Literary Nonfiction. Environmental Studies. EARTH KEEPERS is a uniquely user-friendly guide to environmental theory and action by the hosts of the nationally syndicated radio program EarthWatch. This sourcebook explains root causes of many of the earth's pressing problems, along with specific suggestions for addressing them.
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Native American values, endangered species, childhood environmental education, environmental business ethics, green politics, and prospects for a sustainable future are the topics of this handbook. Each section contains two pertinent essays by environmentally active writers and educators; identification of critical issues and major corporate and political offenders; and guided options for action, which may be as simple as connecting with nature by filling one's home with live plants or as substantial as organizing an Earth Day workshop. Addresses and sample letters are provided to encourage expressions of concern to corporate executives, national politicians, and foreign heads of state. Also included are addresses of national environmental organizations whose goals relate to these particular issues. An afterword alerts the unwary to the innocuously labeled Wise Use Movement and its deceptively named antienvironmental organizations and agendas. A useful book for the budding or seasoned environmentalist, with an appendix for the online environmentalist. Brenda Grazis
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Rendered obsolete by the internet,
By Matt Hetling "Matt" (Bethel, ME USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Earth Keepers: A Sourcebook for Environmental lssues and Action (Paperback)
This is an interesting format for an enviromental book, but ultimately, I don't think that the structure is as effective as it might have been.
The book is broken into sections, each of which has an introductory essay by the authors, a couple of essays by noted environmentalists who have an area of specialization that applies, and an "action" section that identifies a range of actions that the reader can immediately take to address environmental concerns. In general, however, I didn't really find the essays to be of a particularly high quality, and the action recommendations take up an awful lot of space, which would be more understandable if there weren't similar resources available on the web. Another downside is that the calls for action become dated very quickly, rendering many of them irrelevant. Personally, I prefer when an environmental book focuses on the science of environmentalism, and I get a little uneasy when the spiritual aspect of environmentalism takes a front seat. I understand that an emotional connection to nature is going to be the best way for some people to get motivated, but I would prefer to keep all of the arguments based on logic. When a book is recommending learning Feng Shui as a compenent of environmentalism, that book loses points in my view.
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