Bill McKibben — the writer, thinker, activist, and all-around awesome guy — will talk about his new book, “Deep Economy,” with food-chain chronicler Michael Pollan on March 19 at Berkeley’s First Congregational Church. Tickets are $10, available online or at local independent bookstores. Don’t live in Berkeley? Go see him at the many other readings he has scheduled for around the country.
In “Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future,” McKibben asks us “to think in new ways about the things we buy, the food we eat, the energy we use, and the money that pays for it all. Our purchases need not be at odds with the things we truly value.” He’s also spearheading the Step It Up 2007 campaign, a national day (April 14, 2007) calling attention to climate action through hundreds of rallies across the country. The point? Convincing Congress to step up its actions and cut carbon emissions 80% by 2050. (Read more about Step it Up in McKibben’s columns for Grist.)
Next month, Pollan, who must be wondering if he’s ever going to have time to write another book, will be headlining the Oakland Library’s National Library Week celebration on Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m. at the Oakland Museum of California. He will be interviewed by Carol Ness, the San Francisco Chronicle’s award-winning food reporter. There are no advance reservations: guess we’ll be camping out in line once again, sigh — but for Ness, not Pollan.*
These events — and many more around the country — can be found on the Ethicurean Calendar, which now has an improved RSS feed. If anyone has suggestions for better shared group calendar applications than Google’s, we’re all ears, as it’s a bit clunky.
*Update: Not meant as a jab to Mr. P., only that I’m looking forward to the rare public appearance of another of my favorite food reporters.
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