Good News for a Change: How Everyday People are Helping the Planet (Paperback)

~ David Suzuki (Author), Holly Dressel (Author) "It seems to be a fact of life that we can only survive by using up and destroying things, if only the food we consume..." (more)
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Product Description

The litany of environmental bad news — rapid extinction of species, pollution, depleted food sources — can be overwhelming, but there's hope too. In this thoughtful look at what’s happening behind the grim headlines, authors David Suzuki and Holly Dressel show that thousands of individuals, groups, and businesses are already changing their ways. They highlight the growing number of profitable companies with a positive presence in their communities, activists and Third World villages practicing true participatory democracy, farmers and ranchers sharing their land with other species — even some governments, local and national, basing economic development on an eco-friendly model. The technologies needed to make a better world, say the authors, are already within reach — and being used. This practical, inspiring guide to saving the planet is based on the true stories of ordinary people who are doing it every day.

Product Details

• Paperback: 412 pages
• Publisher: Greystone Books (August 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155054926X
• ISBN-13: 978-1550549263
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #603,571 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Provides a positive focus and a blueprint for survival, September 23, 2003

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Good News For A Change isn't just another account of disasters and future problems; instead it provides a positive focus and a blueprint for survival by gathering the stories of everyday people and how they are helping to change their world. The solutions to saving the planet exist, the authors maintain: they just have to be identified and implemented on a range of levels. An intriguing survey results.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First book of the genre I bought, August 31, 2005

By	Denis Heraud (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews

I'm beginning studies in Environmental Science and this is the first book I've read along the lines of sustainability. I have to say it was an amazing read. Positive and optimistic but without losing site of how wrong things are right now and of how bad they can potentially get. Very realistic.

There seems to be a focus on sustainable agriculture and foresting, which was enlightning because I had never read much on those particular subjects. There are other interesting topics that are explored in this book.

A must-buy, no doubt about it. Thank you David, for an insightful read... and for fueling my optimism about our future.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An upbeat amalgamation of working solutions, September 23, 2003

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

The collaborative effort of environmental scientist David Suzuki and writer/researcher Holly Dressel, Good News For A Change: How Everyday People Are Helping The Planet is an upbeat amalgamation of working solutions for the improvement human life while enhancing the quality of the environment. Successful plans to save species, conserve soil, and right social wrongs, range from keeping the ocean stocked with fish to preserving biodiversity among grasses and carnivores alike. Good News For A Change is a welcome and timely addition to Environmental Studies collections, as well as recommended for concerned environmental activists as being especially uplifting and inspirational reading.