How The Rich Are Destroying the Earth (Foreword by Greg Palast)
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1603580352 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 140 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hervé Kempf has more than 20 years of experience as a reporter. . He lives in France. He is the environmental editor of Le Monde, France's most influential daily newspaper, and the founder of Reporterre, a Web site devoted to discussion about the environment and social justice
POSSIBLY THE BOOK OF THE CENTURY Josef Bush This small, lean book with its wiry arguments is only 105 pages, followed by notes, and it says a great deal in little time and space. In my opinion, the first three Amazonian reviews are exactly on target: they describe what the book's about and how its put together perfectly well. It's divided approximately into roughly three parts; Ecology, Economics/Sociology, and a little . Krystof said If you don't know of people who "earn" a billion a year, and care little if they or their planet go to hell, read this book. Unfortunately this book's advice seems rather limited to chastizing liberals and leftists. Somewhat missing is a coherent framework whereby environmental activists might become more influential about social justice.Nonetheless this book is endorsed by leaders like John Passacandando, executive director of Greenpeace USA. Hervé Kempf himself is environmental editor of Le . a powerful indictment of the super-rich No question, this is a very significant book, one that needs to be read by anyone who is concerned about what our children and grandchildren's future will look like. Herve Kempf, the environmental editor at Le Monde for many years, draws attention in this book to the issues the economists have fundamentally ignored, ie, that a sustainable future is predicated upon social transf
Read this book, then stop the rich from destroying our only home, and while you're at it destroy the wretched system that allows the rich to do this. Thank you Herve Kempf, and thank you Chelsea Green." --Derrick Jensen, author of A Language Older Than Words and Listening to the Land"Our biosphere is dying, and with it the livelihood of billions. He may infuriate right-leaning American readers allergic to discussions of class warfare, but he's equally hard on the "wobbly" left, "pickled in the idea of progress as it was conceived in the nineteenth century." Although the book's message is deeply disturbing, its uniquely French style of lighthearted, even optimistic seriousness makes it a refreshing and entertaining read."Kempf's warning, from the perch of Le Monde, needs to be heede
And second, despite environmentalists' emphasis that "we're all in the same boat," the world's economic elites--who continue to benefit by plundering the environment--have access to "lifeboats" that insulate them from the resulting catastrophes.Societies have not been able to effectively combat the expanding ecological crisis because it is intimately linked to the social crisis in which the ruling form of capitalism has been organized to impede democratic initiatives. Bringing to bear more than twenty years of experience as an environmental journalist, Kempf describes the invincibility that many of the world's wealthy feel in the face of global warming, and how their unchecked privilege is thwarting action on the single most vexing problem facing our world.In this important primer on the link between global ecology and the global economy, Kempf makes the following observations: First, that the planet's ecological situation is growing ever worse, despite the efforts of millions of engaged citizens around the world. This link explains the failure to make progress against the greatest emergency of our time, because in this relationship the oligarchy plays an essential and destructive role. But Kempf also calls for measured optimism: "Despite the scale of the challenges that await us, solutions are emerging and--faced with the sinister prospects the oligarchs promote--the desire to remake the world is being reborn.". A best seller in France, and already translate