A Call for “American Stories About Global Warming”

Shirley Siluk Gregory — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:03:27 +0000

What can U.S. citizens do to raise awareness about climate change and help inspire positive action? How about helping to author a book about the subject?

That’s what the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Penguin Classics are asking people to do: write or illustrate their personal thoughts about the impacts of climate change in the U.S. for possible publication in a book to be called, “Thoreau’s Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming.”

“From Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson in the nineteenth century to Rachel Carson and E.O. Wilson in the twentieth, writers have played a profound role in drawing attention to our natural environment and inspiring people to protect it,” says Kevin Knobloch, UCS president. “We want to hear from you … Is there a place that holds a special meaning to you that you want to protect? What people, animals, or activities that you love are at risk from a changing climate? Are you taking steps in your own life to stem the tide of global warming?

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A Call for “American Stories About Global Warming”