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001 2009278157
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008 090521s2009 nyu b 001 0deng d
010 $a 2009278157
020 $a9780061350290
020 $a006135029X
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn232977855
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050 00 $aGE195$b.H84 2009
082 04 $a363.70092273$222
100 1 $aHumes, Edward.
245 10 $aEco barons :$bthe dreamers, schemers, and millionaires who are saving our planet /$cEdward Humes.
246 30 $aDreamers, schemers, and millionaires who are saving our planet
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bEcco,$cc2009.
300 $ax, 367 p. ;$c24 cm.
520 $aThe story of the remarkable visionaries who have quietly dedicated their lives and their fortunes to saving the planet from ecological destruction. While many people remain paralyzed by the scope of Earth's environmental woes, eco barons--a new and largely unheralded generation of Rockefellers and Carnegies--are having spectacular success saving forests and wildlands, pulling endangered species back from the brink, and pioneering the clean and green technologies needed if life and civilization are to endure. Journalist Humes tells of the former fashion magnate who has saved more rainforests than any other person, the college professor who patented the plug-in hybrid car, the impoverished owl wranglers who founded the nation's most effective environmental group, and the former Hollywood pool cleaner who became the guiding force behind a worldwide effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This book proves that one person with determination and vision can make a difference.--From publisher description.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 312-[347]) and index.
650 0 $aEnvironmentalism.
650 0 $aEnvironmentalists$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aConservationists$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aEnvironmental protection$xCitizen participation.
650 0 $aGlobal warming.
610 20 $aCenter for Biological Diversity.
650 0 $aNature conservation$xCitizen participation.
650 0 $aEndangered ecosystems.
650 0 $aEndangered species.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2009278157-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2009278157-d.html