IN SEARCH OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE:
MOVING BEYOND BLAME
By Bruce Piasecki, President and Founder of the AHC Group
and Peter Asmus, Former Senior Associate at the AHC Group
For the past thirty years, citizens alarmed by an increasingly fouled environment have searched for a means to assess — and correct — the health of the land we inhabit. Now, with this eye-opening volume, we can at last identify what we've been doing right — and what we've been doing wrong.
Using information largely unavailable to the public, experienced policy analysts Piasecki and Asmus offer a timely and consise resource proposing practical solutions to today's most pressing environmental concerns. Drawing on the latest reports and surveys and on the opinions of officials, policymakers, activists, industry leaders, and ordinary citizens, they address the issue that dominate the headlines and our lives:
- global warming
- deforestation
- the nuclear industry
- toxic dumping
- national sacrifice zones
- alternative energy sources
- agricultural abuse
- the search for solutions
- issues management
- reliable strategies
- and more....
Clearly thought-out and passionately presented, here is a now accepted blueprint for survival, a masterly exploration of how industries, enviromental concerns, and voters can work hand-in-hand to make our land fruitful and healthy once more. This work has become a trusted source since its release by Simon & Schuster in 1990.
A clarion call to action, In Search of Environmental Excellence is essential reading for today's generation, which recognizes that only by moving beyond blame can the answers be secured.
Some Critical Acclaim for In Search of Environmental Excellence:
- Won Book of the Year Award by the Nature Society of England
- Elected as a Quality Paperback Edition
- Selection Title for Rodale Press and Island Press
- Excerpted widely in the Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, and other syndicates
And here is a rousing endorsement of the book from a high-profile defense contractor:
"In the early 1990s, the Department of Defense's (DOD) Environmental Budget approached the budget of the entire U.S. EPA. Bruce Piasecki's In Search of Environmental Excellence: Moving Beyond Blame built a powerful insight around the irony of the DOD's leadership in addressing environmental issues. Piasecki mapped the unique alignment within the DOD between their mission, their massive budget, and environmental stewardship. His insights still shape the work of the DOD and its business partners in pursuing that mission.
"In 2007, with the emergence of huge multinational companies, Piasecki has again discovered a critical alignment that will shape our future. Companies, rather than nations, are taking the lead in social causes such as environmental sustainability, energy conservation and worker safety. World Inc. discusses the alignment of these social causes with the core financial and quality demands of corporations in the marketplace. Business leaders will want to read Piasecki's exploration of this new alignment and what it means to future corporate competitiveness. Activists in the causes of energy, environment and health must read it as a handbook to new partners and tools in pursuit of their vital missions.
— Jerry Hudson
Vice President & Chief Quality Officer
Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC)
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