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A review by amylee218
Hacking Planet Earth: How Geoengineering Can Help Us Reimagine the Future by Thomas M. Kostigen
4.0
I won this book in Goodreads Giveaway.
This book was fascinating-- so many ideas, with the pros and cons of them described in easy to understand terms. Some of the ideas scared the bejesus out o0f me (of course, the thought of Global Warming does that on its own), but some seemed doable and made me wonder why we aren't doing them now. Definitely thought-provoking, although I do feel that the author downplayed our individual responsibility to change things. I know that we are running out of time to halt the worst effects, but people and industry must be held responsible and must work together to make systemic changes. If we send the message that it is too late for this, no one will do anything differently and that is just going to make the problem worse. We may need radical ideas, but we also need to do our part and live smarter and with more respect for what we have.
This book was fascinating-- so many ideas, with the pros and cons of them described in easy to understand terms. Some of the ideas scared the bejesus out o0f me (of course, the thought of Global Warming does that on its own), but some seemed doable and made me wonder why we aren't doing them now. Definitely thought-provoking, although I do feel that the author downplayed our individual responsibility to change things. I know that we are running out of time to halt the worst effects, but people and industry must be held responsible and must work together to make systemic changes. If we send the message that it is too late for this, no one will do anything differently and that is just going to make the problem worse. We may need radical ideas, but we also need to do our part and live smarter and with more respect for what we have.