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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots List Price: $16.00 Amazon.com's Price: $10.88 You Save: $5.12 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 338.927 EAN: 9780977825363 ISBN: 0977825361 Label: Polipoint Press Manufacturer: Polipoint Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 282 Publication Date: September 01, 2007 Publisher: Polipoint Press Studio: Polipoint Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: After centuries of economic activity based on extraction, exploitation, and depletion, we now face undeniable environmental threats. New business models that save or restore natural resources are critical. But how can we translate that insight into more sustainable practices? BUILDING THE GREEN ECONOMY shows how community groups, families, and individual citizens have taken action to protect their food and water, clean up their neighborhoods, and strengthen their local economies. Their unlikely victories???over polluters, unresponsive bureaucracies, and unexamined routines???dramatize the opportunities and challenges facing the local green economy movement. The authors also: * Lay out strategies for a more successful green movement * Describe how communities have protected their victories from legal and political challenges * Provide key resources for local activists * Include conversations with Rocky Anderson, Lois Gibbs, Anuradha Mittal, David Morris, Michael Shuman, and others Average Rating:
 Rating: - Excellent BookThis book was an excellent compendium of stories and interviews that provide a baseline of hope for the Green movement. But it is more -- it illustrates the limits of our current political system and shows how the needs of our citizens are constantly sacrificed for the benefit of multi-national corporations. Although the subtitle is "success stories from the grassroots", it really is as much a call to grassroots political activism as it is a celebration of it. Basically, the message is that people ... Read More Rating: - Empowering and excitingThis was one of my favorite books of 2007. The book offers a variety of accessible, engaging tales from the front lines. From worm poop to the Boston Tea Party, the authors do a great job of telling stories that leave the reader feeling refreshed, educated, and heartened. Whether you're a seasoned activist or just getting involved, this book offers a variety of resources and success stories. It's time that we start celebrating what works in our communities, and this book shows how. 
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