New! The Earth Presentation:
The most comprehensive slide show on Earth!
110 Slides and PDF handouts! Get a jump on your educational efforts with the
Earth Presentation, a
unique and timely educational tool you can't afford to ignore.
The perfect companion to the wall chart.
"Visually and factually stunning..."
- Alan Solomonow, American Friends Service Committee
Dear Visitor,
Are you concerned about the world your
children will live in, about the millions of people suffering today
and about the future of the planet? Have you ever
wondered where you could find a single source for getting the REAL
PICTURE about what's happening to the world and raise this awareness in others?
Then you've come to the right place.
In the summer of 2005 and 2006 the Global Education Project made
several public presentations in British Columbia to hundreds of
concerned people. Impactful and thought provoking, this same experience
is now available to anyone who can click their way through Power Point.
All of the charts, maps and text from the Earth wall chart and
website have been collated into a carefully sequenced slide show. Each
of the 110 slides are also included as individual PDF's that can be
passed around or emailed and have been linked to an index that will
help you find each one either by sequence or topic; a great way to
share information or develop curriculum or conference materials.
"Why a Presentation?"
It is clear to us that many, many people are searching for a simple and
reliable way to educate themselves about what is actually happening to
the world, without political spin or vague conclusions. That's why we
put up this web site
with the results of years of research on it, completely free, in the
most accessible format we could come up with - graphs and maps where
one can SEE the state of the world. The web site is visited by over
100,000 people like you each year.
But the internet has limitations. It is usually a solitary
experience with little opportunity for dialogue or interaction. The
synergy that comes from many people coming together and reaching a
collective awareness has power and can be the start of great change.
Paul Hawken describes what he witnessed after years of giving lectures on the environment:
"What does meet the eye is compelling: ..... ordinary and
not-so-ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and
incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice,
and beauty to this world."
That's why we put together these resources.
Because the facts need to be seen.
People are empowered by the truth.
Some of what you'll see in the
Earth Presentation
The key information on the world's energy supply -- who has it, who needs it, and approximately how long it's going to last
How to dispel any doubt about the truth of climate change with one simple chart
The shocking truth about changes in the distribution of wealth in the US and around the globe during the last 20 years
The condition of the world's forests, fisheries and soil, laid out in simple bar graphs and maps.
See It With Your Eyes.
Humans are suited to understand things
visually, not just mentally.
Research has shown that people learn many times faster if they can SEE
what they're learning, rather than just thinking about it.
   With the Earth Presentation, along with the Wall Chart, the data is all there in a
graphic format - Easy to see, easy to understand, and
pretty.
(We know the state of the world isn't pretty, but we've been amazed at
how many people have exclaimed how beautiful the charts and maps are.
-- Alan Solomonow of the AFSC called it
"visually stunning," and in comments about our
previous wall chart on the Middle East included words like "magnificent" and "beautifully produced".
"...a comprehensive information source for anyone who cares about the world that our children will inherit from us."
- Maria Pop, Rodale Institute
"Just the Facts"
There's nothing like a political agenda to make good information hard
to swallow. With this in mind, the Earth Presentation includes only
well referenced, non-partisan data, giving you a reliable foundation for thorough education on the issues that matter most.
Each map, graph and chart is accompanied with a source reference, most
of which are accessible online.
We didn't just want to find the most important information about the
planet. We also had to find information that was reliable enough that
nobody could contest it.
"The State of the World in Two Hours"
110 slides showing incredible charts and maps, the
EARTH presentation
gives you what you can't get anywhere else: a concise overview
of the state of the entire planet in a few hours.
With this presentation you can:
- Gain a quick comprehension of the world's most important issues
-- the ones that have the potential to threaten the future of life as
we know it -- we've put together the most important info so you don't
have to.
- Gather together your friends, family, students, co-workers--
-- everyone has something to learn from this presentation, guaranteed.
