Earth in the Balance

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"In this eloquent and unusual memoir of discovery Al Gore faces honestly the unremitting evidence of science. The result is a powerful summons to abandon apocalyptic despair for the politics of life and hope." —BILL MOVERS
"Earth in the Balance is a brilliantly written, prophetic, even holy book, clearly pointing the way we need to change to assure the survival of our grandchildren, I pray it will have the dramatic impact it deserves—and must have for our collective salvation. Please read it."
— M. SCOTT PECK
"A global environmental crisis threatens to overwhelm our children's generation. Mitigating the crisis will require a planetary perspective, long-term thinking, political courage and savvy, eloquence and leadership—all of which are in evidence in Al Gore's landmark book."
—CARL SAGAN
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©PASSIONATE DEFENDER OF the environment for more than twenty years, Senator Ai Gore is now convinced that the engines of human civihzation have brought us to the brink of catastrophe.... Tovább

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"In this eloquent and unusual memoir of discovery Al Gore faces honestly the unremitting evidence of science. The result is a powerful summons to abandon apocalyptic despair for the politics of life and hope." —BILL MOVERS
"Earth in the Balance is a brilliantly written, prophetic, even holy book, clearly pointing the way we need to change to assure the survival of our grandchildren, I pray it will have the dramatic impact it deserves—and must have for our collective salvation. Please read it."
— M. SCOTT PECK
"A global environmental crisis threatens to overwhelm our children's generation. Mitigating the crisis will require a planetary perspective, long-term thinking, political courage and savvy, eloquence and leadership—all of which are in evidence in Al Gore's landmark book."
—CARL SAGAN
vr '
©PASSIONATE DEFENDER OF the environment for more than twenty years, Senator Ai Gore is now convinced that the engines of human civihzation have brought us to the brink of catastrophe. In this brave and provocative book, Gore argues that only a radical rethinking of our relationship with nature can save the earth's ecology for future generations.
Astonishingly, some politicians and business leaders still insist the threat isn't real. But Gore proves that it is: using the latest research, he demonstrates that the quality of our air, water, and soil is at grave risk. And where once the problems were local or regional, they are now global. Such alarming issues as rising CO 2 levels, the deteriorating ozone layer, and the rapid destruction of the world's rain forests must now be considered from a strategic point of view.
The roots of this crisis reach into every aspect of society, and Gore's forceful analysis of where we've gone wrong ranges across politics, history, science, economics, psychology, and religion. A sizable portion of the blame, he argues, must be assigned to our political leaders, many of whom ignore the long-term consequences of timid policy choices. Likewise, most economists have failed to calculate the true cost of our ravenous consumption of nonrenewable resources. In a groundbreaking analysis, Gore uses the metaphor of a dysfunctional family to show how human civilization must heal itself — psychologically and spiritually — before we can heal our ailing environment.
In the book's final part, Gore argues that only a worldwide mobilization can
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save us from disaster. In a brilliant and comprehensive plan for action, Gore addresses issues that involve not only the earth's ecology but also population trends, appropriate technology, and environmental education.
The severity of the environmental crisis requires a bold and visionary response, and Al Gore believes that it will take nothing less than a new conception of both the individual and civilization. This illuminating and deeply personal book is required reading for all who perceive the urgent need to bring the earth back into balance.
Al Gore, Democratic senator from Tennessee, was a journalist for seven years before winning a seat in the House of Representatives in 1976. Elected to the Senate in 1984, he has spent the past fifteen years leading the fight in Congress to save the global environment. With his wife. Tipper, and their four children, Senator Gore lives in Carthage, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C. Vissza