A Passion for This Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Explore Our Relationship with Nature and the Environment

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Personal, practical, political, full of wonder and rage, this collection of original essays by some of the world's most influential writers, scientists, and activists continues the conversation that the inimitable David Suzuki began more than fifty years ago.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781553653752
  • Publisher: Greystone Books
  • Publication date: 4/28/2008
  • Series: David Suzuki Foundation Series
  • Pages: 192
  • Product dimensions: 5.10 (w) x 7.40 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword Bill McKibben McKibben, Bill

Saved by the Sea David Helvarg Helvarg, David 3

The Question Rick Bass Bass, Rick 14

The Old Man on His Back Sharon Butala Butala, Sharon 23

Web around a Tree Adrian Forsyth Forsyth, Adrian 31

The Real Stuff Richard Mabey Mabey, Richard 40

My Credo Helen Caldicott Caldicott, Helen 53

The Ecologist Paul Hawken Hawken, Paul 58

Three Ships Sherilyn MacGregor MacGregor, Sherilyn 76

Confessions of a Former Environmental Skeptic Michael Shermer Shermer, Michael 90

The Mechanical Savior: Nature and the Illusion of Technology Wayne Grady Grady, Wayne 98

Building Backwards Alan Weisman Weisman, Alan 111

Toward a Real Kyoto Protocol Ross Gelbspan Gelbspan, Ross 127

Why We Should Care about the Ocean Heike K. Lotze Lotze, Heike K. Boris Worm Worm, Boris 139

Save the Environment - Take Back the Media Doug Moss Moss, Doug 149

Fools' Paradise Ronald Wright Wright, Ronald 159

Making a Difference Jim Peacock Peacock, Jim Shelly Peers Peers, Shelly 168

Let Every Tongue Speak and Each Heart Feel Carl Safina Safina, Carl 177

The Geography of Hope Thomas Berger Berger, Thomas 189

Early Years with David Suzuki John Lucchesi Lucchesi, John 198

The Wonder of the Natural World Robyn Williams Williams, Robyn 205

Author Biographies 215

Notes 226

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