VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2   Contents   Book Review: Collapse: How Societies Choose or Fail to Succeed, by Jared Diamond   Listen to Radio Interview: The Ecological Footprint   State of Denial, Wins Journalistic Award   Country of Wales Launches its Ecological Footprint Report   Partnership with University of Sydney   Issue Home     Tell a Friend   Subscribe     Learn More   We're Hiring Ecological Footprint About Us Donate Now     About the Global Footprint Network   Our mission is to promote a sustainable economy by advancing the Ecological Footprint, a measurement tool that makes the reality of planetary limits relevant to decision-makers.   Learn More   State of Denial, Wins Journalistic Award   Tom Knudson, author of State of Denial, a groundbreaking series that traces the resource flows needed to support the average Californian's lifestyle was presented the Global 2004 Reuters-IUCN Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting at the Bangkok IUCN congress in November.   --------------------- Knudson, an American reporter for The Sacramento Bee newspaper, contrasts environmental destruction in other countries with California's protection of its own environment. Building on the Ecological Footprint, Knudson connects these resources flows with the real people and ecosystems around the world that are impacted. The series invites all of us to consider the impacts of our lifestyles. As Rick Rodriguez, senior editor of The Sacramento Bee simply stated, everyone's "...choices make ripples around the world."   Related links: Visit the website to experience this remarkable series, view the breathtaking photos and hear the powerful interviews