The folks at Droemer, my German publisher, have designed a cool cover for the German edition of Crude World, which comes out in April. For catalogue info on Droemer’s edition, click here.
German cover of Crude World
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Polar Bear Video–Not What You Think
Along the lines of my earlier post about climate change and civil disobedience, here’s a new public-service advertisement commissioned by planestupid.com, a group that wants to reduce airplane travel due to its high levels of CO2 emissions. The ad is arresting, to be sure.
Maassapalooza, Episode 6,273
More reviews from Britain, the U.S. and Malaysia…
The Observer: “The strength of Crude World, filled with vivid reporting, is that it leaves you no option but to care.”
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Tomaz Humar, Gone
Sometimes, as a reporter, you can’t believe you’re getting paid to do work that is such fun. That happened in 2001 when I profiled Tomaz Humar, the great and crazy Slovenian climber. ...
Nice House, Teodorin
Stop Global Warming With Civil Disobedience?
Several days after coming across it, I remain intrigued by an interview in Mother Jones with Tim DeChristopher, who faces up to five years in prison for ...
Revenue Watch–Open Society Institute
New York, NY
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
A discussion about Crude World with Karin Lissakers, Revenue Watch director. RSVP to Rebecca Morse, rmorse@revenuewatch.org.
Curse, Peak, War
CUNY Graduate Center
New York, NY
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street)
New York, NY10016
Discussion on oil with George Caffentzis, moderated by Ashley Dawson. In the Skylight Room (9100).
Strand Book Store
New York, NY
Strand Book Store
828 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
A discussion about oil with Ed Kashi, author of Curse of the Black Gold.