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OverviewThere are many books on the environment, but Wisdom for a Livable Planet stands out by using inspirational stories of successful activists to explore major environmental issues and offer proven solutions. This passionate, nonpartisan book makes the case that the environment is -- or should be -- beyond politics. Each story here -- 8 in all -- provides a portrait of an individual's courageous campaign to improve the conditions for life on the planet. Terri Swearington, nurse and mother in West Virginia, tackles one of the world's largest incinerators burning toxic waste next to an elementary school. Dave Foreman, cofounder of the Wildlands Project, leads the effort to restore functional ecosystems and preserve biodiversity by re-wilding almost half of North America with wolves, jaguars, falcons, and other animals. The work of these and the other six visionaries profiled here points to how real reforms can create a brighter future for all life, including human. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carl N McDanielPublisher: Trinity University Press,U.S. Imprint: Trinity University Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.526kg ISBN: 9781595340085ISBN 10: 1595340084 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 18 March 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviews"""A supremely important book about some of the leaders in the battle to maintain our life support systems. Read it and be inspired and thankful."" -- Paul R. Ehrlich ""Contains a number of home truths, calmly and moderately enunciated, that point the way toward a world more sturdy and robust than the troubled one we now inhabit. It is a kind of primer for twenty-first-century citizenship, and well worth the reading."" -- Bill McKibben" A supremely important book about some of the leaders in the battle to maintain our life support systems. Read it and be inspired and thankful. -- Paul R. Ehrlich Contains a number of home truths, calmly and moderately enunciated, that point the way toward a world more sturdy and robust than the troubled one we now inhabit. It is a kind of primer for twenty-first-century citizenship, and well worth the reading. -- Bill McKibben Author Informationis a professor of biology emeritus at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, where he was the founding director of the undergraduate environmental science degree program. He initially studied insect and then plant development, but his scholarly interests shifted to the interface between biology and economics. He coauthored, with economist John M. Gowdy, Paradise for Sale: A Parable of Nature. He lives in Oberlin, Ohio. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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