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Describing a contemporary approach to homesteading, conservation and
more sustainable living, Rural Renaissance will appeal to a wide range
of cultural creatives, conservation entrepreneurs and both arm-chair
and real-life homesteaders regardless of where they live. 
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Green plans are the most effective strategies yet developed for moving
from industrial environmental deterioration to postindustrial sustainability.
Johnson provides the first detailed and understandable examination of
the theory, implementation, and performance of green plans in the Netherlands,
Canada, and New Zealand. 
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Johnson writes about his true adventures studying wildlife and cultures
throughout the world. 
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Describes pioneering efforts to create sustainable shelter for the billions
currently under-housed. It surveys projects around the world that are
housing the homeless (without destroying natural habitats to do so)
by drawing upon local traditions such as bamboo, straw bale and earthen
construction. 
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Presents a surprising new business principle: By applying strategies
and practices gleaned from nature, by emulating what it once sought
to conquer, big business can attain greater and more sustainable profits.
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Your road map to creative self-employment, providing tangible resources,
inspiration and support for creating your own entrepreneurial lifestyle.
It is the first book to address the changing career needs of the post-boomer
generation, proving tangible resources, motivation and support to explore
alternatives. 
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Focuses on the politics and economics of an industry subsidized by ports
as well as by local, regional, and national governments and running
roughshod over environmental and other laws and regulations. Through
confidential documents and meetings with port officials, corporate executives,
politicians, and industry insiders, it includes information never previously
reported. 
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Takes a pragmatic, nuts-and-bolts look at the myriad government efforts
to promote renewables, and reports back on what works, what doesn't,
and why. In clear, jargon-free language, this book shows how and why
some policies have achieved impressive results, and others have failed.
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Describes a plan for reducing U.S. oil use by 50% by 2025 and ending
foreign oil dependency. The plan is market-based and uses existing technology.
Elements include more efficient oil and natural gas use, superefficient
vehicles, and development of cellulostic ethanol. 
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How to collect and critically analyze data and information. Suggests
a straightforward process of numerical analysis, using relatively simple
math techniques, to make sense of numbers and turn them into knowledge.
