"The greenhouse effect is us, and it is specifically us in the
Western world" This is one of the messages at the beginning of
Anita Gordon and David Suzuki's startling view of our future on
Earth. More than any other time in history, the 1990s have marked a
turning point for human civilization. Not only are we facing
ecological disasters that will affect our ability to survive, but
the crisis is forcing us to reexamine the entire value system that
has governed our lives for the past two thousand years.
Anita Gordon and Suzuki warn us of the transition we will need
to make if we are to arrive safely in the next century. More than a
book on the environment, this is a book about us as a species: our
shortsightedness, our failure to read the warnings, our inability
to grasp the significance of our actions-and the tough decisions we
have to make in order to save ourselves.
The power of the book lies in the consensus of the many voices,
those of scientists and other scholars, that speak through it. The
components of our predicament--global warming, soil erosion, acid
rain, species depletion, ozone damage, rainforest destruction,
overpopulation--are quantified with authority. And never before has
such a strong consensus been expressed in a single warning. The
message we receive is that our actions are taking place in a
political and economic world that demands radical change.
In an effort to counteract this blueprint for disaster, Gordon
and Suzuki present a resounding rebuttal of technological optimism
and the belief that continued economic growth is a prerequisite for
environmental reform. The intellectual fog of sustainable
development is incisively dispelled, and in its place the authors
suggest practical contributions that individuals as well as
governments can make toward creating a "conserver society."
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