Table of Contents
Preface ix
Section 1 The Problem and the Solution
1 Democrats and Dismissives 3
2 Who I Am 13
3 Who You Are 21
Section 2 Why Facts Matter-And Why They Are Not Enough
4 The Facts Are the Facts 37
5 The Problem with Facts 49
6 The Fear Factor 63
7 The Guilt Complex 73
Section 3 The Threat Multiplier
8 A Faraway Threat 87
9 Here and Now 97
10 No Time to Waste 109
11 The Sickness and the Cure 117
Section 4 We Can Fix It
12 Why We Fear Solutions 131
13 Carbon and the Common Good 143
14 The Climate Potluck 151
15 Everyone Needs Energy 161
16 Cleaning Up Our Act 173
17 Time to Speed Up 185
Section 5 You Can Make a Difference
18 Why You Matter 195
19 What I Do 207
20 Why Talking Matters 215
21 Bond, Connect, and Inspire 225
22 Finding Hope and Courage 239
Acknowledgments 247
Notes 251
Index 299