By Jyoti Parmar, Organizing Representative, Sierra Club of Florida, and David Hastings
The local Sierra Club Suwannee St Johns group has organized a Climate and Energy Book Club where we read important and readable books that focus not just on the problem, but on solutions. Together, we will learn more about climate science and policy and discuss viable solutions.
Our first book is “The New Climate War: The Fight To Take Back Our Planet” by Michael Mann. In the book, Mann, a renowned climate scientist, shows how fossil fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and delay action on climate change. Mann offers a battle plan for how we can save the planet. He believes that the societal tipping point won’t happen without the active participation of citizens everywhere aiding in the collective push forward.
Join us at The Lynx Books on March 16, 1:30-3pm, 601 S. Main St, Gainesville. Please register at tinyurl.com/Iguana2147 to let us know you are coming or email dwhastings@gmail.com.
Other books we will be reading include:
“Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming” by Paul Hawken
Monday, April 21, 6-7 pm at The Lynx Books
What is going to solve the climate crisis? Paul Hawken, a trailblazer in green business, gathered a coalition of 200 advisors to model the most substantive solutions to climate change. Viable solutions exist, are economically viable, and promise cascading benefits giving us every reason to see this planetary crisis as an opportunity to create a just and livable world.
“Revolutionary Power: An Activist’s Guide to the Energy Transition,” by Shalanda Baker
Sunday, May 18, 1:30-3pm at The Lynx Books
Revolutionary Power is a playbook for the energy transformation complete with a step-by-step analysis of the key energy policy areas that are ripe for intervention. Shalanda Baker tells the stories of those who have been left behind in our current system and those who are working to be architects of a more just system.
“Electrify: An Optimist’s Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future” by Saul Griffith
Sunday, June 29, 1:30-3pm at The Lynx Books
In Electrify, Griffith lays out a detailed and feasible blueprint for fighting climate change while creating millions of new jobs and a healthier environment. Griffith explains exactly what it would take to transform our infrastructure, update our grid, and adapt our households to make this possible.
Please contact David Hastings (dwhastings@gmail.com) for additional info. Happy Reading!