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Our April 2026 selection is Terrible Beauty: Reckoning With Cl imate Complicity And Rediscovering Our Soul \;by Auden S chendler.
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\nA firstha nd\, trench-view story of the failure of the modern environmental movement -and an inspiring prescription for change. Something's gone badly awry wit h environmentalism. We faithfully separate our waste into different stream s\, but wonder whether it really makes a difference. Global companies anno unce their commitment to carbon negativity while simultaneously sponsoring oil conferences. American businesses\, communities\, and individuals assi duously measure their carbon footprints\, then implement voluntary emissio ns-reduction programs\, all while trumpeting their do-gooderism.
\nT he problem is\, none of this-whether individual efforts or corporate susta inability tactics-will make a dent in solving the civilizational threat of climate change. We only pretend it will\, at our peril. As sustainability veteran Auden Schendler argues in this provocative\, powerful book\, we'r e living a big green lie. The hard truth is that much of the modern enviro nmental road map could have been written by the fossil fuel industry speci fically to avoid disrupting the status quo. We have become somehow complic it. But there is another truth: while ineffective or duplicitous environme ntalism has become standard practice\, we all have friends and family we l ove and care about\, whose future depends on solving the problem of climat e change. Conscience tells us we have an obligation to repair the world. H ow can our common dreams be so at odds with our daily practice? And how mi ght we meld our spirit and our passion to create a better future?
\nSchendler meets this profound contradiction head-on-with a bracing critiqu e\, moving personal stories of parenthood and service\, and innovative\, r eal-world methods to tackle climate change at the corporate\, community\, and individual levels. Terrible Beauty is a unique and inspiring call for a new environmentalism\, showing us that the key to saving the planet is t o tap into our own humanity.
\nThis group will meet the seco nd Wednesday of each month. \;Registration is required. Grades 7-12 an d Adults
\nThis title is available now as an eBook via Hoopl a.
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