Stupid. I can't really even picture what he looks like. It is a close-up of Steve standing by the Global Flyer, the plane he flew solo around the world. How does a man do all that? How can he hold a family together? How can a man be both as self-aware, strong-willed, independent and proud, and as self-deprecatingly gracious and kind? Sea Salt provides the answer.Thi
Stupid. I can't really even picture what he looks like. It is a close-up of Steve standing by the Global Flyer, the plane he flew solo around the world. How does a man do all that? How can he hold a family together? How can a man be both as self-aware, strong-willed, independent and proud, and as self-deprecatingly gracious and kind? Sea Salt provides the answer.This rather remarkable book is organized into three parts.The first is a collection of 20 memories from Waterman's life, ranging from his youth as the pampered son of that wealthy older father in a grand mansion on the coast of Maine, to adventures throughout the world and the seven seas. We even got him a stuffed monkey (now a favorite) because he so loves the monkeys in this book. The book was received with a cut on the back cover, probably from a box cutter.. He still aims to expose the warts and puppet strings within the superhero community, but right now he's so friggin' thrilled.Have you ever wondered how come these superheroes keep returning from beyond the grave? Or why the average citizen tends to fall for a superhero's skimpy disguise, whether it's a mere domino mask or a pair of glasses to hide one's civilian identity? Finally, an explanation surfaces. HoweverRICHARD HEINBERG has been writing about energy resources issues and the dynamics of cultural change for many years. A member of the core faculty at New College of California, he is an award-winning author of three previous books, including The Party's Over, Oil War and the Fate of Industrial Societies (2003). His Museletter was nominated for the Utne Reader's 'Best Alternative Newsletter' award in 1993.
. He lives in Santa Rosa, CAFinally, the book explores how three important groups within global society - the power elites, the organized opposition to the elites (the 'activist' movements), and ordinary people - are likely to respond to these four options. Powerdown speaks frankly to these dilemmas. Resource depletion and population pressures are about to catch up with us, and no one is prepared. Timely, accessible and eloquent, Powerdown is clarion call to urgent action.. A'Powerdown' strategy, for example, would aim to reduce per-capita resource usage in wealthy countries, develop alternative energy sources, distribute resources more equitably, and reduce the human population humanely but systematically over time. Avoiding cynicism and despair, it begins with an overview of the likely impacts of oil and natural gas depletion and then outlines four options for industrial societies during the next decades: * Last One Standing: the path of competition for remaining resources; * Powerdown: the path of cooperation, conservation, and sharing; * Waiting for a Magic Elixir: wishful thinking, false hopes, and denial; * Building Lifeboats: the path of community solidarity and preserIf the US continues with current policies, the next decades will be marked by war, economic collapse, and environmental catastrophe. While civil society organizations push for a mild version of this, the vast majority of the world's people are in the dark, not understanding the challenges ahead, nor the options realistically available. Resource depletion and population pressures are about to catch up with us, and no one is prepared. The political élites, especially in the US, are incapable of dealing with the situation, and have in mind a punishing game of "Last One Standing."The alternative is "Powerdown," a strategy that will require tremendous effort and economic sacrifice in order to reduce per-capita resource usage in wealthy countries, develop alternative energy sources, distribute resources more equitably, and reduce the human population humanely but systematically over time. Powerdown speaks frankly to these dilemmas. Timely, accessible and eloquent, Powerdown is crucial reading for our tim- Title : Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World
- Author : Richard Heinberg
- Rating : 4.68 (101 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-6-5
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 224 Pages
- Asin : 1902636635
- Language : English
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