Earth in the Balance

Posted on 07 November 2017 by Al Gore

Re released on the heels of Al Gores 1 New York Times bestseller, An Inconvenient Truth, comes the paperback edition of his classic bestseller, Earth in the Balance First published in 1992, it helped place the environment on the national agenda now, as environmental issues move front and center in the public consciousness, the time is right to reflect deeply on the fat Download Earth in the Balance by Al Gore – kino-fada.fr We learned, for example, that in some areas of Poland, children are regularly taken underground into deep mines to gain some respite from the buildup of gases and pollution of all sorts in the air One can almost imagine their teachers emerging tentatively from the mine, carrying canaries to warn the children wh...Gore deserves some serious credit for writing this book in 1992, before it was in vogue to care about the environment And though things are now worse than when this was written, this book still seemed valuable to me I have, of course, seen An Inconvient Truth some bits of which are taken from Earth in the Balance , but this book helped give me a fuller understanding of Gore s thoughts on the environmental crisis.The first section Balance at Risk is the strongest Here is where Gore lays o Gore deserves some serious credit for writing this book in 1992, before it was in vogue to care about the environment And though things are now worse than when this was written, this book still seemed valuable to me I have, of course, seen An Inconvient Truth some bits of which are taken from Earth in the Balance , but this book helped give me a fuller understanding of Gore s thoughts on the environmental crisis.The first section Balance at Risk is the strongest Here is where Gore lays out the major problems humanity is facing Global warming and ozone depletion...I read this right after seeing An Inconvenient Truth because I was curious to see what Gore had done in this format, and also to see how his perception of the environment had changed in the years between the two works.The problem with this book, and the reason I don t recommend it, is that it s short on science and long on spiritual religious newage rhymes with sewage malarkey A book on environmentalism should persuade the reader with facts and explanations, and it should let scientists speak I read this right after seeing An Inconvenient Truth because I was curious to see what Gore had done in this format, and also to see how his perception of the environmen...Super Al wrote this book in the early 1990 s when he was in the Senate Almost ten years before running for President against Bush That election has cost world ecology a decade Gore s Earth in the Balance is a clear warning given to the human race against it s relentless carbon fuelled rape of mother earth The ecology issues haven t changed since A.G wrote the book, they re justurgent now.He writes of the dysfunctional human spirit that he traces back to the ideas of Rene Descartes an Super Al wrote this book in the early 1990 s when he was in the Senate Almost ten years before running for President against Bush That election has cost world ecology a decade Gore s Earth in the Balance is a clear warning given to the human race against it s relentless carbon fuelled rape of mother earth The ecology issues haven t changed ...An excellent piece of work by Mr Gore Although I commiserate his electoral loss, I appreciate his taking the opportunity to produce this work I agree with the cover, an outstanding piece of leadership in our time of need I have a new found respect for Mr Gore It is depressing that since this book was published, progress has not been meted out to meet the need If you feel that you want or need to address the global environmental imbalance, this is an excellent resource to put it all in con An excellent piece of work by Mr Gore Although I commiserate his electoral loss, I appreciate his taking the opportunity to produce this work I agree with the cover, an outstanding piece of leadership in our time of need I have a new found respect for Mr Gore It is depressing that since this book was published, progress has not been meted out...I shudder to think that our destructive habits have worsened since Earth in Balance s conception in 92 Earth in Balance is laden with emotive stories and facts, proceeded by Gore s proposed solutions Gore s occasional attempts to harmonize religion and environmentalism both impress and amuse, as it has become apparent during the current conservative presence that we must de polarize the two to achieve success.The book is far from brief, which, in all honesty, could turn several desired au I shudder to think that our destructi...Having attempted in earlier chapters to understand the crisis from the perspectives offered by the earth sciences, economics, sociology, history, information theory, psychology, philosophy, and religion, I now want to examine, from my vantage point as a politician, what I think can be done about it 270.It s a remarkable work of synthesis at times, Gore overstretches especially the bit about religion , but I can really appreciate his attempt to make the environment the organizing principl Having attempted in earlier chapters to understand the crisis from the perspectives offered by the earth sciences, economics, sociology, history, information theory, psychology, philosophy, and religion, I now want to examine, fro...Long before AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH became famous, Gore wrote EARTH IN THE BALANCE in 1992, an amazing book with detailed research He had just turned 40, lost the presidential bid, and his 6 year old son had been hit by a car Gore worked on the book as he sat by his son s hospital bed If anyone needs proof as to how brilliant this man is, just read this book On p 12 he states In the end, we must restore a balance within ourselves between who we are and what we ar...The book provides a great overview of many environmental problems the world has experienced or is currently facing I was expecting it to beof a discussion on climate change, but it delved into all kinds of topics that one would pick up in an introductory environmental sciences class For someone with vary little background in this field, I would highly recommend this book For those who are already pretty well versed in the topic, the book will seem pretty repetitive with what the reader The book provides a great overview of many environmental problems the world has experienced or is currently facing I was expecting it to beof a discussion on climate change, but it delved into all kinds of topics that one would pick up in an introductory environmental sciences class For someone with vary little background in this field, I would highly recommend this book For those who are already pretty well versed in the topic, the book will seem pretty repeti...The seeds of AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH are right here Well written by perhaps the smartest man ever elected for president of the USA.

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07 November 2017

Al Gore