{"product_id":"simple-things-wont-save-the-j-robert-hunter-9780292731134","title":"Simple Things Won't Save the Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe drive cars with \"Save the Whales\" bumper stickers, buy aerosol sprays that advertise \"no chlorofluorocarbons,\" and wear T-shirts made from organically grown cotton. All of these \"earth friendly\" choices and products convince us that we are \"thinking globally, acting locally\" and saving the planet. But are we really?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative book, J. Robert Hunter asserts that using catchy slogans and symbols to sell the public on environmental conservation is ineffective, misleading, and even dangerous. Debunking the \u003ci\u003eFifty Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e approach, Hunter shows that there are no simple solutions to major environmental problems such as species extinction, ozone depletion, global warming, pollution, and non-renewable resource consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The use of slogans and symbols, Hunter argues, simply gives the public a false sense that \"someone\" is solving the environmental crisis--while it remains as serious now as when the environmental movement began. Writing in plain yet passionate prose for general readers, he here opens a national debate on what is really required to preserve the earth as a habitat for the human species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Robert Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292731132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292731134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.04w x 0.53d","brand":"J. Robert Hunter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435349094655,"sku":"9780292731134","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0924802-0270-45db-a313-2f24f97bc0cd.jpg?v=1777149822","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/simple-things-wont-save-the-j-robert-hunter-9780292731134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}