Ebook The Brown Agenda : My Mission to Clean up the World's Most Life-Threatening Pollution in FB2, PDF, EPUB
9781595808189 English 1595808183 Everyone's heard about "going green," but few are aware of the more dire and sinister "brown" pollution--sites where man-made toxic pollutants have taken root and spread. Brown areas, which mostly pop up in developing nations, occur when aggressive industrialization combines with a lack of government oversight to breed environmental atrocities. Brown sites poison millions of people every year, many of whom eventually die from the toxins they've been exposed to. Those who survive may endure far worse sentences, condemned to live lives of needless, constant suffering. Pollution is the single largest cause of death in the developing world, and one in seven people in low-to-middle income countries die as a result of pollution. Simply put, pollution is now the world's largest single health risk. After witnessing several brown sites firsthand, environmentalist Richard Fuller founded Blacksmith Institute, a global non-profit that puts boots on the ground in some of the most toxic places on earth. Blacksmith--since re-branded as Pure Earth--initiates the hard, dirty work of remediating these locations, and gets results. Organizations such as the World Bank, the UN, and the European Commission now recognize Pure Earth as the leading expert for dealing with toxic pollution throughout the developing world. At this time, Pure Earth has cleaned up 75 toxic sites, improving the lives of over 4 million people, including nearly a million children. They are currently working to clean up an additional 24 toxic sites, which will improve the lives of another 3 million individuals. "The Brown Agenda" details the incredible journey of Richard Fuller--from his dangerous yet ultimately successful fight to save tens of thousands of acres of rainforest in the Amazon to establishing Great Forest Inc., one of the leading sustainability consultancies in the United States, to his creation of Blacksmith Institute/Pure Earth. The book also introduces readers to the brown agenda and offers specific solutions as to how this environmental hurdle can be dealt with by presenting stories of the most toxic sites faced by Pure Earth. It also invites readers to participate in combating brown sites all over the world by suggesting specific ways they can make an impact easily and effectively., Pollution is the single largest cause of death in the developing world. One in seven people in low- and middle-income countries die as a result of it. Simply put, pollution is now the world's most prevalent health risk. And yet, while most everyone has heard about "going green," few are aware of the more dire and sinister "brown" pollution--places where man-made toxic pollutants have taken root and spread. Brown sites poison millions of people every year, causing needless suffering and death. After witnessing several brown sites firsthand and meeting families trapped by poverty in these toxic hot spots, environmentalist Richard Fuller founded the Blacksmith Institute, now renamed Pure Earth, a global nonprofit that initiates large-scale cleanups of some of the most polluted places on earth. The Brown Agenda details Fuller's inspirational journey--from his dangerous yet ultimately successful fight to save hundreds of thousands of acres in the Amazon rain forest to his creation of Pure Earth. In this vivid account of his perilous travels to the earth's most toxic locations, Fuller introduces readers to the plight of the "poisoned poor," and suggests specific ways people everywhere can help combat pollution all over the world.
9781595808189 English 1595808183 Everyone's heard about "going green," but few are aware of the more dire and sinister "brown" pollution--sites where man-made toxic pollutants have taken root and spread. Brown areas, which mostly pop up in developing nations, occur when aggressive industrialization combines with a lack of government oversight to breed environmental atrocities. Brown sites poison millions of people every year, many of whom eventually die from the toxins they've been exposed to. Those who survive may endure far worse sentences, condemned to live lives of needless, constant suffering. Pollution is the single largest cause of death in the developing world, and one in seven people in low-to-middle income countries die as a result of pollution. Simply put, pollution is now the world's largest single health risk. After witnessing several brown sites firsthand, environmentalist Richard Fuller founded Blacksmith Institute, a global non-profit that puts boots on the ground in some of the most toxic places on earth. Blacksmith--since re-branded as Pure Earth--initiates the hard, dirty work of remediating these locations, and gets results. Organizations such as the World Bank, the UN, and the European Commission now recognize Pure Earth as the leading expert for dealing with toxic pollution throughout the developing world. At this time, Pure Earth has cleaned up 75 toxic sites, improving the lives of over 4 million people, including nearly a million children. They are currently working to clean up an additional 24 toxic sites, which will improve the lives of another 3 million individuals. "The Brown Agenda" details the incredible journey of Richard Fuller--from his dangerous yet ultimately successful fight to save tens of thousands of acres of rainforest in the Amazon to establishing Great Forest Inc., one of the leading sustainability consultancies in the United States, to his creation of Blacksmith Institute/Pure Earth. The book also introduces readers to the brown agenda and offers specific solutions as to how this environmental hurdle can be dealt with by presenting stories of the most toxic sites faced by Pure Earth. It also invites readers to participate in combating brown sites all over the world by suggesting specific ways they can make an impact easily and effectively., Pollution is the single largest cause of death in the developing world. One in seven people in low- and middle-income countries die as a result of it. Simply put, pollution is now the world's most prevalent health risk. And yet, while most everyone has heard about "going green," few are aware of the more dire and sinister "brown" pollution--places where man-made toxic pollutants have taken root and spread. Brown sites poison millions of people every year, causing needless suffering and death. After witnessing several brown sites firsthand and meeting families trapped by poverty in these toxic hot spots, environmentalist Richard Fuller founded the Blacksmith Institute, now renamed Pure Earth, a global nonprofit that initiates large-scale cleanups of some of the most polluted places on earth. The Brown Agenda details Fuller's inspirational journey--from his dangerous yet ultimately successful fight to save hundreds of thousands of acres in the Amazon rain forest to his creation of Pure Earth. In this vivid account of his perilous travels to the earth's most toxic locations, Fuller introduces readers to the plight of the "poisoned poor," and suggests specific ways people everywhere can help combat pollution all over the world.