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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make ThingsCradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough
Buy new: $18.15 / Used from: $10.98
Imagine a world modeled after nature.
The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on EarthThe Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth by Tim Flannery
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Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in TroublePlan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble by Lester R. Brown
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“Our global civilization today is on an economic path that is environmentally unsustainable, a path that is leading us toward economic decline and eventual collapse." Plans for a sustainable future.
When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first CenturyWhen the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century by Fred Pearce
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $7.80
As the title states, "the defining crisis of the 21st century".
Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists, and Activists Have Fueled a Climate Crisis -- And What We Can Do to Avert DisasterBoiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists, and Activists Have Fueled a Climate Crisis -- And What We Can Do to Avert Disaster by Ross Gelbspan
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Visit http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org and http://www.heatisonline.org
Outgrowing The EarthOutgrowing The Earth by Lester R. Brown
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Documents the ways that human demands are outstripping the earth's natural capacities-and how the resulting environmental damage is undermining food production.
Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the EarthEco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth by Lester R. Brown
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About ItAn Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It by Al Gore
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $0.34
Companion to the film. See the film.
The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of SustainabilityThe Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability by Paul Hawken
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Defines "restorative economy".
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial RevolutionNatural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution by Paul Hawken
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $4.08
Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful EatingHarvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating by Jane Goodall
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This book could change your life. Every choice you make effects someone else and the planet. This guide helps you make better choices of what you eat.
The Little Earth BookThe Little Earth Book by James Bruges
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All the issues distilled into a gift size book.
Food Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a CommunityFood Not Lawns: How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden And Your Neighborhood into a Community by Heather Coburn Flores
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $12.75
You will never look at a lawn the same way again!
The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options (Chelsea Green Guides for Homeowners)The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options (Chelsea Green Guides for Homeowners) by Dan Chiras
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $10.66
Packed full of info on how to make your home more ecological and save money and the planet in the process.
Green Remodeling : Changing the World One Room at a TimeGreen Remodeling : Changing the World One Room at a Time by David R. Johnston
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Superbia: 31 Ways to Create Sustainable NeighborhoodsSuperbia: 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods by Dan Chiras
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The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable PracticesThe Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable Practices by Sarah James
Buy new: $17.12 / Used from: $13.47
Actual case studies of 60+ eco-municipalities of Sweden. Sustainability integrated into every aspect the community.
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by NatureBiomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine M. Benyus
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $6.10
Science revolutionizing how we live our lives, using the natural world to create a new one.
The Philosophy of Sustainable DesignThe Philosophy of Sustainable Design by Jason F. McLennan
Buy new: $21.56 / Used from: $17.90
Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our DemocracyCrimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy by Jr., Robert F. Kennedy
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This book gives you insight into WHO is making the government policies.
The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial SocietiesThe Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg
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Saudi saying: "My father road a camel. I drive a car. My son flies a jet airplane. His son will ride a camel." As we near the end of peak oil, this should be a wake up call to end wasteful practices.
Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon WorldPowerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World by Richard Heinberg
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Definitely the gloomier of the two Heinberg books, it gives a worst case scenario of what can happen if the trends are not reversed. I'm more hopeful that collectively we can change them.