“lester r brown”

Over the past few years Lester R. Brown has written several bestselling works that have made us aware of the need for sustainable development. This latest work shows that we have created a bubble economy, one whose output is artificially inflated by overconsuming the earth's natural capital. The pre... More

Report assessing society's ability to sustain itself without hurting the next generation... More

In this updated edition of the landmark book, Brown outlines a survival strategy for the early 21st-century civilization. He warns that the only effective response to the world-wide environmental disruption is a World War II-type mobilization like that in the U.S. after the attack on Pearl Harbor."H... More

"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.Lester Brown, "the guru of the global environmental movement" (The Te... More

Articles from "World Watch" magazine examine environmental threats such as the greenhouse effect and dwindling supplies of water and natural resources and offer a vision of an environmentally responsible future... More

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.... More