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1	Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization more books like this by Lester R Brown add to wishlist The world faces many environmental trends of disruption and decline. The scale and complexity of issues facing our fast-forward world have no precedent. With "Plan A", business as usual, we have neglected these issues overly long. In "Plan B 3.0", Lester R. Brown warns that the only effective response now is a Second World War-type mobilisation ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $9.50! \| signed copies \| SVS
2	Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble more books like this by Lester R Brown add to wishlist The world faces numerous environmental trends of disruption and decline such as rising temperatures, falling water tables and rising sea levels. In addition, the world faces the peaking of oil, the addition of 70 million people per year, a widening global economic divide and the spread of international terrorism. The global scale and growing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Outgrowing the Earth: The Food Security Challenge in an Age of Falling Water Tables and Rising Temperatures more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist In this eye-opening report, the president of Earth Policy Institute reveals how human demands are outstripping the earth's capacities and what needs to be done about it. see all copies from $3.42! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Forest Journey: The Role of Wood in the Development of Civilization more books like this by John Perlin add to wishlist One of the most important environmental issues facing our planet is the destruction of the world's forests. The problems associated with deforestation include depletion of firewood supplies, severe flooding, accelerated loss of soil and declining soil productivity. All of us face a catastrophic future because of worldwide deforestation; the loss ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
5	Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist Lester Brown notes that if the environmental trends of recent decades continue, the global economy will soon begin to unravel. The food sector, he believes, is the most vulnerable. Record-high temperatures and falling water tables are already taking the edge off grain harvests in some countries, including China, the world's largest grain producer. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Who Will Feed China?: Wake-Up Call for a Small Planet more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist This work discusses the consequences for the world's food supply of rapidly increasing prosperity in China and the "Tiger" economies of the Far East. It argues that the prospects of food production keeping pace with growing population and growing consumer demands for protein are not good. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.24! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Building a Sustainable Society more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Eco-Economy: Building a New Economy for the Environmental Age more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist "The guru of the global environmental movement" ("The Telegraph of Calcutta") argues that, like the Sumerian and Mayan civilizations, our economy is fast destroying its environmental support systems, threatening future generations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The World Watch Reader: On Global Environmental Issues more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist This collection of articles, originally published in "World Watch" magazine, offers a diagnosis of environmental problems as well as a practical vision of an environmentally sound future. Contributors address global warming, renewable energy sources, pollution and deforestation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Tough choices : facing the challenge of food scarcity more books like this by Lester R. Brown add to wishlist In this title the author uses up-to-the-minute information to respond to the widening gap between world demand for grain and lagging yields of oceanic fisheries and croplands. He proposes steps that can be taken to expand food production and buy additional time to stabilize population, and he also explores opportunities for reducing per-capita ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	State of the World, 1991 more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist 1991 edition of the leading guide to global environmental issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12	State of the World 1990: A Worldwatch Institute on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society more books like this by Lester Russell Brown, Alan Durning add to wishlist 1990 edition of the leading guide to global environmental issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	State of the World 1992 more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist 1992 edition of the leading guide to global environmental issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14	The Twenty Ninth Day more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.46! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Vital Signs 2000: The Environment Trends That Are Shaping Our Future more books like this by Worldwatch Institute, Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist This book lets readers track key indicators that show social, economic, and environmental progress, or the lack of it. The data has been distilled from thousands of documents obtained from government, industry, scientists, and international organizations into 45 "vital signs" of our times. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	State of the World 1993: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist 1993 edition of the leading guide to global environmental issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	State of the World, 1995: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist 1995 edition of the leading guide to global environmental issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	Vital Signs 1995: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! new only from $15.62! \| first editions
20	State of the World 1987 more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist 1987 edition of the leading guide to global environmental issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| first editions
21 view cover	State of the World 1994: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist This companion volume to "Vital Signs: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future" provides a basic reference source for understanding the present condition of the global environment and the Earth's resources. It includes discussion of environmental health risks and renewable energy sources. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22	State of the World 1988: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist 1988 edition of the leading guide to global environmental issues. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Vital signs 2000-2001 : the environmental trends that are shaping our future more books like this by Lester R. Brown, Michael Renner, Brian Halweil, Linda Starke add to wishlist This ninth annual edition of "Vital Signs" takes the world's pulse by compiling a wide-ranging collection of trends that identify both problems and progress in the quest for a sustainable society. It highlights both alarming situations and encouraging developments. Part One is a comprehensive presentation of the key indicators in areas such as ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $27.70! \| first editions
24	World Without Borders more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Vital Signs, 1994: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future more books like this by Lester Russell Brown add to wishlist Vital Signs 1994: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future concisely presents the good news, the bad news, and some surprises about the health of our planet and civilization. Worldwatch's award-winning researchers have culled information from around the globe to come up with some 44 keys indicators that best track change in our environmental, ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS

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