The Next Eco-Warriors: 22 Young Women and Men Who Are Saving the Planet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573244864 ISBN 13: 9781573244862

Publisher: Red Wheel, 2011

Peter Hammarstedt and Benjamin Potts of Sea Shepherd fame and costars of television's Whale Wars. Enei Begaye, a Navajo/Diné activist bringing green jobs to the reservation. Rob Stewart, award-winning filmmaker of Sharkwater. Jamie Henn, cofounder of 350.org. Wen Bo, founder of China's Greenpeace. Tanya Fields, an urban farmer and poor people's activist in New York City. Meet the 21st century ecoactivists who are devoting themselves to saving our planet. The Next EcoWarriors features the stories of 22 of these emerging leaders and their heroic work in a variety of green revolutions.

Emily Hunter, daughter of Greenpeace cofounders Robert and Bobbi Hunter, introduces us to the feisty and diverse global community of young people who are tackling issues of energy use, overfishing, overconsumption, waste management, the disappearance of indigenous cultures and rainforest, and other urgent environmental/social concerns with a sense of passion and possibility.

Together their message is clear: anyone can be an ecowarrior if they use their talents for change.

From the Author:

"With the tipping point we face from climate change, as well as an assortment of global issues, the world is calling out for the next eco-warriors..."

About the Author:

Emily Hunter, daughter of Greenpeace co-founders Robert and Bobbi Hunter, has worked with numerous environmental campaigns, including saving whales in the Antarctic Ocean and protecting indigenous species of the Galapagos Islands. She is the environmental correspondent for MTV News Canada and climate producer for The Real News Network.