Provides reasons and ways to ensure a sustainable earth, and includes information from climate studies, international policies and important ecological issues. The book includes quotations from influential environmentalists and leaders including Martin Luther King, Jr., Al Gore, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Martin Luther King, Jr., Walt Whitman, Henry David Thoreau, Howard Zinn, E.F. Schumacher, William Shakespeare, Ayn Rand, Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa.

All of life is interconnected -- The health of the Earth defines our well-being -- Water is the essence of all life -- The air we breathe -- The limits of fossil fuels -- The food that nourishes -- The fragile balance -- Love the Earth -- Make wiser choices -- Choose to reduce -- Embrace green technology -- Recycle, reuse, repair -- Think local -- Cherish the Earth's precious gifts.