Paradise Regained: The Regreening of Earth (Hardcover)

Introduction: Welcome to the Present.- Part I: Mythical Paradise - Fire: Formation of the Earth and Solar System. The Earth Before Man: Utopia or Nightmare?- Part II: Paradise Lost? The Environmental Dilemma: Progress or Collapse? Exploding Population. Climate Change. Vanishing Life. Diminishing Energy. Humans Before the Industrial Age: A Desirable Ecological Goal?- Part III: Paradise Regained. Raw Materials from Space. Power from the Sun. Environmental Monitoring from Space. Protecting the Earth. Mitigating Global Warming. Settling the Solar System. Paradise Regained: An Optimistic Future.- Afterword: Why Space Advocates and Environmentalists Should Work Together.