Entrepreneur and media mogul Ted Turner has commanded global attention
for his dramatic personality, his founding of CNN, his marriage to Jane
Fonda, and his company's merger with Time Warner. But his green resume
has gone largely ignored, even while his role as a pioneering
eco-capitalist means more to Turner than any other aspect of his legacy.
He currently owns more than two million acres of private land (more than
any other individual in America), and his bison herd exceeds 50,000
head, the largest in history. He donated $1 billion to help save the UN,
and has recorded dozens of other firsts with regard to wildlife
conservation, fighting nukes, and assisting the poor. He calls global
warming the most dire threat facing humanity, and says that the tycoons
of the future will be minted in the development of green, alternative
renewable energy. Last Stand goes behind the scenes into Turner's
private life, exploring the man's accomplishments and his motivations,
showing the world a fascinating and flawed, fully three-dimensional
character. From barnstorming the country with T. Boone Pickens on behalf
of green energy to a pivotal night when he considered suicide, Turner is
not the man the public believes him to be. Through Turner's eyes, the
reader is asked to consider another way of thinking about the
environment, our obligations to help others in need, and the grave
challenges threatening the survival of civilization.
