Julian Bell

Delicious Poison: From High Carbon to Electrify Everything Julian Bell

From a vantage point somewhere between intrepid anthropologist and gonzo journalist, Delicious Poison describes Bell's climate change activism and political efforts in Oregon between 2011 to 2021. During this time the author worked with allies to stop a $10 billion natural gas pipeline, pass Cap-and-Trade legislation, alter Oregon's political landscape, and remake his home city into a clean-energy model for the future.

After the book starts with a question that many of us are asking at the present: "What am I supposed to do about climate change?" it takes the reader on a tour-bus style trip through an entertaining and practical series of answers. Delicious Poison opens with a compelling rationale for getting involved and then steers the reader to a starting point in grassroots organizing. Next stop is an evidence-based approach to state and federal level politics. As we move along, the author narrates a lively review of the basic chemistry of climate change and walks us through the economics of clean energy. We are introduced to the real people who worked together to achieve some of these goals and who are still fighting to make further progress. Uplifting and inspiring, Delicious Poison is a ray of light for our dystopian times.