The Green New Deal and Beyond. Stan Cox

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СКАЧАТЬ important, Stan Cox gives us the tools to talk about rationing sensibly. And if we heed him, those conversations will not only be better informed, but might even lead to a better democracy.”

      —Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing

      “A cool and cogent analysis of a taboo subject . . . a brilliant opening of a global dialogue on who gets what, when, why, and how.”

      —David W. Orr, Paul Sears Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics, Oberlin College

      “The warning signs are flashing ominously everywhere you turn: warming climate, swelling populations, dwindling water supplies, rising food costs, a host of new deadly diseases, and a widening chasm between the super-rich and the destitute. The ecological crisis afflicting the planet has mutated into a savage political and economic crisis that threatens to erode the very foundations of human culture. Time is running out for incremental, piecemeal solutions to these looming global threats. In Any Way You Slice It, Stan Cox offers a way out through a kind of ethical and rational triage. He maps out a plan to ration the Earth’s shrinking resources in a way that is socially just and ecologically sane. This brave book is not for the timid or those frozen by political taboos, but it is a must-read for those who want to forge real change before the ecological doomsday clock strikes midnight.”

      —Jeffrey St. Clair, author of Born Under a Bad Sky

      PRAISE FOR LOSING OUR COOL (2010)

      “Well-written, thoroughly researched, with a truly global focus, the book offers much for consumers, environmentalists, and policy makers to consider before powering up to cool down.”

      —Publishers Weekly

      “Important. . . . What I like about Cox’s book is that he isn’t an eco-nag or moralist.”

      —Tom Condon, Hartford Courant

      “Stan Cox offers both some sobering facts and some interesting strategies for thinking through a big part of our energy dilemma.”

      —Bill McKibben

      “This is an important book. The history of air-conditioning is really the history of the world’s energy and climate crises, and by narrowing the focus Stan Cox makes the big picture comprehensible. He also suggests remedies—which are different from the ones favored by politicians, environmentalists, and appliance manufacturers, not least because they might actually work.”

      —David Owen, author of Green Metropolis

      “As Stan Cox details in his excellent new book, Losing Our Cool, air conditioning has been a major force in shaping western society.”

      —Bradford Plumer, The National

      “This book is the go-to source for a better understanding of the complexity of pumping cold air into a warming climate.”

      —Maude Barlow

      Copyright © 2020 by Stan Cox

      Foreword by Noam Chomsky copyright © 2020 by Valeria Chomsky

      All Rights Reserved.

      Open Media Series Editor: Greg Ruggiero

      Cover design: Victor Mingovits

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Cox, Stan, author. | Chomsky, Noam, author of foreword.

      Title: The green new deal and beyond : ending the climate emergency while we still can / Stan Cox ; forward by Noam Chomsky.

      Description: San Francisco, CA : City Lights Books, 2020. | Series: Open media series | Includes bibliographical references.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020003318 | ISBN 9780872868069 (trade paperback)

      Subjects: LCSH: Environmentalism—United States. | Environmental policy—United States. | Energy policy—United States. | Greenhouse gases—Government policy—United States. | Renewable energy sources—Government policy—United States.

      Classification: LCC GE197 .C48 2020 | DDC 363.738/74560973—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020003318

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      CONTENTS

       Foreword by Noam Chomsky

       Introduction

       Chapter One Growth and Limits: 1933–2016

       Chapter Two “What the Hell Happened?”: 2016–2020

       Chapter Three The Road to Cornucopia Isn’t Paved

       Chapter Four Off-Ramp Ahead

       Chapter Five Justice for the Whole Earth

       Acknowledgments

       Appendices

       Endnotes

       About the Author

       For Brenda Cox

      FOREWORD

      BY NOAM CHOMSKY

       This essay is based on interviews with Chomsky conducted by C.J. Polychroniou, Amy Goodman, and Harrison Samphir.

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