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9781550549263

Good News for a Change How Everyday People are Helping the Planet

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    9781550549263

  • ISBN10:

    155054926X

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-08-07
  • Publisher: Greystone Books
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Summary

The litany of environmental bad news — rapid extinction of species, pollution, depleted food sources — can be overwhelming, but there's hope too. In this thoughtful look at what’s happening behind the grim headlines, authors David Suzuki and Holly Dressel show that thousands of individuals, groups, and businesses are already changing their ways. They highlight the growing number of profitable companies with a positive presence in their communities, activists and Third World villages practicing true participatory democracy, farmers and ranchers sharing their land with other species — even some governments, local and national, basing economic development on an eco-friendly model. The technologies needed to make a better world, say the authors, are already within reach — and being used. This practical, inspiring guide to saving the planet is based on the true stories of ordinary people who are doing it every day.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1(8)
CHAPTER 1 Making Money Like the Bee: Doing Business Without Doing Harm 9(42)
CHAPTER 2 Withdrawing Consent: Practicing Democracy 51(38)
CHAPTER 3 Using Coyotes to Crow Grass: Restoring Biodiversity 89(38)
CHAPTER 4 A River Runs Through It: Save the Water 127(34)
CHAPTER 5 Eating Humble Pie: Growing Good Food 161(44)
CHAPTER 6 Listen for the Jaguar: Who Owns the Forests? 205(37)
CHAPTER 7 Song of the Albatross: Keeping Some Fish in the Sea 242(34)
CHAPTER 8 Wrestling with Pluto: Cutting Toxins, Cleansing Air 276(40)
CHAPTER 9 Breaking Out of the Box: New Ways to Think and to Learn 316(35)
Epilogue 351(6)
List of Organizations 357(16)
Notes 373(13)
Bibliography 386(2)
Index 388

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