Many environmentalists have reservations about the role the individual can play in saving the earth. Christenson agrees that corporate pollution and g overnment policies are mostly to blame, but she maintains that personal cha nge is an essential part of changing public attitudes, and it is public att itudes that will force the necessary changes in industry and technology. Ho me Ecology is not a green consumer guide. It is about living better, not bu ying better?about beginning the process of long-term change to a sustainabl e way of life. It's about choices. Although every choice you make may... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Joel Magnuson's visionary insights into the decline of the Oil Age and life afterward combine sobering warnings with genuine hope. The facts are hard: global oil deposits will soon peak if they haven't already and the violent race to secure what's left has already begun. Meanwhile, our culture of consumption continues its heedless dependence on this and other scarce and fast-disappearing resources including other fossil fuels, water, topsoil, and basi... View More...
