in Social Convention.” Science 360 (6393):  1116-1119. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aas8827 .


“Love Her Madly song.” The Doors. “Love Her Madly.” Elektra Records, 1971. Accessed August 29, 2024. https://lyrics.com/ .


“Changemaker quiz.” The Story of Stuff Project. “What Kind of Changemaker Are You?” Accessed September 12, 2024. https://action.storyofstuff.org/survey/changemaker-quiz/


“Chaotic climate book.” Schmidt, LaUra with Aimee  Lewis Reau & Chelsie Rivera. How to Live in a Chaotic Climate: 10  Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities and Our Planet.  Shambala Publications. 2023.

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: GOING FORTH

“Alice Walker quote.” Alice Walker, Hard Times Require Furious Dancing. New World Library. 2010.

RESOURCES

BOOKS

Attenborough, David. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future. New York, NY: Grand Central Publishing, 2020.


Boyd, Andrew. I Want a Better Catastrophe. New Society Publishers. 2023.


Cole, Lily. Who Cares Wins: Reasons for Optimism in Our Changing World. London: Penguin Books, 2020.


Gates, Bill. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2021


Macy, Joanna, and Molly Brown. Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 2014.


Stoknes, Per Espen. What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming: Toward a New Psychology of Climate Action. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015.


PODCASTS

Sustainable Minimalist podcast. https://mamaminimalist.com/category/podcast/


Outrage & Optimism podcast. https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/ 


EcoJustice Radio podcast. https://www.youtube.com/@ecojusticeradio

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