I like Windmills not Weapons too.
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Would Plowshares not Weapons work? Beating weapons into plowshares is an established image.
Yeah, all the good ideas get taken.
What about solar panels and stealth bombers instead?
I decided that the explicitness she wants means giving up conciseness so, what about the following variations?
Beating Stealth Bombers(swords?) into Solar Panels, and Other Steps on the Path Away from Climate Apocalypse: Beyond Market Tinkering in Solving Global Warming
Clean Energy, not Dirty Wars, and Other Steps on the Path Away from Climate Apocalypse: Beyond Market Tinkering in Solving Global Warming
Windmills, not Weapons, and Other Steps on the Path Away from Climate Apocalypse: Beyond Market Tinkering in Solving Global Warming
Other Steps on the Path is long. Can you go with Averting? I'm also not too sure about the subtitle.
It this better?
Beating Swords into Solar Panels, and Other Ways to Avert Climate Apocalypse: An American Response to Global Warming Beyond Market Tinkering
Clean Energy, not Dirty Wars, and Other Ways to Avert Climate Apocalypse: An American Response to Global Warming Beyond Market Tinkering
Windmills, not Weapons, and Other Ways to Avert Climate Apocalypse: An American Response to Global Warming Beyond Market Tinkering
I like stealth bombers into solar panels. That would catch my eye on the shelf.
I agree. Have now included that. I'm going to send at least those 4, and let the editor choose or tinker with them. Along with any brilliant ideas that I or anyone come up with between now and noon (Pacific Time) tomorrow.