Soil Not Oil: Environmental Justice in an Age of Climate Crisis

by Vandana Shiva

Book Overview

This modern-day Silent Spring addresses climate change head on, arguing that the solution to this global crisis lies in sustainable, biologically diverse farms In Soil Not Oil, Vandana Shiva explains... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896087824
• ISBN13: 9780896087828
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: South End Press
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent environmental study

Very well written. Vandana Shiva is a knowledgable and well respected scientist. She makes a convincing case for the disadvantaged and displaced poor and indigenous people of the world. I agree with her that we need to restore ancient customs and methods of agriculture and rural villages if we want a healthy planet.

Shiva - A World Treasure

Thank God for Vandana Shiva. In an insanely materialistic and rapacious world corrupted by corporate theft, her intelligence, depth and humanity are a breath of fresh air for decent people the world throughout. Read this book and others by someone who understands and articulates the consequences of a world where mindless corporate power is pillaging the globe in frightening Terminator II fashion. J.B.

Extremely Insightful

This book is an amazing read. And presents the facts around the seemingly progressive environmental policies and protocols. Very important read!

so good

really really good, makes you think a must read (if you like this type of stuff)

Another outstanding book by Vandana Shiva!

In her latest book, Vandana Shiva, a leading opponent of water privatization and biotechnology, takes on the energy and transportation sectors, exposing how the oil industry is causing climate chaos and food insecurity. She also condemns industrial biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel, arguing that the mass production of genetically engineered monoculture crops like corn and soy is robbing the poor of land and food. Furthermore, tropical rainforests which are crucial carbon sinks are being bulldozed to plant soy and palm plantations, killing these delicate ecosystems along with the indigenous peoples that inhabit them. While trading in one's automobile for an oxcart, donkey, or bicycle may seem like a bizarre idea to most middle-class white folks in the global north, such sustainable alternatives are the norm for millions of people in Latin America, Asia, and Africa and should be embraced by everyone concerned about climate stability. I, personally, found Vandana Shiva's childhood recollections of riding an elephant to school totally delightful! Given the frightening reality of peak oil, global warming, and the worldwide agrarian crisis, this is an extremely important and thought-provoking book. Please read it and do what you can to support decentralized, small-scale, biodiverse, local, organic food systems and sustainable, carbon-neutral transportation alternatives!