The State Of The Planet

Description : ;Now in paperback.;A 'condition report' on the state of the world's environment, arranged in four chapters: earth, air, water, energy.; Now in paperback. Read this book, and act on it - for the sake of the planet. Table of Contents : Contents Foreword by David Suzuki Dear Reader... A Problem in Two Parts Changing Our Ways: Sustainable Development 1 EARTH Razing Our Forests Biodiversity and the Extinction of Species Feeding the Billiions: Farmers Try to Keep Up Digging Stuff Up, Using It, Then Throwing It Away ...and now for the good news 2 WATER Rivers and Lakes Water and Health The Oceans: Biggest Rubbish Dump in the World ...and now for the good news 3 AIR Warming Up the World Other Air Pollution Stay Indoors...Where It's Safe? ...and now for the good news 4 ENERGY Generating Electricity Transport ...and now for the good news A Final Word Glossary Index About the Author : John Nicholson worked as an architect, graphic designer and illustrator before beginning to write and illustrate children's books in 1990. He now writes full-time. John, his partner and their daughter live in the Victorian bush in an idiosyncratic solar- and wind-powered house they built themselves.