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Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit |
Re-released on the heels of Al Gores #1 New York Times bestseller, An Inconvenient Truth, comes the paperback edition of his classic bestseller, Earth in the Balance. First published in 1992, it helped place the environment on the national agenda; now, as environmental issues move front-and-center in the public consciousness, the time is right to reflect deeply on the fate of our planet and commit ourselves to its future. While An Inconvenient Truth closely examines one menace to our environmentglobal warmingEarth in the Balance takes a broader approach, focusing on the threats that everyday choices pose to our climate, water, soil, and diversity of plant and animal life. A passionate, lifelong defender of the environment, Gore describesin brave and unforgettable termshow human actions and decisions can endanger or safeguard the vulnerable ecosystem that sustains us.
| Indice e argomenti trattati |
| Foreword: The Coming "Environment Decade" | | xiii | | | Introduction | | 1 | | | PART I BALANCE AT RISK | | | | 19 | | | 2. The Shadow Our Future Throws |
| | 36 | | | 3. Climate and Civilization: A Short History |
| | 56 | | | | 81 | | | | 99 | | | | 115 | | | | 126 | | | | 145 | | | PART II THE SEARCH FOR BALANCE | | | | 167 | | | 10. Eco-nomics: Truth or Consequences |
| | 182 | | | | 197 | | | 12. Dysfunctional Civilization |
| | 216 | | | 13. Environmentalism of the Spirit |
| | 238 | | | PART III STRIKING THE BALANCE | | | | 269 | | | 15. A Global Marshall Plan |
| | 295 | | | Conclusion | | 361 | | | Acknowledgements | | 371 | | | Notes | | 374 | | | Bibliography | | 386 | | | Index | | 394 | | | Credits | | 408 | |
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