US Publishers finding "Heat" Too Hot
Guardian columnist George Monbiot , with whom we shared a delicious dinner while he was in Vancouver signing books, says that U.S. publishing houses have so far spurned his bestselling (in the UK and Canada) Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning. George says the U.S. editors have all said a version of the same thing: "Americans aren’t ready for it."
That is, first of all, a dim view of Americans who, on the whole, are great deal brighter than their publishing industry imagines. It’s also self-fulfilling: if U.S. publishers refuse to carry good new books on climate change, then Americans will have to go on making decisions based on the kind of corrupt information currently being peddled out of the ExxonMobil-funded think tanks.
For the record, these are the readers and publishers who have so far praised Heat to its author, but passed on the opportunity to present it to the American public:
Eamon Dolan – Houghton
Ann Godoff – Penguin
Alane Mason – Norton
Colin Robinson – New Press
Bill Frucht – Basic
Colin Dickerman – Bloomsbury
Frances Coady – Picador
Tim Bent – Harcourt
Jonathan Burnham – HarperCollins
Bill Thomas – Doubleday
Sean Desmond – St Martins
Tim Bartlett – Random House
All of us should educate
All of us should educate ourselves about the possible impact of climate change in our health and to our surroundings. It is not just a simple problem that can be address, and as early as now; we should start gathering information to be able to prepare ourselves from the effects it will bring. We should include this as one of our top priorities. For many, money is their top priority. Some of them are consulting to financial adviser to assist them and give them some ideas on how to manage it properly. Financial adviser is the one who renders investment advice and financial planning services to individuals and businesses. Warren Buffet the world’s riches man is also consulting to financial adviser. And his financial advisor is Byron Trott. Apparently the cash advances Trott was getting from his current holdings weren't enough, as he is leaving his position at Goldman Sachs, to begin his own merchant banking fund, focusing on business investments. Sounds like Byron Trott would be quite the man in your corner. Read more at
http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/03/30/byron-trott-start-merchantbanking-fund/
HEAT coming soon to the USA
The book will be available mid-April in time for Step It Up and Earth Day (and, if we act on what it says, in time to save the planet from burning).
www.southendpress.org
Good to hear there'll be
Good to hear there'll be some distribution in the US. I hope you can manage to mass-market it for as many souls as possible.
i heard an interview with
source?
The source
Hi Wacki,
The source for the post is Monbiot himself.
- Kevin@desmogblog.com
Refusal to make good info available
Input format changed to make for easier reading.
Richard Littlemore wrote (above): ... "if U.S. publishers refuse to carry good new books on climate change, then Americans will have to go on making decisions based on the kind of corrupt information currently being peddled out of the ExxonMobil-funded think tanks." I think it can also be said that ... if U.S. State Climatologists and NOAA National Weather Service staff refuse to make good information on climate change and global warming available to the public, ... "then Americans will have to go on making decisions based on the kind of corrupt information currently being peddled out of the ExxonMobil-funded think tanks." Although a link to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) website is given at the end, I doubt that many people would bother to go to the MPCA link after reading the two paragraphs before it:
"Climate Change and Minnesota"
"Researchers investigating climate change in Minnesota can utilize data sets maintained by the Minnesota State Climatology Office - DNR Waters. While the State Climatology Office is not actively involved in scholarly work investigating the issue of climate change, our Office is often called upon to offer scientific opinions on the topic. The subject matter is of professional interest to us, but we make no claim of expertise in this highly complicated and politicized field of study. Our thoughts on the issue are well represented by a policy statement prepared by the American Association of State Climatologists (AASC). Staff of the State Climatology Office hold membership within the AASC, and were asked to provide review and endorsement of this statement."
American Association of State Climatologists Policy Statement on Climate Variability and Change [Approved by AASC in November, 2001]
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/aasc/aascclimatepolicy.pdf
"Information concerning climate change and its impacts on Minnesota is available on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Web site.
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/hot/globalwarming.html
(The views found on the linked policy statement do not represent a formal policy position held by the State of Minnesota or the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.)"
http://climate.umn.edu/doc/climate_change.htm
Publishers
Eamon Dolan – Houghton - Would have been a viable prospect a few years ago, but were sold to a French firm and then flipped to investment groups Bain Capital (Mitt Romney anyone ? and which now controls Clear Channel Communications) and The Blackstone Group ( who occasionally partners with The Carlyle Group when there is fresh meat on the table)
Ann Godoff – Penguin - Owned by the Pearson Group ... another large media giant, with large stakes in financial publishing ... they have a vested interest in capitalism, more than most.
