• The Fight for Climate after COVID-19 Kindle Edition by Alice C. Hill (Author)

    COVID-19 exposed the world’s failure to prepare for the worst — can we learn to build back better?

    The COVID-19 pandemic has hit our world on a scale beyond living memory, taking millions of lives and leading to a lockdown of communities worldwide. A pandemic, much like climate change, acts as a threat multiplier, increasing vulnerability to harm, economic impoverishment, and the breakdown of social systems. Even more concerning, communities severely impacted by the coronavirus still remain vulnerable to other types of hazards, such as those brought by accelerating climate change. The catastrophic risks of pandemics and climate change carry deep uncertainty as to when they will occur, how they will unfold, and how much damage they will do. The most important question is how we can face these risks to minimize them most.

    The strength and subtlety of Hill’s observations shine throughout as her personal experiences are interwoven with cutting-edge research … For now, this book is the policy roadmap we have been waiting for. The book gives us the lessons we need to overcome institutional inertia and respond to climate change. Hill’s framework of ‘no more’ moments allows her to address controversial issues while avoiding partisan pitfalls or alarmism. Undoubtedly, Hill is at the vanguard of a wave of thinkers proposing clearly articulated solutions to a well-defined problem.” — Rebecca Peters, International Affairs 

    “It is easy to say that the time to act on climate is now. What Alice Hill has done in this thoughtful and informed volume is clearly assess where we can best make decisions to help our governments, our businesses, and our most vulnerable populations adapt to a warmer and higher risk planet.” — Sylvia M. Burwell, President of American University and former Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services 

    “As Alice Hill explains, there is no shortage of actions that governments, communities, and individuals can take to reduce climate risk. The Fight for Climate after COVID-19 is a must-read for citizens and policy makers interested in building a future resilient to the next disaster.” — Carlos Curbelo, former US Representative, Florida 

    “This visionary page-turner offers a policy roadmap for nations and communities to save lives and improve well-being by adapting to our climate change future, even as we work to control it.” — Linda Fried, Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health and Senior Vice President, Columbia University Medical Center 

    “In The Fight for Climate after COVID-19, Alice Hill builds the case for climate adaptation in a clear and engaging way, including useful parallels and lessons from the coronavirus pandemic. This insightful book provides a compelling global look at the climate crisis for decision makers at all levels.” — Patricia Fuller, Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada 

    “Alice Hill brings a long lens of scholarly and federal leadership experience to encompass the full landscape of our concurrent disasters, COVID-19 and climate change, and the cascading smaller disasters that have accelerated in frequency and severity over the last several years. The Fight for Climate after COVID-19 distills her incredible experience and knowledge into insights that shine a light on the way forward to assure the health and welfare of humankind in the context of an ailing global system.” — Lynn R. Goldman, Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University 

    “Alice Hill’s new book reads like an informal briefing in the White House Situation Room on how to handle the climate crisis: Hill knows all the players, all the science, and all the politics. This is an excellent guidebook for any policy maker or citizen of planet Earth who wants to turn this crisis into opportunity and help build a better world.” — Jeff Goodell, author of The Water Will Come 

    “Coronavirus and climate change have more in common than you might imagine. Experts have warned us of their risks for years, yet as Alice Hill explains, both largely took us by surprise―and that lack of preparation is costing us, dearly. Hill makes an unarguable case for climate action with clear, lucid arguments and riveting real-life examples that will stick in your head long after you’ve put the book down. Anyone concerned about the future must plan for a warming world, and this book shows us how. Essential reading!” — Katharine Hayhoe, Chair of Public Policy and Public Law, Texas Tech University and United National Champion of the Earth 

    “While we race to cut emissions to stabilize our climate, we must also prepare for the climate impacts we can’t avoid. This book is a must-read for policy makers, businesses, and community leaders looking to secure a prosperous future in a changing climate.” — Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund 

    “While we must do everything in our power to reduce greenhouse gas accumulation, Alice Hill reminds us that there is no vaccine for the disastrous impacts of climate change. Her book is an invaluable guide to how governments and societies can and must adapt to our rapidly changing climate.” — David Michaels, member of the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board and former Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

    “Alice Hill provides a fascinating perspective from the frontlines of societal and governmental responses to two huge crises―climate change and a global pandemic. The parallels she offers in this book are highly practical lessons which we should all take to heart.” — Andrew Rosenberg, Director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists 

    “This essential volume illustrates the urgency of the present and the importance of climate education to build a new and better future. Climate crisis requires action on all fronts; it’s time we should be able to enjoy the benefits of nature, not just its threats.” — Izabella Teixeira, former Environment Minister of Brazil 

    “Even if the world does all it can to reduce emissions, the need for much greater resilience in response to the impacts of climate change grows more urgent every day. In this timely and important book, Alice Hill has written a straight-forward, readable guide to help governments, businesses, and communities take action.” — Todd Stern, former US Special Envoy for Climate Change 

    “Alice Hill offers a new path in a debate currently dominated by false choices. We must mitigate and adapt to address climate change. Blending personal stories with policy discussions, she offers insights and ideas that are forward-looking, creative, and practical. Anyone interested in the future of our climate, our cities, and our country should read this book.” — Francis X. Suarez, Mayor of Miami 

    The Fight for Climate after COVID-19 offers a deeply researched glimpse of future disasters and a pragmatic assessment of how to prepare for them.” — Sheldon Whitehouse, US Senator, Rhode Island 

    About the Author

    Alice C. Hill is Senior Fellow for Climate Change Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, she served as Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Senior Director for Resilience Policy on the National Security Council, and led the DHS Leadership Group responsible for bio-security and bio-preparedness efforts, including pandemic planning efforts. Her first book, Building a Resilient Tomorrow, co-authored with Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, published in 2019.

