Eco barons
Subtitle: the dreamers, schemers, and millionaires who are saving our planet
By: Edward Humes.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ecco
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780061350290
Subjects: Center for Biological Diversity; Environmentalism; Environmentalists -- United States -- Biography; Conservationists -- United States -- Biography; Environmental protection -- Citizen participation; Global warming; Nature conservation -- Citizen participation; Endangered ecosystems; Endangered species
Genres: Biography
Other titles: Dreamers, schemers, and millionaires who are saving our planet
Description: The story of the remarkable visionaries who have quietly dedicated their lives and their fortunes to saving the planet from ecological destruction. While many people remain paralyzed by the scope of Earth's environmental woes, eco barons--a new and largely unheralded generation of Rockefellers and Carnegies--are having spectacular success saving forests and wildlands, pulling endangered species back from the brink, and pioneering the clean and green technologies needed if life and civilization are to endure. Journalist Humes tells of the former fashion magnate who has saved more rainforests than any other person, the college professor who patented the plug-in hybrid car, the impoverished owl wranglers who founded the nation's most effective environmental group, and the former Hollywood pool cleaner who became the guiding force behind a worldwide effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This book proves that one person with determination and vision can make a difference.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-[347]) and index.