The Great Squeeze catalogs the multitude of environmental crises bearing down upon us through climate change, resource depletion, species extinction, water and ocean pollution, overpopulation, and more. It looks at ancient civilizations that collapsed due to environmental degradation, and draws lessons and insights to help us avoid a similar path of self-destruction. Featuring such notables as Richard Heinberg, Edward O. Wilson, Lester Brown, Alexandra Cousteau, and Howard Kunstler. Fresh, on the other hand, takes a look at the innovative farmers and food distributors who are creating a new way of producing food with an ethic that cares for livestock, for the land, for farmers, and for public health.