Planet in Our Hands: A Simple Guide to Saving the Earth
By Maxwell R. Wynter
In a time when our planet faces unprecedented challenges—from climate change to digital misinformation—Planet in Our Hands offers an inspiring and practical guide to making a difference.
This book empowers readers to take meaningful action, both as individuals and as part of a collective movement, to create a sustainable future for ourselves and generations to come.
What You’ll Learn:
- Simple, Actionable Steps: Discover practical ways to reduce your carbon footprint, conserve resources, and live sustainably.
- Navigate the Digital Age: Learn how to spot and combat misinformation that threatens our understanding of critical issues.
- The Role of AI and Technology: Understand the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence in shaping our future.
- Climate Advocacy Made Easy: Find out how you can advocate for change in your community and beyond.
What Readers Are Saying:
- "Maxwell Wynter has written a profound yet accessible and easy-to-read guide to understanding, confronting, and combating some of our time's environmental and existential challenges."
- "An excellent summary of the climate pit we've dug ourselves into, how we got here, and how we can dig ourselves out if we choose to. But will we choose to? Hopefully there will be a sequel."
- "This book is perfect if you want straightforward, achievable ways to help the planet and live more sustainably without feeling overwhelmed. Highly recommend it for anyone looking to learn more and do their part!"
Why This Book Matters:
Planet in Our Hands goes beyond just identifying problems—it provides you with the tools and motivation to be part of the solution. Whether you're an eco-conscious individual, an educator, or simply curious about how you can help, this book offers hope, clarity, and practical guidance.
Join the movement today—because the planet is in our hands.
About Maxwell R. WynterMax is about to complete his 7th decade and, in those years, he has lived a number of lives. As an undergraduate at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies Max's interest in Physics led to him receiving the department prize in 1974. He followed this with a postgraduate diploma in Applied Physics. This diploma was a step to a master's degree in applied physics. His master's degree project was to computerize the University's laser radar research station, at the time, the largest such facility in the world. The Physics department used this facility to research aerosols, fine solid particles in the Earth's atmosphere. This is where Max's interest in air pollution began. Then work and life got in the way. Max did not complete that degree. Instead, he focused on his work as an Electronic Engineer at the Gleaner Company, one of the world's oldest newspaper publishers. This is where his interest in honest, fact-based news was sparked, and he became a self-described "news junkie". Eventually he became the Managing Director and CEO of the Jamaica Observer, another national daily newspaper and competitor to the Gleaner Company.In between the Gleaner and the Observer Max partnered with a friend to start a computer company and then became the President of the Jamaica Computer Society. He left the computer company to become the CEO of Jamaica Digiport International - a telephone company. At the Jamaica Computer Society Max founded the Jamaica Computer Society Education Foundation with a mission of having a computerized classroom in every high school in Jamaica by the year 2000. This goal was achieved, and these classrooms were used to teach students computer science as well as math and the general sciences. At Jamaica Digiport, Max started a call centre with 15 workstations, a pilot project to show that this industry was viable in Jamaica. The industry now employs over 40,000 persons in Jamaica.While at Jamaica Digiport he was invited to be one of the first Commissioners of The Global Information Infrastructure Commission and sat on the commission for 4 years. In the 1990's he traveled the world speaking on the use of information technology in national development and in education. He does not consider himself to be a physicist, electronic engineer, computer engineer or newspaper publisher although, in his career, he has been all of those. Instead, he reads a lot of books, papers and publications that the average person cannot find the time to read. This book is his attempt to communicate important messages in one easy to read book.Max completed his education with an MBA and has strong views on business ethics, corporate social responsibility, our common humanity and the planet that we all call home. He lives with his wife Anne in Canada.
