50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth: Completely New and Updated for the 21st Century

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Author: John Javna

ISBN-10: 1401322999

ISBN-13: 9781401322991

Category: Conservation of natural resources -> Citizen participation

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Together, We Can Make a DifferenceToday's environmental problems may seem too overwhelming for one person to tackle . . . but you don't have to do it alone. Now you have partners--50 of them.50 Simple Things, the revolutionary 1990 bestseller, is back in a completely revised, updated edition . . . and it's just as innovative and groundbreaking as the original. The authors have teamed up with 50 of America's top environmental groups, including The Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Wildlife Federation, and Rainforest Action Network. Each group has chosen one issue and provided a simple, step-by-step program that will empower you and your family to become citizen activists in the fight to save the Earth.It's easy to get started. Just pick one! Fight global warming "one city at a time" with the Sierra Club's Cool Cities CampaignRoll up your sleeves and save an endangered species with the Wilderness SocietyProtect coral reefs and create a marine reserve with SeacologyGet your congregation excited about protecting God's creations with Interfaith Power and LightInvite songbirds into your neighborhood with the National Audubon Society All it takes is a little effort. When we work together, we can work miracles! Get started now!

A Simple Story: John     7Sophie's Voice     12A Matter of Security: Jesse     14How to Use This Book     16Bring Back the Electric Car (Friends of the Earth)     20Go Organic (National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture)     22Here Comes the Sun (American Solar Energy Society)     24Support Sustainable Forestry (Rainforest Alliance)     26Save the Coral Reefs (Seacology)     28An Invisible Threat (Earthjustice)     30Vote for the Earth (League of Conservation Voters)     32The Law of Nature (Endangered Species Coalition)     34The Right Tree in the Right Place (TreePeople)     36The Cool Cities Campaign (Sierra Club)     38They Paved Paradise ... (Waterkeeper Alliance)     40Save Your Energy! (Alliance to Save Energy)     42Think Globally, Eat Locally (Food Routes Conservancy)     44God's Green Earth (Interfaith Power and Light)     46Up the Creek... (Izaak Walton League of America)     48Growing Warmer (National Wildlife Federation)     50Grow a Green Marketplace (Co-op America)     52Park It Here (Trust for Public Land)     54Save the Whales...Again (EarthIsland Institute's International Marine Mammal Project)     56Too Much Gas! (Natural Resources Defense Council)     58Support Fair Trade (TransFair USA)     60Clean Up the Mines (Earthworks)     62Drop by Drop (American Rivers)     64Build It Green (U.S. Green Building Council)     66Born to be Wild (The Wilderness Society)     68Down the Drain (Food & Water Watch)     70For the Birds (National Audubon Society)     72Teach Your Children (Green Flag Program for Environmental Leadership)     74Make New Dirt (Eco-Cycle)     76Consider the Alternatives (Union of Concerned Scientists)     78It's a Plastic World (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)     80Home on the Refuge (Defenders of Wildlife)     82All Aboard! (Environmental Law and Policy Center)     84Save the Wetlands (Environmental Concern)     86We've Got Chemistry (Environmental Working Group)     88What's Bugging You? (Pesticide Action Network)     90Save the Living Rivers (WildEarth Guardians)     92Greener by the Dozen (Center for a New American Dream's Responsible Purchasing Network)     94Over the Top (Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition)      96The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Greenpeace)     98"It's Alive!" (True Food Network)     100Hook, Line & Sinker (Oceana)     102Going, Going... (Center for Biological Diversity)     104A New Threat to Rainforests (Rainforest Action Network)     106Do Your Share(s) (As You Sow)     108Welcome to Solar City (Vote Solar)     110When, Where, and How Many? (Population Connection)     112Turn Up the Heat (1Sky)     114Target: Zero Waste (GrassRoots Recycling Network)     116Green-Collar Jobs (Green for All)     118Meet Your Partners     12050SimpleThings.com     128