You are here : exposing the vital link between what we do and what that does to our planet by Kostigen, Thomas instant download

You are here : exposing the vital link between what we do and what that does to our planet by Kostigen, Thomas instant download

xi, 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 21 cm, An environmental journalist describes his visits to vulnerable places throughout the world to shed light on the actual costs of everyday choices, in a report that links electricity use to the melting polar ice caps, and newspapers to the destruction of the rainforests, Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-243) and index, Losing our past : Jerusalem, Israel -- Our future : Mumbai, India -- We are not alone : Borneo, Southeast Asia -- What are we doing? : Linfen City, China -- Distant consequences : Shishmaref Village, Alaska -- Nature's oxygen factory : the Amazon jungle -- The reality of our actions : the Fresh Kills Landfill, New York -- Where the currents take our trash : the Eastern Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean -- The greatest problem no one has heard about : the Great Lakes, Duluth, Minnesota -- Where to spread your wings : home, Santa Monica, California