How to combat global warming in 100 ways

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LOST HILLS, CA - MARCH 24: The sun rises over an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation where gas and oil extraction using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is on the verge of a boom on March 24, 2014 near Lost Hills, California. Critics of fracking in California cite concerns over water usage and possible chemical pollution of ground water sources as California farmers are forced to leave unprecedented expanses of fields fallow in one of the worst droughts in California history. Concerns also include the possibility of earthquakes triggered by the fracking process which injects water, sand and various chemicals under high pressure into the ground to break the rock to release oil and gas for extraction though a well. The 800-mile-long San Andreas Fault runs north and south on the western side of the Monterey Formation in the Central Valley and is thought to be the most dangerous fault in the nation. Proponents of the fracking boom saying that the expansion of petroleum extraction is good for the economy and security by developing more domestic energy sources and increasing gas and oil exports. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

The sun rises over an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation where gas and oil extraction using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is on the verge of a boom.

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In the ten years after An Inconvenient Truth, environmentalist and writer Paul Hawken has put together a team of scientists, researchers, activists, and political leaders to form Project Drawdown, a term used to define a point in which greenhouse gases begin to decline.

In the ten years after An Inconvenient Truth, environmentalist and writer Paul Hawken has put together a team of scientists, researchers, activists, and political leaders to form Project Drawdown, a term used to define a point in which greenhouse gases begin to decline.

“Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming” is the new book produced by the coalition. From family planning to green trucking, wind power to composting, Hawken and his colleagues propose a network of solutions to address the challenges of climate change. Larry Mantle sits down with the editor to talk about the surprising findings that tackle one of the biggest threats to humanity.

Guest:

Paul Hawken, environmentalist and editor of the new book, “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming” (Penguin books, 2017)