How to Save the Planet - One Object at a Time by Tara Shine
Category: Enviromental Issues
At a time when many of us are becomingly increasingly aware of the impact that our lives have on the environment, we can still find the alternative consumer choices overwhelming or confusing, thanks to mixed messages, information overload, or a misplaced perception that 'greener' choices are more expens ...Show more
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Category: Enviromental Issues
Called the work of "a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose" (Publishers Weekly) and the book that, "anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love," by Library Journal, Braiding Sweetgrass is poised to be a classic of nat ...Show more
What Can I Do? The Truth About Climate Change and How to Fix It by Jane Fonda
Category: Enviromental Issues
This is the last possible moment in history when changing course can mean saving lives and species on an unimaginable scale. It's too late for moderation. In the fall of 2019, frustrated with the obvious inaction of politicians and inspired by Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, and student climate strikers, J ...Show more
What We Need To Do Now: For a Zero Carbon Future by Chris Goodall
Category: Enviromental Issues
A manifesto for groups around the world that are seeking urgent action on climate breakdown and other threats. The UK has declared a 'climate emergency' and pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050. So how do we get there? Drawing on actions, policies and technologies already emerging around the world, ...Show more
The Eco Hero Handbook: Simple Solutions to Tackle Eco-Anxiety by Tessa Wardley
Category: Enviromental Issues
Looking behind the slogans and exploring the myths, The Eco Hero Handbook is a clear and balanced exploration in to the major eco-debates, enabling you to make decisions based on facts. As we face a global environmental crisis, The Eco Hero Handbook addresses all your eco-anxieties and dilemmas to empo ...Show more
The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change by Tim Flannery
Category: Enviromental Issues
What does climate change mean? How will global warming affect our lives? Is it the cause of wilder storms and more frequent droughts? Are these events inevitable? Tim Flannery makes this urgent issue completely accessible. He tells the fascinating story of climate change over millions of years to help u ...Show more
Pocket Earth Wisdom: Sit-up, listen and take action to save our planet by Hardie Grant
Category: Enviromental Issues
‘Our house is still on fire. Your inaction is fueling the flames by the hour.’ Greta Thunberg Our planet is in danger. Sea levels are rising, natural habitats are being destroyed and the global temperature is rising. There is some good news though: we can halt climate change if we work together. Let ...Show more
Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters by Steven E. Koonin
Category: Enviromental Issues
"Surging sea levels are inundating the coasts." "Hurricanes and tornadoes are becoming fiercer and more frequent." "Climate change will be an economic disaster." You've heard all this presented as fact. But according to science, all of these statements are profoundly misleading. When it comes to c ...Show more
The Climate Cure: Solving the Climate Emergency in the Era of COVID-19 by Tim Flannery
Category: Enviromental Issues
Australians are witnessing an unprecedented government response to crisis-swift decisive action to avert catastrophe. And the advice of scientists has informed every step of the way. But for decades the advice of scientists on the impending catastrophe that climate change will bring has been ignored, di ...Show more
Deep Green Resistance by Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay, Lierre Keith
Category: Enviromental Issues
For years, Derrick Jensen has asked his audiences, "Do you think this culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of life?" No one ever says yes."Deep Green Resistance" starts where the environmental movement leaves off: industrial civilization is incompatible with life ...Show more
Dead in the Water: A very angry book about our greatest environmental catastrophe. . . the death of the Murray-Darling Basin by Richard Beasley
Category: Enviromental Issues
Full-throated and provocative, this is a very personal battle cry to save our most precious natural resource. 'I LOVE IT.' Peter FitzSimons'With a deft mixture of outrage, humour and in-depth knowledge, only Beasley could make water policy a page turner.' Craig Reucassel'It's great to shed some more l ...Show more
No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
Category: Enviromental Issues
'Everything needs to change. And it has to start today.'In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day. Her actions ended up sparking a global movement for action against the climate crisis, inspiring millions of pupils to go on strike for our planet, ...Show more