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Boomer Times Book of the Month THINK YES! By Linda Sauget
Change
& Senior Life Review Mark Twain says, “The only person who likes change is a wet baby.”
FIGHTING POLLUTION And Climate Change... going through. From locking down to no visitors to no activities, our
You are in good company if you have not liked the changes we are
An EPA Veteran’s Guide How To Join In Saving lives have changed. The changes are temporary, but we don’t know
Our Life On Planet Earth the end point.
How can we make the best of a situation we cannot control?
Authors: Richard W. Emory, Jr. — Reviewed by Anita Finley Baseball great, Yogi Berra, offers this insight: “Life is like baseball;
95% is mental, and the other half is physical.” While his math is a little
I have been reviewing hundreds climate change. The problem that off, his point is well taken.
of books over the many years of Emory explains is not enough is We have to muster determination and mental strength to get through
publishing Boomer Times and feel being done about these issues and each day with grace, kindness, and gratitude.
quite privileged to be reviewing this blames the current administration Viktor Frankl says, “When we are no longer able to change a situa-
extraordinary book by a brilliant pro- for making it worse, not better. He tion, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
fessional, someone who has lived tells us what both our nation and We are challenged to learn patience and acceptance. We are chal-
the entire subject of our critical our planet are facing and what must lenged to stay positive and optimistic. We have all faced difficult times
threat of climate change be done. His book covers before and we’ve made it through. We can do it this time, too.
and fighting pollution in science, law, technology, All unhappiness can be traced to one thing: something is not the way
the United States and the engineering, economics, we want it to be.
entire world. It must have history, policy, and gov- John Maxwell says, “The happiest people in life don’t necessarily
been very frustrating for ernance both domestic have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.”
Richard Emory to know and internationally. There are no panaceas or easy answers. As difficult as things may
and care so much about His chapter on Rachel be, we just have to make the best of it. If we can practice patience and
these huge subjects and Carson was spell-binding. acceptance our lives will be easier.
not see strong enough ef- Never hearing of her be- Arnold H. Glasow says, “Nothing lasts forever—-not
forts being made to tackle fore, I am now a devotee, even your troubles.”
them. As he said in his book on many and unfortunately, can only read her Thank goodness!
pages, it will take a worldwide com- philosophy and writings since she Linda Sauget is the author of “If You
mitment from leaders and the world died in 1964. Emory said that she Think It”...and lives in Ft. Lauderdale. Linda
population to realize how devastat- wrote simply about science, almost is also available for speaking engagements.
ing it will be if nothing is radically poetically. “It is a wholesome and Please email her at LSauget99@aol.com.
done starting now. necessary thing for us to turn again To purchase a copy of Linda’s book, go
Emory’s book, Fighting Pollution to the earth and in the contemplation Linda Sauget to: www.IfYouThinkIt.com.
And Climate Change is carefully or- of her beauties to know the sense of
ganized to lay out the facts begin- wonder and humility. In every out-
ning with his chapter on Extinctions thrust headland, in every curving
(past and present) all the way to to- beach, in every grain of sand there
day’s clean energy and the green is the story of the earth.” She was
movement. His chapter on Toxic so ahead of her time and her book,
Waste is crucial and scary, and af- Silent Spring won awards explaining
fects all animal and plant life. how pesticides were poisoning all
The advantage that Emory had of us.
and what makes this book so pow- My advice is to buy this book con-
erful is that from 1980 until 2011, he sisting of 289 pages of incredible
worked inside the EPA with men and information that is not easily found
women and scientists who clearly in one document. You will learn facts
saw climate change as a potentially and more to fully understand why
horrific problem. doing whatever you can in some
This book displays the tools, small way to heal and prevent any INSIDE & ON OUR WEBSITE Boomertimesfl.com
policies, and laws needed to apply more damage. 4 A Real HERO! The Honorable Senator Tammy Duckworth
how to fight pollution and work on
4 Young Italian Singer Matteo Markus Bok
About the author: 6 Book of the Month: FIGHTING POLLUTION And Climate Change...
Richard W. Emory, Jr. was educated at Yale University
and Harvard Law School. As a long-time pollution fighter, An EPA Veteran’s Guide How To Join In Saving Our Life On Planet Earth
he served from 1980 to 2011 in the Headquarters of the by Richard W. Emory, Jr.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. 7 Buttermilk-Battered Pan-Fried Fish Fillets
and worked internationally from 1994 to 2011, providing
foreign assistance to other countries. He lives in Boynton Beach with his 14 The Green Iguana Is Running Wild In South Florida
wife, Donna. They have three children and seven grandchildren. 14 A Boat Appropriately Named
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