Lindsay Ladue
HIST 410.01.06
Jeffrey Bolster
2016 February 29
McKibben, Bill. Eaarth. New York: Time /Henry Holt, 2010.
Print.
The environmental history novel Eaarth, written by Bill
McKibben, illustrates the history of global warming and the
pressuring impact that
climate
changecurrently has on society. For centuries, we, human
beings, have continued to stain the purity of nature with our
fingerprints. The continuous manipulation of the environment
overtime has altered our planet so significantly that McKibben
believes we have created a new planet. Rather than
Earth, its
scientific name, McKibben refers to it as Eaarthin honor of its
new characteristics. In the Preface, McKibben states, Instead of a
world where rain had an independent
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Society has
ignored the changing climate for too long. With the hope of
enlightening our generation, McKibben addresses this topic in a
hostile manner to bring awareness. By illustrating an image of
desolation, describing our planet to be an inhabitable place if
we dont change our habits, the author captures the attention of
his readers (1). Eaarth is stylistically written in a suitable
manner for the intended audience. McKibben refrains from scolding
his audience by using we rather than youintending that change
is only possible if everyone, from all over the world, works
together. Rather than simply discussing how climate changed has
affected America, he speaks globally about this disasteras it is
typically worse in other countries due to their location on Earth.
In addition to adding as aspect of fear, McKibben provides
scientific evidence with every statement he makes about the
changing environment. Rather than simply stating that temperatures
are globally at an all-time high, he states, Burma set the new
mark for the Southeast Asia at 118 degrees, and Pakistan the new
zenith for all of Asia at 129 degrees
warmest six months, the
warmest year, and the warmest decade for which we have records
(214). On the other hand, McKibben provides so many statistics that
its almost overwhelming to the
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While a good
portion of his work covers the damage that has already surfaced
Earth, he proposes a plethora of theories regarding what the future
may look like. Although the element of terror is part of his
technique in persuading his audience into caring about the pressing
issue of climate change, it is not scientifically accuratenobody
can predict future events with complete assurance. In addition to
this, if there is one thing to take away from this book, it is that
Bill McKibben eats, sleeps, and breathes the project of decreasing
the
carbon
dioxidemolecules to 350 parts per milliona safe ratio. While
it is true that at the beginning of civilization, our atmosphere
contained only 275 parts per million of carbon dioxide, which is a
lot lower than it is now, McKibben is the founder of 350.org. This
environmental organization is his personal project which aims to
equalize the unsafe ratio that currently exists. Due to his
personal investment in the organization, it seems as though
McKibben is biased towards this movement which is why it is so
prioritized in his
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