Examines ways that groups, families, or individuals can take action to protect water and food, strengthen the economy, and clean up neighborhoods. Introduction Section One Toxic Avengers Introduction 15(2) Sick and Tired of Living Next to (S)hell: Residents Force an Oil Giant to Pay for Toxic Terror 17(14) Conversation: Lois Gibbs 31(4) Sludge Busters: Porter, Pennsylvania Sets New Rules for Corporations 35(12) Conversation: Gopal Dyaneni 47(4) What You Can Do: Neither Paper Nor Plastic 51(4) Section Two Food and Water Introduction 53(2) Green Acres in the Windy City: Urban Farming Grows Food Justice in Chicago 55(11) Conversation: Maude Barlow 66(4) Seeds of Change: Dakota Farmers Give Monsanto the Boot 70(14) Conversation: Anuradha Mittal 84(5) Loggers and Lizards Find Common Ground: Saving an Oregon Watershed 89(10) Green Revolution: Urban Organic Agriculture in Cuba 99(7) Street Beets: Urban Farmers Get Hip to Growing 106(4) What You Can Do: Get It Fresh From the Farm 110(3) Section Three From Mean Streets to Green Streets Introduction 111(2) Breaking the Chains: Parents and Locals Transform a Juvenile Prison 113(15) Conversation: Van Jones 128(4) Participatory Budgeting and Direct Democracy 132(3) Culture Shift in the Land of the Giants: A California County Redefines Corporate Rights 135(10) Conversation: Thomas Linzey, Esq. 145(5) Patriot Actions: Citizens Organize to Defend the Constitution 150(6) What You Can Do: Take Over City Hall 156(5) Section Four Power to the People Introduction 158(3) Give Me an ``E''!: Rival Colleges Compete for Sustainability 161(8) Conversation: David Morris 169(4) Beyond Hot Air: Cities Lead the U.S. on Tackling Climate Change 173(8) Conversation: Ben Namikin 181(3) Crude Awakening: The Peak Oil Challenge 184(2) Sweden Declares Independence from Oil 186(3) Harnessing the Saudi Arabia of Wind: The Rosebud Sioux Bring Renewable Energy to the Dakotas 189(10) What You Can Do: Plug Into the Movement 199(4) Section Five The Freedom of Everyone to Be Enterprising Introduction 200(3) Putting Mom and Pop First: Utah Promotes Local Business and Town Character 203(13) Conversation: Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson 216(6) Green Grapes: Fetzer Winery Cultivates a Triple Bottom Line 222(7) No Boss: Worker-Owned Co-ops Redefine ``Office Politics'' 229(7) Conversation: Omar Freilla 236(4) ``Your Business Plan Is Complete Garbage'': The TerraCyde Story 240(2) Conversation: Michael Shuman 242(4) What You Can Do: Buy Close By 246(2) Conclusion: Building the Movement 248(11) Resources 259(11) Index 270(8) Acknowledgments 278(1) Notes 279(3) About the Authors 282