    Product details

    • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09DQZ9XPN
    • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (August 4, 2021)
    • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2021
    • Language ‏ : ‎ English
    • File size ‏ : ‎ 21753 KB
    • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
    • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
    • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
    • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
    • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
    • Print length ‏ : ‎ 261 pages
    • Best Sellers Rank: #1,453,773 in Kindle Store
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  • The Archetype of the Apocalypse: Analyzing the Pandemics of Racism, COVID-19, and Climate Change from a Jungian Perspective Paperback – April 26, 2023

    What we are witnessing in the present time in human history, in the 2020s, is a vortex of intersecting pandemics — jolting revelations that are unfolding with a terrific energy and force — so much so that we cannot ignore or escape them. These include worldwide pandemics of racism, COVID-19, and climate change. This book argues that all of these swirling pandemics are manifestations of the archetype of the Apocalypse, which is constellating now in a very powerful way. Any one of these phenomena could swallow humanity whole as a species. Altogether, they represent a seemingly overwhelming challenge for us to meet over the next century of life on earth. If humanity cannot meet the challenge of these combined negative forces, it could simply perish. A multilayered intersecting set of challenges such as this has never before occurred in human history. We must therefore be alert to what is going on, and consciously mediate these threats, both individually and collectively. They offer an unprecedented opportunity for humanity to evolve and grow psychologically, both individually and collectively, nationally, and globally

    • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C2SFPMXP
    • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (April 26, 2023)
    • Language ‏ : ‎ English
    • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 253 pages
    • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8386731243
    • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.8 ounces
    • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.57 x 9 inches
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  • Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties: The Classic Guide to Building Wilderness Shelters (Dover Crafts: Building & Construction)

    Essential reading for anyone interested in learning about constructing their own wilderness shelter! Get the know-how you need to build rustic outdoor shelters, from a bark teepee to a log cabin.

    This excellent hands-on guide by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America contains a wealth of practical instruction and advice on how to build everything from a bark teepee and a tree-top house to a log cabin and a sod house. No professional architects are needed here, and knowing how to use an axe is more important than possessing carpentry skills.
    More than 300 of the author’s own illustrations and a clear, easy-to-follow text enable campers to create such lodgings as half-cave shelters, beaver mat huts, birchbark shacks, over-water camps, a Navajo hogan, and a pole house. Additional chapters provide information on how to use an axe, split and notch logs, make a fireplace, and even build appropriate gateways to log houses, game preserves, ranches, and other open areas.
    An invaluable book for scouts, campers, hikers, and hunters of all ages, this guide and its fascinating collection of outdoor lore “still has intrinsic value,” said Whole Earth Magazine, and will be of keen interest to any modern homesteader.

    • Get all the knowledge you need to construct your own wilderness lodgings, with step-by-step guidance from this easy-to-follow handbook on building camp lodgings. Learn how to make a bark teepee, tree-top house, log cabin, pole house, sod house, half-cave shelters, beaver mat huts, birchbark shacks, over-water camps, a Navajo hogan, and more.
    • Perfect for outdoorsy types of all ages: scouts, campers, hikers, hunters, and wilderness survivalists! Pick up valuable skills from one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, Daniel Carter Beard.
    • Over 300 illustrations! Visualize each step of your building project with the help of detailed illustrations. Follow along closely and get creative with this classic instruction guide for roughing it!
    • You don’t need any professional architectural experience or special carpentry skills to put this book’s information into action. Additional chapters provide information on how to use an axe effectively and split and notch logs the right way for the best results, make a fireplace, and build gateways for game preserves, ranches, and other open areas.
    • Ideal for modern homesteaders! Master the art of bushcraft shelter construction–create dynamic structures that are not only functional but aesthetically pleasing as well.
    • Discover more than just building techniques in Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties. Explore fascinating outdoor lore that’s still relevant today.
    • An ideal gift for anyone who wants to explore the great outdoors and learn traditional building methods for survival shelters and more!

    Originally published in 1914, Shelters, Shacks and Shanties presents step-by-step tutelage on all aspects of outdoor accommodation.

    D. C. Beard explains how to construct a variety of worry-free shelters appropriate to a natural environment that is by turns both friendly and foreboding. Included are a sod house for the lawn, a treetop house, over-water camps, and an American log cabin. Fully recognizing that the outdoorsman builds a shelter with the intention of inhabiting it, Beard explains how to build hearths and chimneys, notched log ladders, and even how to rig secret locks.

    Illustrated throughout with instructional line drawings, Shelters, Shacks and Shanties harkens back to the can-do spirit of the American frontier and belongs in the knapsack of every modern scout, young and old alike.

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  • Georgian Acharuli Kachapuri made

    Georgian Acharuli Kachapuri made by Prime Chef Nino

     

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