November 28, 2016
After a brief hiatus, the “Democracy and the Environment” book club is back in action.
On September 29, readers joined Dr. Dale Jamieson to discuss his book Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle to Stop Climate Change Failed—and What It Means for Our Future. Jamieson’s book combines the disciplines of history, science, philosophy, and ethics to examine the failures of climate science policy and what we can learn from them to advocate for stronger action moving forward. In October, readers joined Dr. Liam Downey to explore his book, Inequality, Democracy and the Environment. Our next selection is Dr. Jill Harrison’s book Pesticide Drift and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice. Harrison will join us on November 30th at 7pm, and all members and supporters are invited.
The discussion takes place by conference call, but all participants must RSVP first—visit newyork.sierraclub.org to do so. The general format is a short lecture from the author, followed by a Q&A session. For the greatest enjoyment, we recommend participants read the book before the call, but it is not necessary. Anyone who has not read the book can still join us for a wonderful lecture and discussion.
For more information about the book club and hear archived recordings of previous editions, visit our website at newyork.sierraclub.org. To receive notices of upcoming selections, contact Michael Corbett at michaelj.corbett87@gmail.com.