You Are Here : Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet

by Kostigen, Thomas M.

• ISBN13: 9780061580376
• ISBN10: 0061580376
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

In this groundbreaking book, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Green Book Thomas M. Kostigen reveals the vital missing link in today's environmental crisis: how we as individuals are connected to the most tenuous geography on the planet. Despite the recent prominence of "green" issues in the news, the direct relationship between our actions and the earth is too often ignored. But the seemingly insignificant things we do every day have the power to literally alter the landscape in the ongoing battle to resuscitate the planet.

Author Biography

Thomas M. Kostigen is coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Green Book. He writes the Ethics Monitor column for Dow Jones MarketWatch and the Better Planet column and blog for Discover magazine. He lives in Santa Monica, California. Visit the author online at www.readyouarehere.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Losing Our Past: Jerusalem, Israel	p. 5
Our Future: Mumbai, India	p. 21
We Are Not Alone: Borneo, Southeast Asia	p. 41
What Are We Doing?: Linfen City, China	p. 61
Distant Consequences: Shishmaref Village, Alaska	p. 81
Natures Oxygen Factory: The Amazon Jungle	p. 103
The Reality of Our Actions: The Fresh Kills Landfill, New York	p. 123
Where the Currents Take Our Trash: The Eastern Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean	p. 143
The Greatest Problem No One Has Heard About: The Great Lakes, Duluth, Minnesota	p. 167
Where to Spread Your Wings: Home: Santa Monica, California	p. 191
Afterword	p. 207
Acknowledgments	p. 211
Resources	p. 213
Index	p. 245
About the Author	p. 257
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