Publisher's Synopsis
How do we deal with an environmental crisis so dire that it threatens all life on Earth? In THE FIRE DOGS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, Sally Andrew engages emotionally, philosophically and practically with global warming. Her creative essays are alive with fire dogs (guardians and watchdogs of the earth), singing dogs and sleeping dragons . According to Chinese Astrology, 2006-2007 was the Year of the Fire Dog. Dogs represent the guardians and watchdogs of the Earth. And it is in the course of that year that Sally Andrew fully realised the threat of climate change and heard an inner, fiery call to action. This book engages with the environmental crisis - global warming in particular. It contains personal stories, accessible fact sheets on the problems associated with a changing climate and solutions to climate change. The book: · Assists reader in emotionally processing the environmental crisis. · Makes complex climate change information accessible to the non-specialist. · Provides practical actions the reader can take. The book is unique in the climate change field because it will help the reader to face the climate change issue emotionally and, unusually, because it gives access to non-specialist, complex climate change information and because it it emphasises hope and positive action.
