Fred Pearce

Confessioni di un eco-peccatore: viaggio all'origine delle cose che compriamo (2009)

Pearce picks various items in his home (from broad categories such as clothing, food, technology) and tracks the items through their life cycle. The book begins a bit vague but slowly builds in focus. He includes a variety of items, some of which have positive footprints and others which do not. ...

Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff (2008)

This book is choc-a-bloc full of facts yet reads like a novel! Never normally one to chose to read non-fiction this was a pleasant surprise. The book was incredibly informative on the benefits and conflicts of manufacture be it for cotton and clothes or computer mice. Not only did this book expan...

With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in Climate Change (2007)