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Climate
- A New Story
- Narrated by: Steve Wojtas
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
Flipping the script on climate change, Eisenstein makes a case for a wholesale reimagining of the framing, tactics, and goals we employ in our journey to heal from ecological destruction
With research and insight, Charles Eisenstein details how the quantification of the natural world leads to a lack of integration and our “fight” mentality. With an entire chapter unpacking the climate change denier’s point of view, he advocates for expanding our exclusive focus on carbon emissions to see the broader picture beyond our short-sighted and incomplete approach. The rivers, forests, and creatures of the natural and material world are sacred and valuable in their own right, not simply for carbon credits or preventing the extinction of one species versus another. After all, when you ask someone why they first became an environmentalist, they’re likely to point to the river they played in, the ocean they visited, the wild animals they observed, or the trees they climbed when they were a kid. This refocusing away from impending catastrophe and our inevitable doom cultivates meaningful emotional and psychological connections and provides real, actionable steps to caring for the Earth. Freeing ourselves from a war mentality and seeing the bigger picture of how everything from prison reform to saving the whales can contribute to our planetary ecological health, we resist reflexive postures of solution and blame and reach toward the deep place where commitment lives.
Critic reviews
“What a blast of sanity! Eisenstein's corrective is a bracing piece of work, dazzlingly thought through and eloquent in its articulation. He writes from within an uncannily woke worldview, enacting a full-bodied way of thinking that discerns and feels into the complex entanglement of our lives with every facet of this breathing biosphere. This book is visionary and prophetic, achingly grounded and useful to the max.” (David Abram, cultural ecologist, geophilosopher, and author of Becoming Animal and The Spell of the Sensuous)
“There is nothing ‘safe’ in these writings; almost every chapter courts controversy. We as readers are the beneficiaries of this bravery. This is a message that must be heard loud and clear as we chart a path toward social and ecological renewal.” (Helena Norberg-Hodge, author and filmmaker of Ancient Futures and The Economics of Happiness)
“This is a groundbreaking book. Eisenstein makes an inspiring, positive, and convincing case for a full and proper understanding of the present human predicament - a radical shift from a utilitarian worldview to an integral world view rooted in a sense of the sacred which recognizes the intrinsic value of nature and life.” (Satish Kumar, founder of Schumacher College and editor emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist)
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- Anonymous User
- 16-07-23
Resonant perspectives that enrich positive environmentalism
Factual and unbiased with true thought to the reality of lived experiences in the spirituality of nature
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- A. Thomason
- 25-11-23
Amazing book
I love Charles eisenstein he speaks a language I can truly understand.
If you’re looking for a way to understand why we are where we are and how we can begin to come up with real solutions this book is for you
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- OrchardyHenry
- 30-03-19
Yes, brilliant, let's do it!
Very many people will recognise important messages and see possibilities for action from this book
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- andy north
- 03-07-23
Charles Eisenstein is the revolutionaries revolution..
The journey from our minds down to our hearts is fraught with difficulties.. the ability to satisfy both is Charles Eisenstein’s gift to the world.
This book will change everything.. maybe your mind will stop trying to work out what went wrong (Eisenstein’s gigantic brain will help you there) you will walk outside and spin around saying I love you, I love you, I love and thank you, thank you, thank you to the complete bio system you see there…soon you will know what to do to help with the regeneration revolution..
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- Andrea Bottarel
- 24-07-19
Repetitive and rather inconclusive
I appreciate the tentative approach to a commonly discussed problem from a rather unconventional point of view, but the author, in my opinion, makes the mistake of being repetitive while also putting two very different things on the same level.
There is also a tendency to the usage of generalized categories, as if all scientists acted in a cold surgical way and all unconventional thinkers acted out of the pureness of their hearts, instead of delusional thoughts.
Finally, the author offers his objectives as a solution, without offering a real way to get there.
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- Ed
- 14-09-19
Little said in a lot of words
This author talks and talks and never seems to say anything. Just when you think he is getting to the point, another stream of words circle you round and you are left waiting.
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