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Amanda McLeod

Amanda McLeod is an historian and writer with more than thirty publications on mass-consumerism, its alternatives, and sustainability.

Amanda McLeod reviews 'Earthmasters' by Clive Hamilton

March 2013, no. 349 05 March 2013
‘No’ is not part of modern consumer life. ‘Yes’ is the catchcry of the market. Despite the best efforts of scientists and activists, it may be too late to phase out fossil fuels and find alternatives to the mass consumerism that is so dependent on them. Human-induced global warming’s tipping point is nigh. There is almost no turning back. Geo-engineering – climate engineering – has a ... (read more)