Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Worldwatch Institute Board of Directors
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Boxes, Tables, and Figures
Foreword - Børge Brende, Norwegian Minister of the Environment
Preface
State of the World: A Year in Review - Lori Brown
Chapter 1: The State of Consumption Today - Gary Gardner, Erik Assadourian, and Radhika Sarin
Behind the Scenes: Plastic Bags
Chapter 2: Making Better Energy Choices - Janet L. Sawin
Behind the Scenes: Computers
Chapter 3: Boosting Water Productivity - Sandra Postel and Amy Vickers
Behind the Scenes: Antibacterial Soap
Chapter 4: Watching What We Eat - Brian Halweil and Danielle Nierenberg
Behind the Scenes: Bottled Water
Behind the Scenes: Chicken
Behind the Scenes: Chocolate
Behind the Scenes: Shrimp
Behind the Scenes: Soda
Chapter 5: Moving Toward a Less Consumptive Economy - Michael Renner
Behind the Scenes: Cell Phones
Chapter 6: Purchasing for People and the Planet - Lisa Mastny
Behind the Scenes: Paper
Chapter 7: Linking Globalization, Consumption, and Governance - Hilary French
Behind the Scenes: Cotton T-shirts
Chapter 8: Rethinking the Good Life - Gary Gardner and Erik Assadourian
State of the World: A Year in Review
Chapter 1
Plastic Bags
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Bottled Water
Chicken
Chocolate
Soda
Chapter 5
Cell Phones
Chapter 6
Paper
Chapter 7
Cotton T-shirts
Chapter 8
Index