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
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“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 .
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“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
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“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/
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“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 .
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“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 .
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“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
