The idea for Eco-Pioneers came to Steve Lerner while he was
attending the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Although he was
moved by the vision of sustainable development evoked by citizens
and officials at the summit, as a reporter he felt a need to put a
human face on the rhetoric and find out what sustainable
development actually looks like in the United States. He spent the
next four years searching out what he came to call
"eco-pioneers"--the modern pathfinders who are working in the
American pragmatic tradition to reduce the pace of environmental
degradation. These practical visionaries are people who are willing
to push the limits of whatever tools they can find for dealing with
ecological problems.Lerner provides case studies of eco-pioneers
who are exploring sustainable ways to log forests, grow food, save
plant species, run cattle, build houses, clean up cities, redesign
rural communities, generate power, conserve water, protect rivers
and wildlife, treat hazardous waste, reuse materials, and reduce
both waste and consumption. Some of those profiled run businesses,
some address environmental practices within their immediate
community, and some combine their environmental concerns with
social goals such as the creation of inner-city jobs. Together they
are creating ways of living and working that many analysts believe
to be essential to an ecologically sustainable future.
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