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Tim Flannery is on a mission. He believes that human activity is drastically altering the earth's climate, and that before too long these changes will have a devastating effect on life on this planet. He wants to mobilize the social and political will to address this problem before it's too late. That's why Tim Flannery wrote The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In this important and provocative new book, which debuted on The New York Times best-seller list, Flannery tells the fascinating story of climate change over millions of years to help us understand the predicament we face. He carefully lays out the science, demonstrating the substantial, human-induced climate change and the likely ecological effects to the planet if this process continues. He then proposes a game plan to halt-and ultimately reverse-this damaging trend. Tim Flannery is director of the South Australian Museum, and chairman of the State Science Council and Sustainability Roundtable, as well as the National Geographic Society's Australasian representative. He spent a year as professor of Australian studies at Harvard, where he taught in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. In 2002, he became the first environmentalist to deliver The Australia Day address to the nation, and in 2005 he was honored as Australian Humanist of the Year. A regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and The Times Literary Supplement, Flannery also contributes to ABC Radio, NPR and the BBC. He has also written and hosted several Documentary Channel specials, including The Future, and Islands in the Sky.

AbstractEmerging as a principal theme of the new millennium, sustainability is based in collaboration for problem solving—as opposed to confrontation and intransigence. Sustainability concerns the environment, the economy, and social equity. Each April 22 (the anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970—as well as the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency) provides a symbolic context as we move beyond compliance and link America's environmental performance to our future needs. Sustainability is inspired by our appreciation for the goodness of nature and God's gifts to us all. It is amplified by the freedom with which we have been blessed as a nation. It is a journey—a path forward—through which we can demonstrate responsibility for future generations. And securing our nation's freedom implies a non‐negotiable demand on our Army to be ready for the task. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.