Dorka Keehn,Colin Finlay,Julia Butterfly Hill
Itâ€™s a fact: individuals have the power to change the world.Â And in an age of rampant environmental devastation,Â nothing is as vital as saving our planet and the health ofÂ its inhabitants. ,
  ,Eco Amazons,
, brings together the womenÂ leading the charge to create a sustainable future. TheyÂ are individuals at the forefront of the global preservationÂ movement, making a noticeable difference in all of our lives.Â Through intimate interviews conducted by journalist DorkaÂ Keehn and arresting images by award-winning photographerÂ Colin Finlay, Eco Amazons chronicles and illuminates theÂ critical environmental issues of our time and shows howÂ concern leads to passion, and how passion leads to actionÂ that can be emulated by all., While many of the leaders of the modern environmentalÂ movement have consistently been women, most of theirÂ names, struggles, and successes have yet to achieveÂ national recognition. A generation ago, conservation held theÂ spotlight; but because of these women, the beam is nowÂ shining equally on health and urban issues like clean air andÂ safe drinking water. As the movement has expanded, womenÂ continue to spearhead change in new areas of environmentalÂ focus such as art, design, economics, and food production., With a forward by Julia Butterfly Hillâ€”the internationallyÂ known activist who lived in a redwood tree affectionatelyÂ know as â€œLunaâ€ for 738 daysâ€”this seminal book brings toÂ light the stories and lives of 20 American women making aÂ difference. These eco-warriors include Majora Carter, whoÂ founded the environmental justice organization SustainableÂ South Bronx, which includes one of the nationâ€™s firstÂ urban-farm training programs; Agnes Denes, a pioneer ofÂ the ecological art movement; Julia Bonds, a coal minerâ€™sÂ daughter and the director of Coal River Mountain WatchÂ in the Appalachian Mountains who is fighting the highlyÂ destructive mining practice known as â€œmountaintop removalâ€;Â and Alice Waters, the chef and owner of the award-winingÂ restaurant Chez Panisse, who has championed farmerâ€™sÂ markets and organic products.
Nonfiction,Environment,Conservation
Eco Amazons: 20 Women Who Are Transforming the World