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Presents an analysis of the problems and options for addressing energy and climate change, suggesting a new way of living in harmony with the earth and an earnest search for policy that fosters sustainability, reflects values of equity and fairness, and operates on a scale commensurate with the problems. Original.
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The fundamental problem, says Martin-Schramm (religion, Luther College, Iowa) is that the people who will suffer most from climate change are not the people responsible for it. He argues that climate policy should work to mitigate the injustice developing across economic, racial, and generational lines. His topics include religious understandings of energy, the ethic of ecological justice, conventional non-renewable energy in the US, an initial ethical assessment of alternative and renewable energy options, current international climate policy negotiations, envisioning a just climate policy for the US, and greenhouse gas reduction strategies at his home institution. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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