Ignition: What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement

Island Press will publish in June 2007 Ignition: What you can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement, which is co-edited by Jonathan Isham and Sissel Waage. A detailed description of the book can be found at this Island Press web site, including this excerpt:

Ignition brings together some of the world's finest thinkers and advocates to jump startthe ultimate green revolution. Including celebrated writers like Bill McKibben and renowned scholars like Gus Speth, as well asyoung activists, the authors draw on direct experience in grassroots organization, education, law, and social leadership. Theirapproaches are various, from building coalitions to win political battles to rallying shareholders to change corporate behavior. Butthey share a belief that private fears about deadly heat waves and disastrous hurricanes can translate into powerful public action.

For anyone who feels compelled to do more than change their light bulbs or occasionally carpool, Ignition is an essential guide. Combining incisive essays with success stories and web resources, the book helps readers answer the most important question weall face: "What can I do?"