{"product_id":"our-environmental-handprints-recover-the-land-reverse-global-warming-reclaim-the-future-9781538185483","title":"Our Environmental Handprints: Recover the Land,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Readers should be inspired, informed, and ready to go.\" Booklist, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffers 175 actions readers can take to create a more sustainable global environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou care about the environment—the world you live in, and the world you are going to leave behind for future generations. Perhaps you already avoid wasting energy and buying more things than you need – reducing your Ecological Footprint. Yet there is a limit, given your family and circumstances. What can you do that will truly help heal our planet?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Environmental Handprints is the first book to fully explore your “Handprint” – how you can create sustainability in your life and in the world. Your Handprint is limited only by yourimagination. The good you do can be greater than your Footprint. It is time to put more energy into your Handprint!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe smart beauty of the Handprint is that it can be self-perpetuating. Take planting a tree as an example. You put a seedling into the ground, water it, and then leave it alone. That tree will then grow itself and pull carbon dioxide from the air and create oxygen for us to breathe for as long as it lives. And, seeds from that tree create more trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, Jon Biemer draws our attention to proven strategies across the spectrum. We make a difference with the choices we make about the clothing we buy, the investments we make, and even the food we choose to eat. Handprint Thinking applies to shelter (eco-remodeling and LEED buildings), motion (electric cars and living without a car), and earth-friendly energy. He provides 175 proven Handprint suggestions that will help readers align their interests, lifestyle, and motivations toward a more sustainable earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a heartfelt entreaty from a retired energy conservation consultant to do something, anything, to alleviate the environmental damage wrought by previous generations. Thoroughly grounded in reality, author Biemer's exhortations come across as reassuring, emphasizing the differences even tiny gestures make. He uses the metaphors of handprints, intentional, corrective actions, and footprints, measures of energy consumption and waste production, as ways to help readers develop a climate neutral life plan. As chapters progress, so do his easily achievable, specific, everyday handprint suggestions, going beyond planting trees and wearing vintage clothing to creating neighborhood eco-villages, observing socially responsive investing and sustainable development, and getting kids outdoors, into nature. This ends up almost as a how-to manual, with every chapter ending with a challenge: \"How will you honor the soil?\"; \"How will you become a steward of our oceans?\". The multiple solutions make the lessons go down easily, and the concluding sections highlight international economic and political initiatives and individuals who are effecting change. Biemer's final message is that success is within our grasp. Readers should be inspired, informed, and ready to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYA Review: Teens will appreciate the relatable anecdotes, practical suggestions, and copious notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand backmatter that will help with reports.\u003c\/p\u003e * Booklist, Starred Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Handprint—what a beautiful and elegant metaphor and example for respectfully and lovingly saving our planet from the ravages of climate change and environmental degradation!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Thom Hartmann, author of “The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for all of us who think that we are doing all that we can to help heal the planet. It is a relief to learn that there are always more ways we can work together to take better care of the precious environment that sustains us all.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Judith A. Ramaley, president emerita, Portland State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Biemer celebrates people’s ability and creativity. It is not just our amazing brains, but even more so our hands that turn ideas into reality. We can leave a positive legacy with our hands, and reverse our massive overuse of Earth’s ecosystems. While inevitably we have an ecological footprint, our handprints can help us, our neighbors, our cities, and our countries not only to find ways to manage our own resource use, but also to build also to build pathways for a world where all can thrive within the means of our planet Earth. Jon’s practical guidance is most welcome inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Mathis Wackernagel, author of “Our Ecological Footprint” and president of Global Footprint Network\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most important thing an individual can do in the fight against global warming is join in the movements reshaping our politics and economies--but many people have creativity to spare, and this volume is a perfect guide to all the personal things that can make a difference too.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Bill McKibben, author of “Deep Economy”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION: On the Staff of Our Children \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I: CREATING SUSTAINABILITY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom Footprints to Handprints \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Handprint Story. Planting Trees. The Ecological Footprint. Footprint and Handprint Thinking. Voluntary Carbon Offsets. Twelve Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eLittle Things Add Up \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eCleaning Products. Intelligent Clothing. Eliminating Disposables. Six Handprint Opportunities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II: ALLYING WITH HUMANITY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eNurture Community \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommunity Sharing. Repair Cafés. Ecovillages. Village Building Convergence. Community-friendly Businesses. Community Rights. Fourteen Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eGive Generously \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Giveaway. Gleaning. Crowdfunding. Online Gifting Platforms. Donating to Environmental Causes. Philanthropy. Nine Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eInvest in Sustainability \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocially Responsible Investing. Divesting Fossil Fuels. Shareholder Activism. Where Black Rock Goes… Six Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eWork for Environmental Justice \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Earth Charter. Flint’s Water. Landfills. Environmental Justice in Indian Country. Standing Rock. One Congregation’s Initiative. Eight Handprint Opportunities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eSupport Sustainable Development \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eSustaining Entrepreneurs. Education for Sustainable Development. Educating Girls in the Developing World. Contraception in the Developing World. Seven Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART III: TEACHING AND LEARNING HANDPRINTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eTeach Ecology \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Literacy. Zoos and Aquariums. Nature Schools. Environmental College Education. Nine Handprint Opportunities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eNurture a Lifelong Relationship with Nature \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eExposing Young People to Nature. Ecotourism. Experiential Education. Seven Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART IV: FOOD HANDPRINTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eHonor the Soil \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganic Agriculture. Agricultural Carbon Sequestration. Perennials. Intensive Ranching and Farming. Agroforestry. Seven Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003ePartner with Your Earth-Friendly Farmer \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eGardening. Farmers Markets. Community Supported Agriculture. Food Labeling. Eating as if the Environment Mattered. Not All Meat is Created Equal. Partnering with Grocery Stores. Fifteen Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART V: SHELTER, MOTION, AND ENERGY HANDPRINTS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eLive and Work in Modest Elegance \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall Houses. Eco Remodeling. Multifamily Housing. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Ten Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eMove with Graceful Economy \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalking. The Bicycle. The Electric Car. A Low-car Lifestyle. Urban Mass Transit. Inter-city Rail. The Next Generations. Eight Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eInsist on Earth-friendly Energy \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnergy Efficiency. Wind. Solar Electricity. Distributed Energy. Ten Handprint Opportunities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART VI: STEWARDSHIP HANDPRINTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eProtect and Recover the Land \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Serengeti of America. Endangered Species. Permaculture. Bioremediation. The Superfund. Thirteen Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eRevive Our Rivers \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003ePete Seeger’s Legacy. Removing Dams. Water Restoration. Iconic River Revivals. Seven Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eConserve Our Ocean \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Coast. Marine Protected Areas. Fisheries. Reefs. Signature Marine Species. Marine Pollution Prevention. Ocean Gyres. Six Handprint Opportunities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART VII: WITHIN OUR GRASP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eA Circular Economy \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eResale. Recycling. The Benefit Corporation. Cradle to Cradle. We the People. Happiness. Ten Handprint Opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eParis \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Paris Agreement. Putting a Price on Carbon. Cities (and Everyone Else) versus Climate Change. Eight Handprint Opportunities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eBe a Hero in Your Own Story\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransitions. Claiming Your Handprints. When Something Breaks. Three Handprint Opportunities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eWe Can Do This! \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve Future Collective Handprints. The Prophesy of Jake Swamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 1. Drawdown Solutions vis a vis Handprint Opportunities \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAPPENDIX 2. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOTES \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041264533847,"sku":"9781538185483","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538185483.jpg?v=1750949572","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/our-environmental-handprints-recover-the-land-reverse-global-warming-reclaim-the-future-9781538185483","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}