TheinspiringpeopleandgrassrootsorganizationsthatareonthefrontlinesofthebattletosavetheplanetAstheworld’sscientistshavecometogetheranddeclareda“climateemergency,“thefighttoprotectourplanet’secologicalresourcesandthepeoplethatdependonthemismoreurgentthanever.Buttherealbattlesforourfuturearetakingplacefarfromtheheadlinesandinternationalconferences,inmostlyforgottenAmericancommunitieswherethebrutalrealitiesofindustrialpollutionandenvironmentaldegradationhavelongbeenplayingout.TheWorldWeNeedprovidesavividintroductiontoAmerica’slargelyunsunggrassrootsenvironmentalgroups--oftenledbyactivistsofcolorandthepoor--valiantlyfightingbackinAmerica’sso-calledsacrificezonesagainstindustriespoisoningourskiesandwaterwaysandheatingourplanet.Throughoriginalreporting,profiles,artwork,andinterviews,welearnhowtheseactivistgroups,almostalwaysworkingonshoestringbudgets,aredevisingcreativenewtactics;buildingsustainableprojectstotransformlocaleconomies;andorganizingpeoplelongoverlookedbytheenvironmentalmovement--changingitsfacealongtheway.Capturingtherivetingstoriesandhard-wonstrategiesfromabroadcrosssectionofpivotalenvironmentalactions--fromStandingRocktoPuertoRico--TheWorldWeNeedoffersapowerfulnewmodelforthelargerenvironmentalmovement,andinspirationforconcernedcitizenseverywhere.
