We need to meet the emissions elimination goals set by the Paris Climate Accords, but the “inconvenient truth” of those accords is we already have tooWe need to meet the emissions elimination goals set by the Paris Climate Accords, but the “inconvenient truth” of those accords is we already have too much carbon in our atmosphere to halt the serious effects of climate change. Slowing down emissions isn’t enough. Until recently the notion we might be able to restore our climate to pre-industrial levels appeared impossible. But that has changed. Scientists and industrial leaders are working on affordable, scalable methods for taking CO2 and Methane out of the air in enormous quantities. Peter Fiekowsky’s new book Climate Restoration: The Only Future That Will Sustain the Human Race, written with Carole Douglis, is the clearest presentation I’ve seen of the difficulty we’re facing along with the most likely solutions for full climate restoration. Refreshingly, this book presents climate change as a problem that can be solved. It’s an important work for every citizen to read. This is an issue we all need to be intelligent about. Fiekowsky explains four climate restoration technologies in clear and simple terms: • Synthetic limestone manufacture: mimics the chemistry oysters, mussels, and corals use to store carbon. This new limestone can be used for roadbeds and concrete. • Seaweed permaculture: renews the seaweed forests of the ocean, a major resource for capturing vast amounts of carbon. • Iron fertilization to restore the oceans: uses iron dust to increase populations of microalgae and accelerate photosynthesis. • Enhanced Atmospheric Methane Oxidation: a method for decreasing the occurrence of future methane bursts as insurance against a possible extinction event. Fiekowsky’s book also encourages the already existing trend toward smaller families as a path toward more sustainable global population levels. It concludes with a list of action items every citizen, scientist, and investor can take to make climate restoration a reality. Highly recommended. - Steve Rasnic Tem, winner of the World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Bram Stoker Awards...more
May be his best collection yet. This is essential reading for fans of weird fiction, horror, dark fantasy (or whatever you wish to call it). I was mesMay be his best collection yet. This is essential reading for fans of weird fiction, horror, dark fantasy (or whatever you wish to call it). I was mesmerized from beginning to end....more
