(Ebook) The Raucous Sky: A Tale of Ecorebellion in the English Countryside by Dewey Dabbar ISBN 9781913552008, 1913552004

(Ebook) The Raucous Sky: A Tale of Ecorebellion in the English Countryside by Dewey Dabbar ISBN 9781913552008, 1913552004

There was a time—the first ninety-nine-point-nine-nine-nine-nine percent of the Earth’s history since the ability to hear emerged in animals—when the soundscape was not dominated by one species. Then came the age of electricity and fuel-powered motors. Today, many humans will never hear true silence in their life. There will always be humming lights, ticking clocks, buzzing refrigerators, whirring fans, rumbling traffic, or roaring aircraft engines. For many people, the noises that they are subjected to in their daily lives are so loud and so inescapable that the upshot, over varying periods of time, is significant physical or mental health issues.For other life forms, human-imposed noises can have disastrous impacts on their efforts to find food, avoid predation, and locate a mate. There are some people who think that this is not right. This includes a lean, strawberry-blonde Brit named Mike Collingwood and a stout, greasy-haired American called Jeff Gammon. As the latter is eager to point out, he was dealt an unsatisfactory surname: he doesn't eat meat.Both men are in their thirties, and a trip by the American to England results in their first meeting in a dozen years. The bond that was already forged is strengthened further by a shared eco-mindedness, and they set about righting a series of pressing ecological injustices.This novella-length story mixes jaw-stretching humor with biting critique in exploring what individuals can do for nature in the face of impending collapse—or at least that's what the author reckons.