Even though this is a bit outdated its still very relevant and if anything you know things are worse now than when the book was written. It makes you realize how bad things are and really has you brainstorming ways to make a difference. I think everyone should read this book so everyone can be on the same page. Definately a must read

This book was written over 14 years ago and the republicans made fun of Gore back then calling him the “ozone man, he’s way out their.” He was also right, and the leaders of the Republicans, the Corporates new it but manipulated their base. If you tell a lie long enough, and stay on track with the message, your base will believe anything. As Hitler said, people are not motivated by sound information, facts, but emotions and feeling (I love that). How can anyone not believe what this book presented in 1994? Gore was not only right, but underestimated the impact of global warming. The Corporate party knew, but because it would impact their profit line they told their emotional followers to believe them and not sound scientific facts. Even today, Earth in The Balance predictions are buried under the impact of Global Warming, the Corporate party lies and say’s ‘it’s just an natural thing, you know, climate change. As Gore explains, never in recorded history has this earth been hit with a sudden climate change of less than a century that didn’t create a massive die off. The last one was 65 million years ago. The next one has already started, and there's nothing we can do to stop it. Remember the thing about emotions against reason?

I read this book shortly after it came out in the early 90s—Al Gore wrote it while a senator. Viewed from a twenty years later perspective his dire predictions of global warming, the depletion of the ozone layer and other environmental concerns seem ahead of their time given current concerns. However, environmentalists were certainly aware of the crisis back then—just not nearly as many of us were paying attention.

Nutritious, but God is it slow and dense.

Some great ideas and forward thinking for 1992, but I didn't feel very engaged reading this book.

I think people should read this just to be reminded of all the doom and gloom that never came true. Gore's been hawking this snake oil for decades and nothing's changed. This book is historical documentation of it.

Subtract one star for occasionally sounding too self-congratulatory and politicizing a discussion that stands firmly on its own merit without introducing politics at all.

yeah that's right, I voted for him. And would do it again...

even though it has been written in 2006 and politics in US has changed since then in a drastically way, the warnings and findings in this book are still valid. And the hints to do "better" at the end of the book can still encourage each and everyone to do their share to save our planet.

363.7 Gor; must be requested

Sometimes I look at a book and think it’s too late, that if I didn’t read it closer to its release it’s no longer relevant. In this case, listening to 1992 Al Gore was a revelation and the hindsight made the book more meaningful for me. I was ten years old so I saw this period through a child’s eyes but I’ve lived through the intervening years and seen how some of the predictions played out. I also gained new clarity and perspective on Gore and his motivations.

Terrific. Another important one that I've gone back to over years. The issue I've referred to others is his framework to get control of our overpopulation problem (and how fast it is happening). He suggests 3 ways to get it under control: 1. Cut childhood mortality (so developing countries don't have to have many children to make up for it). 2. Availability of appropriate birth control. 3. Empowerment of women.