Two Activists Fight to Reclaim Our Environment as a Basic Human Right

John Cronin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Foreword by Al Gore

A modern-day David and Goliath tale, The Riverkeepers is an impassioned firsthand account by two advocates who have taken on powerful corporate and government polluters to win back the river they love.  John Cronin and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. report from the frontline of environmental activism, the Hudson River Valley, to tell us how we too can fight and win by reclaiming a fundamental right that dates back to the Magna Carta—the right to defend and enjoy our invaluable natural resources.

Hardcover, 304 pages

The Economy of Nature

$20.00

The New Economy of Nature
A Quest to Make Conservation Profitable

Gretchen C. Daily and Katherine Ellison

Earth’s ecosystems—forests, wetlands, coral reefs, and the like—are among humanity’s most precious assets, offering such vital services as climate stabilization and water purification.  So why are they being rapidly destroyed?  Philanthropy and government regulations alone simply aren't up to the task of rescuing nature, the authors argue.  Environmentally minded innovators are therefore trying to harness a more potent force—self-interest—to preserve our life-support systems.  Theirs is the quest portrayed in The New Economy of Nature. 

Softcover, 260 pages

 

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Crimes Against Nature is ultimately about the corrosive effect of corporate corruption on our core American values—free-market capitalism and democracy. It is about an administration, the author argues, that has sacrificed respect for the law, public health, scientific integrity, and long-term economic vitality on the altar of corporate greed. It is a book for both Democrats and Republicans, people like the traditionally conservative farmers and fishermen Kennedy represents in lawsuits against polluters.

Hardcover, 244 pages