Cascading waterfalls, shifting lava flows, snow-filled canyons, and vast miles of rainforest, speak to the diversity of our unique planet, our home, our life-giving fountain...Earth. The awe-inspiring beauty of her natural wonders is a tribute to her adaptability and resilience over the ages. Like a living organism, Earth has battled the Ice Age, natural disasters, climate disruption, and man; surviving and thriving in some instances, while waning in others. The war continues today: Earth against Man, and Man against Man, for resources and survival. Where do you stand and what are your feelings about the Earth's creation and yours? Over the pages of this book, take a look at our environment, and yourself, from a variety of angles and perspectives. Some may challenge you to think beyond preconceived notions, and others, like a light bulb, may brighten a thought processes or concept you thought you understood...until now. Through scientific eyes explore our planet, its past, present, and likely future. Consider input and data from astronomers, researchers, believers in God, and atheists, as the author pushes for greater understanding and answers to our most puzzling questions: the creation of Earth and man, and the end of it all. Standing on a windswept precipice, with nothing but snow-capped mountains in every direction, it may seem difficult to fathom the dire need for environmental change. However, such a scenic, unspoiled view is getting harder and harder to find. Pollution, ozone depletion, water and soil contaminants, and acid rain, are taking their toll; slowly but surely killing the very Earth that provides the oxygen and nutrients that keeps us alive. Will it always be so? From now until the end of time, is a losing battle inevitable? You be the judge. Fighting back is never easy, but it is worth it. Give back, take a stand, educate yourself, and listen with your heart to the Silent Earth. In the telltale signs of our planet's yearning to survive, she whispers in her babbling brooks and in the rustling of her autumn leaves for you and I to make a difference. Will man and Mother Earth endure? Perhaps, but in what way and what will be the associated costs? Read this book and discover your connection and your role in the fight.