Award-winning environmental analyst Lester R. Brown and his colleagues chart progress in building the eco-economy, an economy that is compatible with the earth's ecosystem.
Brown explains, for example, why wind-generated electricity with its abundance and falling cost is emerging as the foundation of the new post-fossil fuel energy economy: now cheaper than electricity from coal, oil, or natural gas, it can be used to electrolyze water and produce hydrogen, the fuel of choice for the new fuel cell engines that every major automobile manufacturer is working on. And since an eco-economy relies heavily on recycling materials already in the system, such as steel and aluminum, we learn how, in this new economy, recycling industries will largely replace mining industries. Bringing together in one volume the essential Eco-Economy Updates that are distributed worldwide over the Internet and published in the world's leading newspapers, The Earth Policy Reader monitors the shift from the old economy to the new.
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[Lester Brown is] a far-reaching thinker. -- U.S. News & World Report
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Lester R. Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute, is one of the world’s most widely published authors, with books in more than forty languages. He has been honored with numerous prizes, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the United Nations Environment Prize, and Japan’s Blue Planet Prize. He lives in Washington, DC.
Janet Larsen is an author and the director of research for Earth Policy Institute. She has written on topics ranging from natural resources availability to population growth and climate change. Prior to the creation of Earth Policy Institute, Janet worked at Worldwatch Institute, providing research support for State of the World and contributing to Vital Signs.
Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts is a research assistant in natural resources and environmental science for the Center for Sustainable Systems. He lives in Michigan.
Earth Policy Institute was founded in 2001 by Lester Brown with the goal of designing global sustainability plans. The EPI has so far published seven books along with shorter publications such as the Plan B Updates series.
Janet Larsen is an author and the director of research for Earth Policy Institute. She has written on topics ranging from natural resources availability to population growth and climate change. Prior to the creation of Earth Policy Institute, Janet worked at Worldwatch Institute, providing research support for State of the World and contributing to Vital Signs.
Bernie Fischlowitz-Roberts is a research assistant in natural resources and environmental science for the Center for Sustainable Systems. He lives in Michigan.
Earth Policy Institute was founded in 2001 by Lester Brown with the goal of designing global sustainability plans. The EPI has so far published seven books along with shorter publications such as the Plan B Updates series.
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As populations have multiplied and incomes have risen, demands on the natural support systems of many economies have become excessive, generating ecological deficits. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
more destructive storms, new energy economy, oceanic fish catch, ecological deficits, discussion with author, future food security, water productivity, world grain markets, expanding deserts, oceanic fisheries, aquifer depletion, green power, wind resources Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Middle East, Inner Mongolia, Great Plains, North China Plain, United Kingdom, South Africa, Arctic Ocean, New York, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, World Bank, North Africa, Viet Nam, Winter Storm Europe, World War, Global Climate Coalition, United Nations, Western Europe, European Union, North Pole, Central Asia, Department of Energy, Intergovernmental Panel, Kyoto Protocol New!
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As populations have multiplied and incomes have risen, demands on the natural support systems of many economies have become excessive, generating ecological deficits. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
more destructive storms, new energy economy, oceanic fish catch, ecological deficits, discussion with author, future food security, water productivity, world grain markets, expanding deserts, oceanic fisheries, aquifer depletion, green power, wind resources Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Middle East, Inner Mongolia, Great Plains, North China Plain, United Kingdom, South Africa, Arctic Ocean, New York, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, World Bank, North Africa, Viet Nam, Winter Storm Europe, World War, Global Climate Coalition, United Nations, Western Europe, European Union, North Pole, Central Asia, Department of Energy, Intergovernmental Panel, Kyoto Protocol New!
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- Vital Signs 2003-2004: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future by Worldwatch Institute on 14 pages
- World Economic Outlook: April 2002 : Recessions and Recoveries by International Monetary Fund on 6 pages
- State of the World 2003 by The Worldwatch Institute on 4 pages
- State of the World 1986: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society by Lester R. Brown on 4 pages
- The North Pole by Kathan Brown on page 153, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Plan B: Rescuing a Planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble by Lester R. Brown on 4 pages
- Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble by Lester Russell Brown on 4 pages
- The New Consumers: The Influence Of Affluence On The Environment by Norman Myers in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Investigating and Evaluating Environmental Issues and Actions: Skill Development Program : Spiral by Harold R. Hungerford on page 89, and page 90
- The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won by Peter Navarro on page 55, and Back Matter
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