Читать книгу The Green New Deal and Beyond - Stan Cox - Страница 2

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR

THE GREEN NEW DEAL AND BEYOND

“A searing and provocative critique of our growth-based oil economy. Stan Cox suggests remedies that should ignite lively discussion and intense debate, which is sorely needed. A must-read for those who care about our shared planetary future.”

—Mary Evelyn Tucker, Senior Lecturer and Research Scholar at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and co-author of Journey of the Universe

“Stan Cox isn’t just another member of the chorus speaking truth to power about climate change. He has the courage, intelligence and resolve in this vital book to speak truth to the half-formed plans that are currently being offered as a balm to the crisis. The difficult truth is that there’s going to need to be radical change in the way we all live our lives. With analysis as crystal clear as his prose, Cox explains why. His is a warning well worth heeding, and sharing, while we still have time.”

—Raj Patel, co-author of A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet

“In The Green New Deal and Beyond, Stan Cox presents a smart, sane, and plausibly optimistic alternative to abandoning all hope.”

—David Owen, author of Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World

“Change is inevitable. The question is who controls the change. Indigenous Peoples’ covenant with Mother Earth was the original Green Deal, yet our communities have been laid to waste by the economics of the Wiindigo—the monster of settler colonialism. For too long, we’ve relinquished control over our future to corporations and governments that have brought us to the present crisis. Across the world, people with vision, hope, and commitment are making plans and building infrastructure for our future. The teachings of Indigenous Peoples are still here, and it’s up to the present generation to muster the courage and resources to follow those instructions. Stan Cox reminds us of this historic dialogue and development of the Green New Deal, and helps us find the path back to those instructions.”

—Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe), is author of many books, including All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life and LaDuke Chronicles

“If we as a species are going to survive climate change, we need a plan that is urgent, imaginative, and actionable. On most days, that struggle can feel hopeless. But reading Stan Cox and The Green New Deal and Beyond—analysis that’s both innovative and pragmatic—it’s hard not to feel like we just might have a fighting chance. An invaluable contribution to what must become an unprecedented international revolution.”

—Will Potter, author of Green Is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege

“Stan Cox makes the rare but much needed point that if the economic system can’t tolerate our doing what is necessary to prevent ecological breakdown, then it’s the system that needs to be changed. He speaks with clarity and historical grounding about the fact that half measures will still take us off a cliff, yet follows with what can—and must—be done. Be inspired, and support what must happen to create conditions conducive to life. A low-energy society will lead us closer to peace and a healthy, sustainable planet.”

—Jodie Evans, co-founder CODEPINK and board chair Rainforest Action Network