Earth Rising
Subtitle: American Environmentalism In The 21St Century
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: February 2, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781559635837
Subjects: Environmentalist thought & ideology; Environmentalist, conservationist & Green organizations; 21st century; Life Sciences - Ecology; Conservation Of Natural Resources (General); Ecology; Science; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; USA; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Science / Environmental Science; Environmentalism; United States
First sentence: About a century ago, in the middle of a thunderstorm high in the Sierra Nevada, a gaunt, bearded man climbed to the top of a wildly swaying evergreen tree, in order, he later explained, to enjoy riding the wind.
Description: "Philip Shabecoff, environmental journalist, has spent more than two decades thinking and writing about the environment and related subjects. In Earth Rising, he draws on that experience, as well as extensive interviews with a wide range of people, to offer a pointed and thought-provoking critique of the current state and future prospects of the American environmental movement.".

"He makes a compelling case that another wave of environmentalism is needed - more powerful, diverse and sophisticated, visionary and flexible. Earth Rising offers a detailed road map that can guide environmentalists toward that new and reenergized place in society."--BOOK JACKET.