Last chance
Subtitle: preserving life on earth
By: Larry J. Schweiger.
Publisher: Fulcrum Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Golden, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9781555917173
Subjects: Global warming; Global environmental change; Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric; Plants -- Effect of global warming on; Glaciers -- Environmental aspects; Polar bear -- Effect of pollution on; Environmental protection; Conservation of natural resources
Description: ". Schweiger breaks down the science behind our looming environmental catastrophe and makes it clear that global warming is the responsibility of everyone, no matter the age, politics, or beliefs."--Inside jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the nature of tomorrow; title: The science and the rapidly approaching reality; title: It's a small world after all; title: What happens in Greenland will not stay in Greenland; title: The victims, the perpetrators, and the enablers; title: Struggling species are facing global warming; title: As the arctic melts, polar bears are in trouble; title: The greatest show on earth; title: In the absence of light; title: The time for mental change and immediate actions; title: Renewing, recharging, and rebuilding america; title: Putting the black back in our soils; title: The role of environmental education; title: Last chance.