The 1990s were not only a time of change; they were also the time when we needed to change. The signs are everywhere - garbage clogging the cities; the pollution of the world's waterways; global warming; polluted air; countries with too many people and too little food; and the vanishing forever of species. Suzuki calls out attention to the signs then considers the realms of science, politics and economics to find the source of our problems as well as the ground on which we can - and cannot - place our hopes for the future. With his customary no-nonsense response, he lays bare our comfortable assumptions and takes a hard look at some modern conundrums before revealing our hope for the future.