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Summer is coming earlier every year, as global temperatures continue to rise. Ocean levels are rising, too, as polar ice caps melt away. Meanwhile, the US economic model, with its enormous dependence on fossil fuels, proliferates around the globe. Bill McKibben's groundbreaking book, The End of Nature, brought global warming to public attention in 1988. But was anyone listening? US emissions of carbon dioxide--the key culprit in the heating up of the Earth's atmosphere--are higher than ever. So what are the connections between this planetary crisis and
hyper-consumerism?
Bill McKibben is one of America's leading journalists on the environment. His other books include The Age of Missing Information and Hope: Human and Wild. His articles appear in many major newspapers and national magazines.
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