Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress & a Civilization in Trouble
by Lester Brown, WW. Norton.
Anything Lester Brown writes is important to read. Just as goverments in Africa watched HIV infection rates rise and did little, he writes, the U.S. is watching CO2 levels rise and doing little. We must move beyond timid, incremental actions. Our only hope is change based on market signals that tell the ecological truth. This means restructuring the tax system by lowering income taxes and raising taxes on environmentally destructive activities to incorporate ecological costs. Plan B is the only viable option, because Plan A, business as usual, offers an unacceptable outcome.
Eco-industrial Strategies: Unleashing Synergy between Economic Development & the Environment
Edited by Edward Cohen-Rosenthal, Greenleaf Publishing
It’s nice to see Ed’s work continuing after his tragic death in 2002. Ed was Director of the Work and Environment Initiative at Cornell, a true leader in industrial ecology, and passionate about the environment and the places people work. This book sums up his work, exploring the key issues in eco-industrial development and a compendium of case studies from around the world.
Eco-Industrial park (EIP) enthusiasts view industrial parks as dinosaurs of industrial development, which are being replaced by parks, virtual and physical, that link manufacturers in a “waste equals food” cycle of production. EIPs draw on the overall system of company ecology – relationships between suppliers, customers, geography and market – to nourish corporate success – and the environment.
How to Change the World : Social Entrepreneurs & the Power of New Ideas
by David Bornstein, Oxford University Press.
What business entrepreneurs are to the economy, social entrepreneurs are to social change. They are, writes David Bornstein, the driven, creative individuals who question the status quo, exploit new opportunities, refuse to give up – and remake the world for the better. How to Change the World tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals – in many countries from the U.S. to Brazil and Hungary – providing an In Search of Excellence for socially responsible business. The book shows, as its title suggests, that with determination and innovation, a single person can make a surprising difference. For anyone seeking to make a positive mark on the world, this will be both an inspiring read and an invaluable handbook.
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