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Those warnings went mostly unheeded; now, he insists, we need to acknowledge that we''ve waited too long, and that massive change is not only unavoidable but already under way. Our old familiar globe is suddenly melting, drying, acidifying, flooding, and burning in ways that no human has ever seen. We''ve created, in very short order, a new planet, still recognizable but fundamentally different. We may as well call it Eaarth.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e That new planet is filled with new binds and traps. A changing world costs large sums to defend--think of the money that went to repair New Orleans, or the trillions it will take to transform our energy systems. But the endless economic growth that could underwrite such largesse depends on the stable planet we''ve managed to damage and degrade. We can''t rely on old habits any longer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Our hope depends, McKibben argues, on scaling back--on building the kind of societies and economies that can hunker down, concentrate on essentials, and create the type of community (in the neighborhood, but also on the Internet) that will allow us to weather trouble on an unprecedented scale. Change--fundamental change--is our best hope on a planet suddenly and violently out of balance.\u003c\/p\u003e money that went to repair New Orleans, or the trillions it will take to transform our energy systems. But the endless economic growth that could underwrite such largesse depends on the stable planet we''ve managed to damage and degrade. We can''t rely on old habits any longer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Our hope depends, McKibben argues, on scaling back--on building the kind of societies and economies that can hunker down, concentrate on essentials, and create the type of community (in the neighborhood, but also on the Internet) that will allow us to weather trouble on an unprecedented scale. Change--fundamental change--is our best hope on a planet suddenly and violently out of balance.money that went to repair New Orleans, or the trillions it will take to transform our energy systems. But the endless economic growth that could underwrite such largesse depends on the stable planet we''ve managed to damage and degrade. 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Cross-country skiing his challenge of choice, he lived the fantasy of many amateur athletes and trained - with the help of a coach\/guru - nearly full-time, putting in hours and miles typical of an Olympic hopeful. For one vigorous year, which would culminate in a series of grueling, long-distance races, McKibben experienced his body's rhythms and possibilities as never before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the year also brought tragedy to McKibben and his family as his father developed a life-threatening illness. Forcing a deeper exploration of both body and spirit, the arrival of this illness transforms McKibben's action-packed memoir into a moving account of two men coming to terms with the limits of the flesh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of such impassioned and groundbreaking books as \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Missing Information\u003c\/i\u003e, Bill McKibben is re-nowned as an original thinker. 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For the first time in human history, he observes, \"more\" is no longer synonymous with \"better\"--indeed, for many of us, they have become almost opposites. McKibben puts forward a new way to think about the things we buy, the food we eat, the energy we use, and the money that pays for it all. Our purchases, he says, need not be at odds with the things we truly value.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e McKibben''s animating idea is that we need to move beyond \"growth\" as the paramount economic ideal and pursue prosperity in a more local direction, with cities, suburbs, and regions producing more of their own food, generating more of their own energy, and even creating more of their own culture and entertainment. He shows this concept blossoming around the world with striking results, from the burgeoning economies of India and China to the more mature societies of Europe and New England. 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