Eco Winners: Uncovering the Traits of Successful Environmental Leaders

By Katya Pronichenko

Book Overview

Did you know that going one year without eating beef can save up to 3,432 trees per year? Do you want to become more sustainable and a leader in the environmental field?

Eco Winners: Uncovering the Traits of Successful Environmental Leaders recognizes the leaders of some of the most successful environmental movements of our day and uncovers how they were able to achieve success when others couldn't. In this book, you'll read about:

Eco History Insights into the environmental implications of historical events including the first Agricultural Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and the current agricultural and animal markets Eco Winners The stories of Greta Thunberg, Wangari Maathai, the Mayor of San Luis Obispo Heidi Harmon, and creator of Soul Fire Farm Leah Penniman Eco World Recognizing what makes environmental organizations such as the Environmental Defense Fund and the Sierra Club successful in their environmental advocacy, how companies are switching to becoming more renewable, and what we can do to join this new eco-revolution

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641375205
• ISBN13: 9781641375207
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: New Degree Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary