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In 2009, Rolling Stone named Joe Romm to its list of andquot;100 People Who Are Changing America.andquot; Romm is a climate expert, physicist, energy consultant, and former official in the Department of Energy. But itandrsquo;s his influential blog, one of the andquot;Top Fifteen Green Websitesandquot; according to Time magazine, thatandrsquo;s caught national attention. Climate change is far more urgent than people understand, Romm says, and traditional media, scientists, and politicians are missing the story.
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Straight Up draws on Rommandrsquo;s most important posts to explain the dangers of and solutions to climate change that you wonandrsquo;t find in newspapers, in journals, or on T.V. Compared to coverage of Jay-Z or the latest philandering politician, climate change makes up a pathetically small share of news reports. And when journalists do try to tackle this complex issue, they often lack the background to tell the full story. Despite the dearth of reporting, polls show that two in five Americans think the press is actually exaggerating the threat of climate change. That gives Big Oil, and others with a vested interest in the status quo, a huge opportunity to mislead the public.
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Romm cuts through the misinformation and presents the truth about humanityandrsquo;s most dire threat. His analysis is based on sophisticated knowledge of renewable technologies, climate impacts, and government policy, written in a style everyone can understand. Romm shows how a 20 percent reduction in global emissions over the next quarter century could improve the economy; how we can replace most coal and with what technologies; why Sarah Palin wears a polar bear pin; and why controversial, emerging technologies like biochar have to be part of the solution.
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The ultimate solution, Romm argues, is bigger than any individual technology: itandrsquo;s citizen action. Without public pressure, Washington and industry donandrsquo;t budge. With it, our grandkids might just have a habitable place to live.
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andldquo;The Webandrsquo;s most influential climate-change bloggerandrdquo; and andldquo;Hero of the Environment 2009andrdquo;
andmdash;Time Magazine
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andldquo;I trust Joe Romm on climate.andrdquo;
andmdash;Paul Krugman, New York Times
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andldquo;Americaandrsquo;s fiercest climate-change activist-bloggerandrdquo; and one of andldquo;The 100 People Who Are Changing Americaandrdquo;
andmdash; Rolling Stone
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andldquo;One of the most influential energy and environmental policy makers in the Obama eraandrdquo;
andmdash; U.S. News and World Report
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andldquo;The indispensable blogandrdquo;
andmdash;Thomas Friedman, New York Times
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andldquo;One of the most influential energy and environmental policy makers in the Obama eraandrdquo;
andmdash; U.S. News and World Report
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andldquo;The indispensable blogandrdquo;
andmdash;Thomas Friedman, New York Times
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"'The Web's most influential climate-change blogger' and 'Hero of the Environment 2009'"
Change.org
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"'America's fiercest climate-change activist-blogger' and one of 'The 100 People Who Are Changing America'"
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"The Web's most influential climate-change blogger" and "Hero of the Environment 2009"
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andquot;A stiff drink of a book..In Straight Up: Americaand#39;s Fiercest Climate Blogger Takes on the Status Quo Media, Politicians, and Clean Energy Solutions, Romm distills his best work from the blog and honestly describes the catastrophic path humanity is on andmdash; and the clean energy solutions that offer hope for survival.andquot;
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“Americas fiercest climate-change activist-blogger” and one of “The 100 People Who Are Changing America”
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“The Webs most influential climate-change blogger” and “Hero of the Environment 2009”
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andquot;If you want to be culturally literate about climate changeandhellip; you must readandhellip; Straight Upandhellip; presented so accessibly that even veterans of [ClimateProgress.org] will find it informative. No one in the public eye understands climate change, its solutions and its detractors better than Romm.andquot;
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andquot;One of the most influential energy and environmental policy makers in the Obama eraandquot;
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"I trust Joe Romm on climate."
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"The indispensable blog"
U.S. News and World Report
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"Important...I recommend you read this book."
Thomas Friedman - The New York Times
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andquot;Startlingly thoughtful and brutally blunt writing...[Joe Rommand#39;s] book is absolutely on point in its insistence that climate change long ago ceased to be a scientific issue and, instead, is most clearly a political one.andquot;
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andquot;Rommand#39;s forceful, impassioned bloggingandmdash;and his book publishingandmdash;are a shining light...Simply put, if the and#39;nationand#39; would read Straight Up and follow Rommand#39;s prescriptions, we would find ourselves moving away from decline into a new era of prosperity.andquot;
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andquot;I trust Joe Romm on climate.andquot;
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andquot;and#39;Americaand#39;s fiercest climate-change activist-bloggerand#39; and one of and#39;The 100 People Who Are Changing Americaand#39;andquot;
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andquot;The indispensable blogandquot;
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andquot;Important...I recommend you read this book.andquot;
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andquot;and#39;The Weband#39;s most influential climate-change bloggerand#39; and and#39;Hero of the Environment 2009and#39;andquot;
Synopsis
In 2009, Rolling Stone named Joe Romm to its list of and#8220;100 People Who Are Changing America.and#8221; Romm is a climate expert, physicist, energy consultant, and former official in the Department of Energy. But itand#8217;s his influential blog, one of the and#8220;Top Fifteen Green Websitesand#8221; according to Time magazine, thatand#8217;s caught national attention. Climate change is far more urgent than people understand, Romm says, and traditional media, scientists, and politicians are missing the story.
Straight Up draws on Rommand#8217;s most important posts to explain the dangers of and solutions to climate change that you wonand#8217;t find in newspapers, in journals, or on T.V
About the Author
Joseph J. Romm is a climate expert, physicist, energy consultant, and author. He is executive director and founder of the Center for Energy and Climate Solutions; principal of the Capital E Group; fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and former acting assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. His previous books include Hell and High Water, The Hype About Hydrogen, and Cool Companies. He writes the blog ClimateProgress.org.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Why I Blog
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Chapter 1. The Status Quo Media
Chapter 2. Uncharacteristically Blunt Scientists
Chapter 3. The Clean Energy Solution
Chapter 4. Peak Oil? Consider It Solved
Chapter 5. The Clean Energy New Deal
Chapter 6. End of the Bush-Cheney Error
Chapter 7. The Right-Wing Disinformation Machine
Chapter 8. Diagnosing Someone with Anti-Scientific Syndrome (ASS)
Chapter 9. Why Are Progressives So Lousy at Messaging?
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Conclusion: Is the Global Economy a Ponzi Scheme?