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 whatís 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.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references: p. [386]-387
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 363.7
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Previous ed. has title: Good news for a change: hope for a troubled planet Co-published by the David Suzuki Foundation Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781926685212 9781550549263
- LCCN
- GF75
- LCCN Item number
- S993 2003eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBVAU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (399 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00215094 (OCoLC)456139503 (CaOOCEL)416833
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaBVAU
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgments 8
- Introduction 10
- CHAPTER 1: Making Money Like the Bee: Doing Business Without Doing Harm 18
- CHAPTER 2: Withdrawing Consent: Practicing Democracy 60
- CHAPTER 3: Using Coyotes to Grow Grass: Restoring Biodiversity 98
- CHAPTER 4: A River Runs Through It: Save the Water 136
- CHAPTER 5: Eating Humble Pie: Growing Good Food 170
- CHAPTER 6: Listen for the Jaguar: Who Owns the Forests? 214
- CHAPTER 7: Song of the Albatross: Keeping Some Fish in the Sea 251
- CHAPTER 8: Wrestling with Pluto: Cutting Toxins, Cleansing Air 285
- CHAPTER 9: Breaking Out of the Box: New Ways to Think and to Learn 325
- Epilogue 360
- List of Organizations 366
- Notes 382
- Bibliography 395
- Index 397
- A 397
- B 397
- C 398
- D 399
- E 399
- F 400
- G 400
- H 401
- I 401
- J 402
- K 402
- L 402
- M 403
- N 403
- O 404
- P 404
- Q 405
- R 405
- S 405
- T 406
- U 407
- V 407
- W 407
- X 408
- Y 408
- Z 408
