1st Edition

Green Festival Reader Fresh Ideas from Agents of Change

    176 Pages
    by Routledge

    176 Pages
    by Routledge

    Each year, Green Festivals across the nation draw over 100,000 people to their “party with a purpose.” <i>The Green Festival Reader: Fresh Ideas from Agents of Change</i> presents the addresses of the foremost thinkers and activists at these popular events. From a green New Deal to healthy homes and community empowerment, <i>The Green Festival Reader</i> covers the most urgent and inspiring topics in today’s environmental movement.
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    Introduction, KevinDanaher, AlisaGravitz; Part 1 The Global Crisis and a Prescription for Change; Chapter 1 Confronting the Facts of Climate Change, RossGelbspan; Chapter 2 The Great Turning, DavidKorten; Chapter 3 Nuclear Power? Forget about It!; Part 2 Challenging Business as Usual; Chapter 4 We Need a Green New Deal, DennisKucinich; Chapter 5 Corporate Power Is the Issue of the Day, RalphNader; Chapter 6 On Becoming an Ecopreneur, BenCohen; Part 3 Birthing the Green Economy; Chapter 7 Making the Green Economy Work for Everyone, VanJones; Chapter 8 Green Careers: The New Frontier, MarieKerpan; Chapter 9 Green Collar Jobs; Chapter 10 Accelerating the Shift to Green Energy, JeromeRingo; Chapter 11 Creating Green Worker Cooperatives, OmarFreilla; Part 4 Greening Your Home, Community, and Planet; Chapter 12 Creating Healthy Homes, DavidJohnston; Chapter 13 Where’s the Power?, Frances MooreLappé; Chapter 14 Top 10 Reasons to Support Locally Owned Enterprises; Chapter 15 Getting More Bang for Your Investment Buck, Tracy FernandezRysavy; Chapter 16 Climate Solutions at the Speed and Scale Necessary, AlisaGravitz; Chapter 17 Green Pricing versus Green Citizenship; Chapter 18 Redefining Leadership, HunterLovins; Chapter 19 Organize! Organize! Organize!, BillMcKibben; Chapter 20 Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?, KevinDanaher, AlisaGravitz;

    Biography

    Kevin Danaher, Alisa Gravitz, Medea Benjamin