num_pages: 407
description: 
  Re-released on the heels of Al Gores #1 New York Times bestseller, An Inconvenient Truth, comes the paperback edition of his classic bestseller, Earth in the Balance. First published in 1992, it helped place the environment on the national agenda; now, as environmental issues move front-and-center in the public consciousness, the time is right to reflect deeply on the fate of our planet and commit ourselves to its future. While An Inconvenient Truth closely examines one menace to our environmentglobal warmingEarth in the Balance takes a broader approach, focusing on the threats that everyday choices pose to our climate, water, soil, and diversity of plant and animal life. A passionate, lifelong defender of the environment, Gore describesin brave and unforgettable termshow human actions and decisions can endanger or safeguard the vulnerable ecosystem that sustains us. 

language: English
title: Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit
titlecomplete: Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit
genres: Nature, History, Sustainability, Environment, Science, Climate Change, Nonfiction, Social Science, Ecology, Politics
ratings_count: 1447
publisher: Rodale Books