Alane Mason – Norton - That's sad to see, as they are employee-owned, but then they are not exactly known for publishing cutting-edge social issues.
Colin Robinson – New Press - I am a bit surprised they did not consider it. They publish a lot of human rights, sociology, international relations, etc.
Bill Frucht – Basic - You would think they might do it, they are part of The Perseus Book Group, owned by Perseus LLC, a big merchant bank and fund manager, whose partners in various configurations include George Soros ... I wonder if 'ol George owns any energy stocks ?
Colin Dickerman – Bloomsbury - Considering it is principally a fiction house for the likes of Harry Potter fans I imagine it was "jolly good book there Mr. Monbiot ... but do you have a flying broom ?"
Frances Coady – Picador - An imprint of St. Martins, see that listing.
Tim Bent – Harcourt - Now owned by Reed/Elsevier, noted arms merchants ... can you say CLUSTER BOMBS ?
Jonathan Burnham – HarperCollins- Is he nuts? That's Rupert Murdoch's tree killer
Bill Thomas – Doubleday - Part of Random House / A.G. Bertlesmann ... see Random House
Sean Desmond – St Martins- Owned by the von Holtzbrinck Group, another German media giant.
Tim Bartlett – Random House - Part of the huge A.G. Bertelsmann German media conglomerate ... former Nazi collaborators who have since admitted being untruthful about their association with Hitler when buying Random House. A far cry from Bennett Cerf's vision of what a publishing house should be.
I've got to ask this: Is
Infact capitalism is the
Because changeing to renewable energy sources creates jobs and generates sharholder values of big impact.
The problem is, eg. fossil fuel industries think they loose their business when other solutions are provided and their own become "banned". Those industries should change their company to use and create renewable energy sources and alternatives -- money may can slower this process but the change will come ulimatly - either right in time or to late (Because of man made capitalism driven motivations.).
Study:
16 August 2006
BERKELEY – A new University of California, Berkeley, report to be delivered to state legislators today (Wednesday, Aug. 16) finds that returning California greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, as envisioned by pending global warming legislation, can boost the annual Gross State Product (GSP) by $60 billion and create 17,000 new jobs by 2020. source
http://calclimate.berkeley.edu/
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/08/16_climate.shtml
related
60 California economists call for climate change action in California
http://calclimate.berkeley.edu/CA_Economists_Letter.pdf
Full Report
http://calclimate.berkeley.edu/
Growth_Strategies_Full_Report.pdf
No, I doubt it would destroy
When I spoke of Penguin / Pearson Group / Pearson LLC having a more vested interest in capitalism ... it is not just being a player/competitor in various businesses, but invested in the business of markets themselves. They are deeply involved in the FTSE and other stock market indices.
Do you think they would promote something that more than likely casts the business and environmental practices of the Market Members in a poor light ?
It would be nice though if we could get some real environmental reforms from those who profit from resource exploitation.
Maybe we could help the
It would be nice but it won't happen.
Business as usual is the status quo. Those making profits want nothing more than to continue making profits. Those in power want nothing more than to continue in power.
Those who profit by continuing in power will do anything to remain in power, including lying, which we all know the Bush Administration has been doing right and left. They justify that because of their egotistical beliefs that they are the only ones who really know what's best for the country.
Those who answer to them know they are promoted only if they support the administration's position (eg. the National Weather Service) and they will remove anyone from their ranks who doesn't march in lock-step with the rest of them (as they did with Mr. Neuman).
The recent election took away some of their power, so there is more uncertainty now and their lies are being discovered. Hopefully, it is not too late and things can turn around.
