In less than his lifetime, the population of the Earth trebles and the appetite for resources quadruples. Since then we've used up more resources than were used in all previous history. It is a book about making the world a better, greener place, printed on paper that didn't cause the cutting or pulping of a single tree. Kenaf paper is made from the fibers of a plant of the hibiscus family, which thrives in the American South and Southwest. Brower is survived by his wife, Anne, daughter, Barbara of Portland and sons Ken of Oakland and John and Robert of Berkeley and three grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending.
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