Summary of The Grassroots of a Green Revolution

The Grassroots of a Green Revolution by Robert Rodale offers an inspiring look at how making small changes on an individual level can have a significant impact on the global environment. Rodale examines the history of the green revolution from its origins in the 1960s and 1970s and its later embrace of mainstream politics and corporate interests. He illustrates how, throughenthusiastic activism and grassroots organizing, citizens have successfully enacted change. Rodale profiles eco-heroes of past and present who have fought for and won the environmental protection of land, air, and water, and provides readers with thirty-three practical tips for easily incorporating the green lifestyle into daily lives. He argues that these small actions can begin to reverse the environmental decline of the world.