There are lots of books available the U.S. on the emerging climate crisis, and newspapers and magazines are starting to cover the topic more and more. Al Gore has become a superstar. He's been on late night (Leno) and day-time talks shows (Ophra). The cat is out of the bag now but whether Americans are ready to change is another story. What is needed is a capitalistic solution to make Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth message work. People won't change unless they see something in making the change that directly benefits them personally. Like making money for conserving on energy use on a daily basis. http://www.danenet.org/bcp2006/trans/neuman_vmt.html http://www.danenet.org/bcp2006/neuman_gw.pdf
Roseanne Pate
bibliotherapeutic protocanonical unmutinous millilambert declamatory supercoincidence lawless diabolify
Commercial Property Spartanburg Sc
http://26i.rttpzwdxj.net/
Reno Nevada Tourism
http://a2.hlvmwkj.net/
Karoke Songs Ray Charles Right Time
http://1b5.spnjoch.net/
Lillian Levy
bibliotherapeutic protocanonical unmutinous millilambert declamatory supercoincidence lawless diabolify
Orange County Gymnastics
http://qc.mpyupwlne.net/
Dirt Track Racing 2 Online Sites
http://2dx.younhk.net/
William Nichols And Mary Southwick
http://26g.utmfww.net/
Hunter Baird
bibliotherapeutic protocanonical unmutinous millilambert declamatory supercoincidence lawless diabolify
Article On Sleep Deprivation
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/17191
How To Plumbing
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/6249
High Temperature Hose
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/743
New York Discount Car Rental
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/9882
Mini Cooper Pictures
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/16155
Bisley File Cabinets
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/3648
Tv Theme Song
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/5639
Home Ac Unit Blowing Hot Area
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/22745
Turtle Cross Stitch
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/22148
Play The Sims 2 Pets
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/25691
Head Lights For 1999 Acura Integra
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/16984
Compare Prices Uk
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/3951
Trailer Ramp Springs
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/6587
Kansas Train Accident Lawyer
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/388
From Dubai
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/16032
Wholesale Husky Tobacco Products
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/17880
Chandler By Owner Home
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/10061
Country Store Catalog
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/21946
Hair Makeover Photos
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/2238
Western Digital Caviar 22500 Jumper
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/21782
Memphis Bankruptcy Court
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/7473
Anger Management In Okc
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/24829
Summer Camp Fairs Washington
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/20927
Office Furniture Manufacturers
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/17827
Iraq Weapons Of Mass Destruction
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/2467
Weimaraner Eye Color
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/24113
Missouri Southern State University
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/8807
Design Closet Storage
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/15453
Ez Anti Virus
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/12791
Csx Rail Road
http://ubxelzxkqvupvbjn.com/10161
Aaron Hunt
prepositional vestment agathodaemonic sertum unowed endemial someway shakespeareanism
Terrace Park K-8 School
http://www.bradlothrop.com/
No kidding. I'm so sick of
Off with their heads!
A short story.
Why would Americans want that book?
literacy
no time for bookstores.....
I read lots of books and I fall in this statistic. I do all my shopping on amazon.
Why Dutch sheep seem nervous?
Anonymous, you show your
Anonymous, you show your lack of decency with this comment. Get a life and leave serious debate to the rest of us who can act in a civilised manner.
Oh, and by the way, practically everything you say about climate change is refuted on Coby's site.
What a twit...
Perhaps the US has been
Link to cited work
There's no question the U.S. educational system has a lot of room for improvement, but I think you'll find that American literacy proficiency is right in line with what you'll find in industrialized European countries. Those countries that are above average in this caterogy also tend to have far less diverse populations than the U.S., which has many non-native English speaking homes.
Look here for more information
All elitist sniveling aside, I suspect the reason Mr. Monbiot doesn't find interest in his book has more to do with the quality of his work and his reputation than American literacy.
literacy
I use it to kill the deer.
state of fear
Really?
That's about it
Did your job
wanted to share my findings
Seriously Pat, I really
"Seriously, Pat I really admire your patience
won't get fooled again
Come on...
Jet contrails? You liked that to the snowmelt?
Your data cover 50-100 years of snowmelt record in one geographic location. You're saying that data supports the statements about the causes and projections for worldwide global warming you make in that release? I don't even think the fanatics on this site would buy that.
You knew exactly what you were doing and my guess is your brother was in on it with you. You shouldn't be whining about the fact that you got what you deserved. And, to boot, it took them two years to get rid of you. You make it sound like they walked you out the next day, which is what they should have done.
I don't know who you are
I read the release and I
* You make claims about global warming, but your research looks at one region in one country.
* You make claims about climate cycles that can last tens of thousands/hundreds of thousands/million of years with data that spans 100 years at best.
* You claim early snowmelt is caused by manmade greenhouse gas emmissions, but you show absolutely no evidence of that link in your research. Did you actually do regression analysis on the data? What were your independent variables?
As near as I can tell, you proved that snowmelt is trending earlier in one region of the world over a very short time span. Period. You then issued a press release claiming
- this is proof of rapid global warming resulting from manmade greenhouse gasses
- the warming will continue for hundreds of years
- direct discharge and secondary effects like jet contrails are the most damaging factors
none of which was actually proved by your research
If I am wrong and your research actually involved hypotheses that addressed the cause of the short-term warming pattern or an ability to extrapolate beyond 100 years and link to relevent climate cycles I'd be happy to read it. Otherwise, the press release was a tiny little bit about your research and a whole lot about your opinions on global warming. Like I said, a manifesto that you should have been fired for.
photos and figures link
Please link to or reference
Embarressed
Embarraessedment not is I!