Greg Cunningham continues his investigative reporting, but brings it home and keeps it more local with his Exposé on Sustainability. His small town is threatened with extinction when a big box store comes into the area and sucks out all of the money. He investigates the many facets of sustainability while the little town fights for its existence.
The Demise of Small Towns 1
The Homestead. 7
Selling the Pitch. 19
Confronting MallMart 23
The Sustainability Tour 31
Peak Oil 56
Our Healthcare System.. 66
Into the Mouth of the Beast 75
Waste at City Hall 81
The Local Food System.. 89
Wealth Inequality. 94
The Lap of Luxury. 103
The Mountain. 122
Walkable, Bikeable Cities 134
The Wedding. 143
The Hoosier Environmental Council 148
AASHE Conference. 156
Confrontation at Home. 162
Jones, Hackett, and Williamson. 167
The Birth. 171
Cradle to Cradle. 179
Rephrasing the Conversation. 186
The Chase. 193
Downhome Christmas 202
Legacy. 212
The Very Air We Breathe. 220
Chasing Happiness 232
The Trap. 246
Threatened. 251
The Settlement 258
Going Local 261
Glossary. 265
References 270
Index. 281