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The cover of H is for Hope by Elizabeth Kolbert We’ve talked before about Elizabeth Kolbert, a writer whose words have reshaped how many of us see the planet we inhabit, her voice, sharp and measured, carrying the weight of a climate in crisis. This week, I read her latest book, H Is for Hope, a brief but potent meditation on the precariousness of our existence. The audiobook, which I listened to, clocks in at just over ninety minutes, far shorter than Kolbert’s previous works, but that’s intentional. Ordinary citizens don’t need endless pages of data — we need to feel, to feel the crisis as something visceral, immediate. ...

Photo by amine photographe Last weekend, I introduced Elizabeth Kolbert, one of my favorite climate and environmental writers. This week, I’d like to recommend David Wallace-Wells, the author of The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming. This book really opened my eyes to just how serious the challenges of climate change are. The idea of more than 2 degrees of warming by 2100 is grim, but I appreciate what David said in an interview: ...

I’m starting a new weekend tradition of recommending authors and articles that spark curiosity and reflection on our world’s future. Iceberg in Greenland. Photo by Jean-Christophe André This week, I recommend Elizabeth Kolbert’s When the Arctic Melts from The New Yorker. (Link to the Internet Archive) Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History and Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future, has a gift for exploring humanity’s impact on the natural world. Her writing combines scientific insight with moments of unexpected humor and hope. ...

🙏 Acknowledgement This essay by George Monbiot, a columnist for The Guardian, is part of his book This Can’t Be Happening, a collection of his writings on environmental issues. It was first published in The Guardian on 20 December 2017 and later posted on the author’s website. We are grateful to Monbiot for allowing us to translate it to Chinese and republish his essay here. 💡 Due to copyright reasons, please check the full original text at The Guardian. ...

🙏 Acknowledgement This essay by George Monbiot, a columnist for The Guardian, is part of his book This Can’t Be Happening, a collection of his writings on environmental issues. We are grateful to Monbiot for allowing us to translate it to Chinese and republish his essay here. We Can Stop the First Great Extermination George Monbiot October 2019 The Launch of Animal Rebellion, Smithfield Market, London I have spent my life learning and unlearning. We cannot navigate the world in which we live without unlearning some of its deepest myths. ...

Prevent Digestive Cancers with Nutrition and Lifestyle Changes 📆 The book club meets every Monday at 12:00 PM during our regular Meatless Monday Lunch, near the stairs on the 2nd floor of CCT. Chapter 4 focuses on the prevention of digestive cancers—specifically colorectal, pancreatic, and esophageal cancers—through diet, lifestyle, and mindful choices. Dr. Greger emphasizes that what we eat directly impacts our digestive tract and can either increase or decrease our risk of these cancers. ...

Preserve Your Brain with Nutrition and Lifestyle Changes 📆 The book club meets every Monday at 12:00 PM during our regular Meatless Monday Lunch, near the stairs on the 2nd floor of CCT. Chapter 3 focuses on the prevention of stroke, Alzheimer’s, and other brain diseases through diet, lifestyle, and mindful choices. Dr. Greger emphasizes that what we eat can protect our brains from damage and decline. ...

Nourish Your Lungs With a Plant-based Diet 📆 The book club meets every Monday at 12:00 PM during our regular Meatless Monday Lunch, near the stairs on the 2nd floor of CCT. This chapter dives deep into the preventable causes of lung diseases, emphasizing the power of lifestyle changes—especially diet—to protect and heal our lungs. 🚨 A Haunting Experience The chapter begins with a harrowing personal story of witnessing a man die from lung cancer. The man was gasping for air, suffering intensely, and left with limited medical options. This vivid account serves as a powerful reminder of the severity of lung diseases. ...

Nourish Your Heart With a Plant-based Diet 🎉 Our Book Club is Back! Join us next Monday, September 2, 2024, as we dive into Chapter 1 of How Not to Die — How Not to Die From Heart Disease! 🌿💓 🏆 Trivia Time! Which of these statements are true? 💔 Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. 🧸 Atherosclerosis starts in childhood. 💊 Statin drugs are completely safe with no side effects. 🥦 A plant-based diet can reverse heart disease. 🍟 A single fast-food meal has no immediate impact on artery function. Answer correctly and win a treat! 🍫 ...

How Not to Die Book Cover 🎉 First Meeting for our Book Club We had our first a meatless Monday lunch + Book Club this Monday. Here is a summary of the introduction part of the book. Hope you will learn something about healthy diet! 🏆 Trivia Which of the following statements are true? There is no such thing as dying from 👴 age. Most 🩺 schools offer extensive courses in nutrition. ❤️ disease is irreversible. Our 🧬 accounts for 80-90% of our risk for major diseases. A 🌱-based diet is always healthier than any other. Answer correctly and get a treat! ...