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	This Moment on Earth: Today's New Environmentalists and Their Vision for the Future by John Kerry, Teresa Heinz Kerry
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Product Details Binding Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number 333.72092273 Format Bargain Price Manufacturer PublicAffairs Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 240 Publication Date March 26, 2007 Publisher PublicAffairs Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description The environment, and the movement that grew up to protect it, is under attack—concerted and purposeful. Yet the need for solutions to pressing environmental problems grows more urgent each day. Teresa Heinz Kerry and Senator John Kerry describe how these issues unite people across party and ideological lines. From the San Juan Basin to the Gulf of Mexico to the South Bronx, from mothers on Cape Cod to Colorado ranchers, they found a vibrant coalition of people and communities deploying ingenuity, technology, and sheer will power to save the world they know and love. Now, in this passionate and personal book, Senator John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry shine the spotlight on an inspiring crosssection of these new environmental pioneers. The book combines intensive research with keenly observed personal experiences to present a portrait of Americans devoted to the natural diversity and spectacular uniqueness of our country. It also includes an extensive guide on where and how readers can get involved. Environmentalism isn't dead; it's just being reborn declares the Massachusetts senator and his philanthropist wife. The individuals and groups that the couple profile embody a no-nonsense spunk that defies tired old tree-hugger stereotypes. Deirdre Imus, a children's health advocate and wife of recently dethroned radio personality Don Imus, successfully pressured public schools in the New York City area to switch to nontoxic janitorial products. An apple grower in Washington State forced industrial dairy farms in her community to stop contaminating the water supply with fecal waste, while residents of Louisiana formed bucket brigades to test air quality in their towns. The citizen success stories, especially as voiced by three-time Audie winner Dick Hill, never fail to inspire, but unfortunately the authors veer into conventional public policy polemics just when their grassroots journey begins to hit its stride. Granted, their conclusions about failed leadership in the current political climate stand on solid scientific ground, but a little more focus might have rendered a more cohesive listening experience. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry introduce their environmental policies by providing examples of the dangers facing the environment and the solutions that concerned people have found. They also criticize President Bush's policies at the same time. The Kerrys don't narrate their own book, a decision that disappoints in two respects. First, listeners don't get the chance to hear how potential presidential candidate John Kerry presents his views in the longer form of an audiobook. Second, Dick Hill overemotes at times, making the criticisms less effective. While emphatic, Hill's narration isn't the stirring call to action that the Kerrys intended. This presentation doesn't give the Kerrys' position its best possible showcase. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine 'a forceful new book...which could serve as a primer for how to stop bitching and start a green revolution.' 'inspiring' 'a taut, compelling, well written little book that inspires confidence in Kerry's depth of understanding.' The environment, and the movement that grew up to protect it, is under attack—concerted and purposeful. Yet the need for solutions to pressing environmental problems grows more urgent each day. Teresa Heinz Kerry and Senator John Kerry describe how these issues unite people across party and ideological lines. From the San Juan Basin to the Gulf of Mexico to the South Bronx, from mothers on Cape Cod to Colorado ranchers, they found a vibrant coalition of people and communities deploying ingenuity, technology, and sheer will power to save the world they know and love. Now, in this passionate and personal book, Senator John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry shine the spotlight on an inspiring crosssection of these new environmental pioneers. The book combines intensive research with keenly observed personal experiences to present a portrait of Americans devoted to the natural diversity and spectacular uniqueness of our country. It also includes an extensive guide on where and how readers can get involved. John Kerry has served four terms as Senator from Massachusetts. As ranking member and Chairman of the Fish and Marine subcommittee, he was able to write or rewrite laws affecting national fisheries, flood insurance, marine mammals, coral reefs, the Gulf of Mexico dead zone and to engage very directly in the battles over global climate change, alternative and renewable fuels and fuel efficiency standards. Teresa Heinz Kerry is chairman of The Howard Heinz Endowment and the Heinz Family Philanthropies, and a winner of the Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal for Humanitarianism for her work protecting the environment, promoting health care and education and uplifting women and children throughout the world. Customers who bought this item also bought The Assault on Reason Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit The New American Story An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming Green This! Volume 1: Greening Your Cleaning (Green This!) Customer Reviews for: This Moment on Earth: Today's New Environmentalists and Their Vision for the Future Rating - May A Republican Say Something? Senator Kerry, this is one of the best books I've read in a long time, and I read a lot of books. As a Vietnam veteran who was shot down twice in Vietnam 1968-69, I hope you understand that the Swift Boat guys were exploited by sociopaths. The weak minded simply cannot refuse even the briefest moment in the limelight. They well forsake God and country without hesitation. Supporting you in 2004 has turned out to be one of the smartest things I have ever done. Believe me, it wasn't easy. It temporarily cost me the goodwill ... Read More Rating - Required Reading The material in this book should be put in the public's face daily via media, billboards, etc. It should be required reading. Every mother should understand that a disposable diaper takes 500 years to biodegrade (and as those chemicals in the diaper biodegrade, they pollute and cause potential carcinogens). I would not call the book "bipartisan" as per some of the other reviews, and I think its bashing of the Bush administration (even though I am not a fan) detracted from the overall book. However, it ... Read More Rating - Stories of Hope I was a little skeptical with this book being written by John Kerry. I wasn't sure what to expect. It gives some really good stories of everyday people who just wanted to make a change for the better. They weren't any sort of extremists or hippies. Just people with common sense and the determination to stand up for their right to live in a clean world. Rating - KERRY gETS IT RIGHT Kerry analyzes today;s environmental experts and gets it right. The book is passionate, well researched, spot on and well written. I was pleasantly surprised. I think Kerry was at his best early in the book when he evaluated some of the current plans for saving the Earth. He got a little off track as the book progressed, then veered back on track in the last 100 pages. I highly recommend this book for anybody who cares about the planet. Also recommended: "Earth In The Balance" by Al Gore. Earth ... Read More Rating - Encouragement for activism This book is both inspiring and upsetting. Inspiring for the stories of success in opposing pollution and degradation of the environment and restoration to a more healthy one. It is upsetting to read of the abuses and pollution creating dangerous places to live. It is a call to action that we all need to consider. I got many good ideas about issues I hadn't thought about and it made me think about my local situation. It's good to know people have won battles and corrected abuses. see more reviews See all books by author John Kerry, Teresa Heinz Kerry

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