The Age of Consequences

Our planet is approaching a critical environmental juncture. Across the globe we continue to deplete the five pools of carbon soil wood coal oil and natural gas at an unsustainable rate. We''ve burned up half the planet''s known reserves of oil one trillion barrels in less than a century. When these sources of energyrich carbon go into severe decline as they surely will society will follow.. Former archeologist and Sierra Club activist Courtney White calls this moment the Age of Consequencesa time when the worrying consequences of our environmental actions or inaction have begun to raise unavoidable and difficult questions. How should we respond? What are effective (and realistic) solutions?. In exploring these questions White draws on his formidable experience as an environmentalist and activist as well as his experience as a father to two children living through this vital moment in time. As a result The Age of Consequences is a book of ideas and action but it is also a chronicle of personal experience. Readers follow White as he travels the country from Kansas to Los Angeles New York City Italy France Yellowstone and New England.