We Are the Weather - Jonathan Safran Foer
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We Are the Weather

Updated: 7 Sep 2020
Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. But do those of us who accept the reality of human-caused climate change truly believe it? If we did, surely we would be roused to act on what we know. Will future generations distinguish between those who didn’t believe in the science of global warming and those who said they accepted the science but failed to change their lives in response?In We Are the Weather, Jonathan Safran Foer explores the central global dilemma of our time in a surprising, deeply personal, and urgent new way. The task of saving the planet will involve a great reckoning with ourselves—with our all-too-human reluctance to sacrifice immediate comfort for the sake of the future. We have, he reveals, turned our planet into a farm for growing animal products, and the consequences are catastrophic. Only collective action will save our home and way of life. And it all starts with what we eat—and don’t eat—for breakfast.
Actress
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over 4 years ago
these these these last two paragraphs (page 136). they slam-dunk a chapter that dribbles a few poetic themes down the court with one hand: the “overview” effect of the hubble space telescope’s photographs of planet earth on the environmental movement, the theft of the mona lisa in 1911 leading to the painting’s bonkers fame, kafka visiting the empty wall in the louvre where the painting had been hanging, the invention of reading glasses....from jonathan safran foer’s new book “we are the weather: saving the planet begins at breakfast”. highly recommended. it’s a very human book, intensely touching and mind-squeegee-ing. if you have ever felt overwhelmed and paralytic in the face of the climate crisis, it’s a balm of a read. a super sobering but non-alone-book. how’s that for a duck ton of blurbs.
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almost 4 years ago
Jonathan’s new book gave me a lot to think about concerning the impact we have on the environment. He writes that not eating animal products until dinner is one of the most important actions an individual can take to slow climate change. #whatnatreads
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