Pearce, Fred

The author reports on the what he learned after traveling the globe in search of the sources of the goods he uses in the course of his everyday life, including coffee, bananas, computers, cell phones, and other items.

In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it is absolutely crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing the new ecology, Pearce shows us, is our best chance. To be an environmentalist in the twenty-first century means celebrating nature's wildness and capacity for change.

Explains a wide range of environmental concerns, including air and water pollution.

Presents an introduction to global warming, examining the evidence that points to climate change, discussing its possible causes and effects, and looking at what can be done to bring rising temperatures under control.

The author provides an historical look into the ancient water management practices in India, Africa, China, Israel, and other water-stressed locations, and describes how they have reversed decertification and dropping water tables through a combination of ancient tradition and modern technology.

Documents the effects that environmental change, industrialization, urbanization, war, travel, tourism, and natural disasters have on the planet. Features 300 before-and-after images of a variety of places around the world.

Photographs and text capture the dramatic changes the earth has undergone over the last century, with paired images depicting various locations around the world that have been drastically altered by climate change, industrialization, natural disasters, and urban movement.

The author examines the history of the earth's climate changes and the consequences of increased global warming, and maintains that continued human interference could cause irreversible changes that could threaten the habitability of the earth.