A Force for the Future
Inside NRDC's Fight to Save the Planet and Its People
Published on 6. August 2020
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-7892-1372-3 (ISBN)
Description
In 1970, a group of young lawyers launched a new kind of organisation
and helped secure the country's bedrock environmental laws. Ever since,
the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has harnessed its legal and
scientific expertise to become one of the fiercest protectors of public
health and the environment. In this recounting of NRDC's 50-year
history, cofounder John Adams tells the ongoing story about fighting the
world's most powerful polluters and winning. Alongside archival
photography and insider accounts, Adams celebrates a half century of
victories, everything from saving whales to getting lead pipes out of
Flint, Michigan, to protecting treasured landscapes, like Alaska's
Katmai National Park & Preserve. But the book is also a road map for
the future, offering hard-won lessons on how to tackle problems that
lie at the intersection of science and society. Today, as humanity faces
the climate crisis, the stakes have never been higher nor the solutions
more complex which is why NRDC remains uniquely positioned as the
earth's best defense.
and helped secure the country's bedrock environmental laws. Ever since,
the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has harnessed its legal and
scientific expertise to become one of the fiercest protectors of public
health and the environment. In this recounting of NRDC's 50-year
history, cofounder John Adams tells the ongoing story about fighting the
world's most powerful polluters and winning. Alongside archival
photography and insider accounts, Adams celebrates a half century of
victories, everything from saving whales to getting lead pipes out of
Flint, Michigan, to protecting treasured landscapes, like Alaska's
Katmai National Park & Preserve. But the book is also a road map for
the future, offering hard-won lessons on how to tackle problems that
lie at the intersection of science and society. Today, as humanity faces
the climate crisis, the stakes have never been higher nor the solutions
more complex which is why NRDC remains uniquely positioned as the
earth's best defense.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 307 mm
Width: 241 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1293 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7892-1372-3 (9780789213723)
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Person
John H. Adams cofounded NRDC - the nation's first
environmental advocacy group - in 1970, serving as the organisation's
first executive director and later as its president until 2006.
Throughout his career, Adams has received various awards, including the
2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Adams is currently the chair of the
board of the Open Space Institute and sits on the boards of numerous
environmental organisations, including NRDC.
environmental advocacy group - in 1970, serving as the organisation's
first executive director and later as its president until 2006.
Throughout his career, Adams has received various awards, including the
2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Adams is currently the chair of the
board of the Open Space Institute and sits on the boards of numerous
environmental organisations, including NRDC.
Content
Table of Contents
Letter from Robert Redford
Preface by Alan Horn
Foreword by Frances Beinecke
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part I: A Message From a Wounded Planet
Hold the Salt Save the Whales
The Battles for the Boreal
Sound Science Speaks Volumes
Solutions Spotlight: Taking One's Medicine
Poison Control
Solutions Spotlight: A Growing Concern
Defending Our Shores
Sea of Intranquility
The Right to Clean Water
A Confluence of Expertise
A Global Reach
Solutions Spotlight: Sustainable With Style
Part II: The Law of the Land (and Sea)
American Revolutionaries
Playing Defense
Solutions Spotlight: The Extinction Trade
Cap-and-Invest
Solutions Spotlight: On Higher Ground
Energy Efficiency, an Unsung Hero
Solutions Spotlight: The Power Playing Field
Pole Position
The Battle for the North
The Land Manages Us
Victories that Run Deep
All Eyes on Paris
Part III: Standing Together
Lifting the Curtain
Solutions Spotlight: The Political Shop
When the Past Presents an Imminent Danger
Going Against the Flow
Follow the Petcoke
In for the Long Hauls
Solutions Spotlight: Trimming the Waste
When Music Saves a Mountain-and Beer Saves the Water
Rocky Times for Pebble Mine
U.S. Cities Take On the Climate Crisis
Solutions Spotlight: Shining a Light on Equity
Epilogue by Gina McCarthy
NRDC Trustees 1970-2020
Index
Letter from Robert Redford
Preface by Alan Horn
Foreword by Frances Beinecke
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part I: A Message From a Wounded Planet
Hold the Salt Save the Whales
The Battles for the Boreal
Sound Science Speaks Volumes
Solutions Spotlight: Taking One's Medicine
Poison Control
Solutions Spotlight: A Growing Concern
Defending Our Shores
Sea of Intranquility
The Right to Clean Water
A Confluence of Expertise
A Global Reach
Solutions Spotlight: Sustainable With Style
Part II: The Law of the Land (and Sea)
American Revolutionaries
Playing Defense
Solutions Spotlight: The Extinction Trade
Cap-and-Invest
Solutions Spotlight: On Higher Ground
Energy Efficiency, an Unsung Hero
Solutions Spotlight: The Power Playing Field
Pole Position
The Battle for the North
The Land Manages Us
Victories that Run Deep
All Eyes on Paris
Part III: Standing Together
Lifting the Curtain
Solutions Spotlight: The Political Shop
When the Past Presents an Imminent Danger
Going Against the Flow
Follow the Petcoke
In for the Long Hauls
Solutions Spotlight: Trimming the Waste
When Music Saves a Mountain-and Beer Saves the Water
Rocky Times for Pebble Mine
U.S. Cities Take On the Climate Crisis
Solutions Spotlight: Shining a Light on Equity
Epilogue by Gina McCarthy
NRDC Trustees 1970-2020
Index