World-renowned photographer, writer, and activist Subhankar Banerjee brings together first-person narratives from nearly thirty of the world's most recognized activists, writers, and researchers who address issues of climate change, resource war, and human rights with stunning urgency and groundbreaking research. With contributions from Peter Matthiessen, Terry Tempest Williams, Michael Klare, Rebecca Solnit, and many more.
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ISBN:9781609803858 (hc.)
ISBN:160980385X (hc.)
Physical Description:print ix, 550 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.
Publisher:New York : Seven Stories Press, c2012.
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From Kolkata to Kaktovik En Route to Arctic Voices Something Like an Introduction / Subhankar Banerjee -- Here's What You Can Do to Keep Wild Alive / Cindy Shogan -- pt. ONE snapshot of now -- From Early Warming: Crisis and Response in the Climate-Changed North / Nancy Lord -- They Have No Ears / Riki Ott -- BPing the Arctic? / Subhankar Banerjee -- Teshekpuk in the Arctic's Biggest Wetland / Joe Liebezeit -- Protecting the Apples but Chopping the Trees / Andri Snaer Magnason -- pt. TWO pain and joy of being connected -- From Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic / Marla Cone -- Fall of the Yukon Kings / Dan O'Neill -- Following Cranes to the Arctic / George Archibald -- Broken Promises: The Reality of Big Oil in America's Arctic / Pamela A. Miller -- From Kivalina: A Climate Change Story / Christine Shearer --