Solutions without ideology
"(Stewart) Brand has spent his long career successfully changing people’s minds by offering them tools. The tool he offers here is simply the tool of 'changing your mind.' How do you do it rationally, smartly, wisely? What kind of evidence do you need? What is more important, principles or pragmatism?
"This book can be seen as a challenge to green theory and green dogma, but it directly challenges ideology itself. I think this is Brand’s best book yet. As you follow his arguments, you get a great education in following science and data rather than righteous assumptions. Instead, says Brand, assume much of what we think is true isn’t, and then go from there with a fresh look at the evidence. Being pragmatic about something as complex as a technological planet can lead you to unconventional ideas for dealing with planetary woes — even if they seem contrary to cherished beliefs. Some of the solutions — like nuclear power and genetically modified crops — will be dismissed as outright heresies among greens. But you get to watch a great mind change his mind. As Brand’s education continues he makes as good a case for these heresies as you’ll hear anywhere. "This book may change your own mind about things you thought you believed. What more can you ask of a book?" - Kevin Kelly
Book Review: Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto