This Crazy Time: Living Our Environmental Challenge
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (704 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307399796 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Searching for Radical Pragmatism" according to P. Biery. Bill McKibben describes Tzeporah Berman as `a modern environmental hero.' I like to think of her as a radical pragmatist. "This Crazy Time" is an autobiographical memoir of an effective eco-campaigner who has spent the past 18 years evolving from a student practicing civil disobedience to a key negotiator, leveraging vital policies and agreements with. "This Crazy Time: Living Our Environmental Challenge" according to Paul Magnus. This is a must read book. My book of the year so far She is a writer who is able to pull you in to her story and paints a romantic view of how the environmental movement developed around her from her perspective.There is excellent insight into how to approach campaigns to get big corporations to move to ethical practices and so ensure that causes are . Inspirational and practical Brigette Hayes This is a great inspiration with practical insights for everyone who wants to make a difference. Especially helpful for environmental campaigners
She is known for her role in coordinating the largest civil disobedience in Canada’s history, the logging blockades in the rainforests of Clayoquot Sound in 1993, during which she was arrested and charged with 857 counts of criminal aiding and abetting. She is also known for her work in creating unlikely alliances with the logging industry and major paper and wood consumers that have resul
If we get out of our ecological woes, she'll be a big reason." —Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth and founder of 350"If you've ever uttered the word 'can't,' you need to pick up This Crazy Time. "Tzeporah Berman has risked life and liberty in what is ultimately the greatest cause: the future of this planet. This Crazy Time takes us inside the war against those who are so recklessly and ruthlessly destroying the earth while most of us sleep." —Ronald Wright, author of A Short History of Progress"Tzeporah Berman is a modern e
In her new role at Greenpeace International she is fighting the problem of our time: climate change. She later transformed her tactics and sat down with CEOs and political leaders to reshape their policies and practices. A founder of ForestEthics and PowerUp Canada, she was instrumental in shaping the tactics and concerns of the modern environmental movement. This Crazy Time is an impassioned plea for a better world.. Passionate, profound and funny, Berman is inspiring people from all walks of life to get off the sidelines and fight the good fight--and win. For almost 20 years, Tzeporah Berman has been one of our most influential environmentalists. In her early 20s she faced nearly one thousand criminal charges and 6 years in prison for her role organizing blockades in Canada's rainforest. This unique book--part manifesto from a leader, part humorous activist memoir from a soccer mom--offers a wryly honest, behind-the-scenes, ultimately uplifting look at the state of the planet