- Get all the data you need in
one place. Comprehensive,
impartial information on a wide range of issues, all referenced to an authoritative source..
BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!
The GEP No-Risk Guarantee
We're so sure
you'll be totally DELIGHTED with the educational power of the Earth presentation, we're offering a complete no-risk guarantee
-- if you're not 100% satisfied that the Earth Presentation is one of the best
single resources on the state of the planet IN THE WORLD, simply tell us why and we will
give you a full refund.
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P.S. THE PERFECT COMPANION TO THE PRESENTATION, the 27" by 36"
EARTH Wall Chart
is available folded (fits in your pocket), or laminated for a
beautiful long-lasting finish.
Our previous wall chart covering the
Middle East is in use by over 400 colleges and universities in
Canada, US, and internationally, as well as thousands of individuals
and organizations.
Click
here to find out what some of them had to say about
the Middle East wall chart.
Any questions? Ask
here!
"This accurate and beautifully produced map is the single best resource for teaching about the Middle East I have ever seen."
- Dr. Mott T. Greene, MacArthur Fellow and Professor of Science and Values, Univ. of Puget Sound
"...I've never seen anything like it -- combining detailed information
about specific hot-button issues with core data about each country and
a spectacular relief depiction of an area bounded by Egypt and India.
It will be an invaluable resource for secondary schools and for
instructors in college courses."
- Dr. Ian Lustick, Associate Director, Solomon
Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, and Merriam Chair in
Political Science, University of Pennsylvania.
"An intensive study of this wonderful map will impart to the
viewer a lot about the problems and crisies that afflict the Middle
East"
- Farhat Ziadeh, Chairman Emeritus, Dept. of Near East Studies, University of Washington.
"Extraordinarily helpful for me at a time when we so urgently need sound information."
Tom Savage, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Seattle
"It is a very handy item and we will be displaying it here in our offices. Thank you again. We are very impressed with the map."
- Diane Davidson, Arab American Institute, Washington, DC
"a magnificent teaching map....everything you need for a teach-in at your fingertips."
- Joan Overman, Corning, NY
…."extremely useful for me, and I'm sure for many others. Really fine project."
- Noam Chomsky, Linquisitics, MIT
"This beautifully produced map is also an impressive compilation of
geographical facts, history, and cultural diversity, which will be of great
interest and use to anyone who cares about the future of all of the peoples
of this chronically and dangerously troubled part of the world."
- Ed Marquand, publisher, Marquand Books
"It's really a fabulous learning tool."
- Bonnie Isadoost, University of Kansas
"Thank you for distributing this valuable item which is significant in
the lives of the people of Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries."
- Richard Blakney, Seattle
"Thank you for doing Americans a great service by objectively
considering this information which greatly humanizes what we so blindly
call the 'MidEast' ."
- Paul and Donna Suckow, Houston
See what activists, educators and students are saying about Earth:
"Very useful for educators and students around the world" - Diileep Bhagwut, Science & Technology Education, UNESCO
"Wow! A really great and useful site. I will certainly use it in my teaching." - Dr. Dickson Despommier, Columbia University
"These great posters will be provided to all science teachers in our local school district from grades 6-12 as a curriculum supplement." - Alejandra Roman, National Council for Science and the Environment
"...a wonderful resource." - S. Shields, Oklahoma Dept. of Environment
"The poster is great and I plan to use it a lot. Already shared it with other teachers and they love it too." - Jean D'Angelo, High School Agriscience Teacher
"Very useful in helping us develop materials for various projects and for students in the secondary grades." - Sonia Giovannina Vani, Council of Canadians
"...an awesome site. I have only begun to explore it. But what a tremendous resource." - Robert McAfee, Executive Director, Arkansas Environmental Education Association
"Your poster is ideal for my teachers' institute - rich in
data on many different facets of the earth system... This data will
provide a rich source of questions to drive inquiry..." - David L. Smith, Ph.D., Director of Professional Development, Da Vinci Discovery Center, Allentown, PA