The Earth's Last Wilderness: A Quest to Save Antarctica
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swan, Robert / Reavill, Gil, PUBLISHER: Broadway Books, "Adventurer turned environmentalist Robert Swan illuminates ong>theong> perils facing ong>theong> planet come "--"ong>theong> year when ong>theong> international treaty protecting Antarctica is up for review"--"and ong>theong> many steps that can be taken to avoid environmental calamity. "In , when Robert Swan walked across Antarctica, ong>theong> fragile polar environment was not high in his mind. But upon his return, ong>theong> earth's perilous state became personal: Robert's ice-blue eyes were singed a pale gray, a result of being exposed to ong>theong> sun's rays passing unfiltered through ong>theong> depleted ozone layer. At this moment, his commitment to preserving ong>theong> environment was born, and in "Antarctica " Swan details his journey to awareness, and his firm belief that humans can reverse ong>theong> harm done to ong>theong> planet thus far, and secure its future for generations to come. Despite ong>theong> dire warnings Swan raises in "Antarctica "--exponentially high greenhouse-gas levels; rising seas; massive species extinction--he says ong>theong>re is much we can do to avert looming disaster. Ultimately an upbeat call to action, his book provides ong>theong> information people need to understand ong>theong> world's crisis, and ong>theong> tools ong>theong>y need to combat it, ultimately showing us all that saving Antarctica amounts to saving ourselves. "From ong>theong> Hardcover edition."