{"product_id":"9781771422437","title":"Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife on 1\/10th the fossil fuels turns out to be awesome.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all want to be happy. Yet as we consume ever more in a frantic bid for happiness, global warming worsens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlarmed by drastic changes now occurring in the Earth's climate systems, the author, a climate scientist and suburban father of two, embarked on a journey to change his life and the world. He began by bicycling, growing food, meditating, and making other simple, fulfilling changes. Ultimately, he slashed his climate impact to under a tenth of the US average and became happier in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing the Change\u003c\/i\u003e explores the connections between our individual daily actions and our collective predicament. It merges science, spirituality, and practical action to develop a satisfying and appropriate response to global warming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart one exposes our interconnected predicament: overpopulation, global warming, industrial agriculture, growth-addicted economics, a sold-out political system, and a mindset of separation from nature. It also includes a readable but authoritative overview of climate science. Part two offers a response at once obvious and unprecedented: mindfully opting out of this broken system and aligning our daily lives with the biosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe core message is deeply optimistic: living without fossil fuels is not only possible, it can be better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Kalmus\u003c\/b\u003e is an atmospheric scientist at Caltech \/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University. He lives in suburban Altadena, California with his wife and two children on 1\/10th the fossil fuels of the average American. Peter speaks purely on his own behalf, not on behalf of NASA or Jet Propulsion Laboratory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139964158192,"sku":"9781771422437","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771422437_p0.jpg?v=1769890691","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771422437","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}