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• Understory

  An Ecologist's Memoir of Loss and Hope

  Van Tighem, Kevin J.,

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  Written with the lyricism of a naturalist and the candour of a seasoned storyteller, Understory invites readers to confront their own relationships with nature and consider how they, too, can find purpose and hope in uncertain times. For anyone who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Total Garbage

  How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World

  Humes, Edward

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  An investigative narrative that dives into the waste embedded in our daily lives—and shows how individuals and communities are making a real difference for health, prosperity, quality of life and the fight against climate change, by a Pulitzer Prize…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• H Is for Hope

  Climate Change From A to Z

  Kolbert, Elizabeth,

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  In twenty-six essays—one for each letter of the alphabet—the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction takes us on a hauntingly illustrated journey through the history of climate change and the uncertainties of our future.

• Here

  Poems for the Planet

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  Here: Poems for the Planet is a call for hope and action on behalf of a planet in crisis. Summoning a chorus of more than 125 living poets, this anthology approaches our environmental crisis with urgency and vision. The poems in Here are introduced…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Carbon Footprint of Everything

  Berners-Lee, Mike

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  What is the carbon footprint of flying from Los Angeles to Barcelona? How bad is your morning latte for the environment? This handy guidebook breaks down everyday life for the climate-conscious. You’ll learn quite a few facts (eating a U.S.-reared…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• At Home on An Unruly Planet

  Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth

  Ostrander, Madeline,

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  Through on-the-ground stories and profound reflections, Ostrander weaves together vivid accounts of the fires and floods already reshaping four communities on the front lines of climate change. Lessons of resilience bring this book home, as we learn…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Saving Us

  a Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

  Hayhoe, Katharine,

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  In Saving Us, Hayhoe argues that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one part of the equation. We need to find shared values in order to connect our unique identities to collective action. This is not another doomsday…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Changing the Climate

  With the Seeds We Sow

  Jason, Dan,

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  Published in Comox, BC! The plants in the book are nutritious, energizing, time-tested, earth-friendly and beautiful. Yet most of us don't see them at all. Despite such a powerful heritage of plant-based foods, we have chosen to produce, process and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Be a Climate Optimist

  Blueprints for a Better World

  Turner, Chris, 1973-

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  Chris Turner has reported from the places where the sustainable future first emerged—from green islands in Denmark and green office parks in southern India, to solar panel factories in California and idealistic intentional communities from Scotland…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Diversifying Power

  Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy

  Stephens, Jennie C, 1975-

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  Energy expert Jennie Stephens argues that the key to effectively addressing the climate crisis is diversifying leadership so that antiracist, feminist priorities are central. Stephens examines climate and energy leadership related to job creation…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Solved

  How the World's Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis

  Miller, David, 1958-

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  David Miller argues that cities are taking action on climate change because they can--and because they must. His makes a clear-eyed and compelling case that if replicated at pace and scale, the actions leading global cities have taken to protect…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Braiding Sweetgrass

  Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

  Kimmerer, Robin Wall,

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  As a leading researcher in the field of biology, Robin Wall Kimmerer understands the delicate state of our world. But as an active member of the Potawatomi nation, she senses and relates to the world through a way of knowing far older than any…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Under a White Sky

  the Nature of the Future

  Kolbert, Elizabeth,

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  In Under a White Sky, Elizabeth Kolbert takes a hard look at the new world we are creating. Along the way, she meets biologists who are trying to preserve the world’s rarest fish, which lives in a single tiny pool in the middle of the Mojave;…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fresh Banana Leaves

  Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science

  Hernandez, Jessica, 1990-

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  An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn’t working–and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Climate Book

  Thunberg, Greta, 2003-

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  We still have time to change the world. From climate activist Greta Thunberg, comes the essential handbook for making it happen. You might think it's an impossible task: secure a safe future for life on Earth, at a scale and speed never seen,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Drawdown

  the Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

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  In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Drawdown : the Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming

  Hawken, Paul

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• Electrify

  An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future

  Griffith, Saul,

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  Climate change is a planetary emergency. We have to do something now—but what? Saul Griffith has a plan. In Electrify, Griffith lays out a detailed blueprint—optimistic but feasible—for fighting climate change while creating millions of new jobs and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Changes Everything

  Capitalism Vs. the Climate

  Klein, Naomi, 1970-

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  Forget everything you think you know about global warming. The really inconvenient truth is that it’s not about carbon—it’s about capitalism. Theconvenient truth is that we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed system and build…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Changes Everything

  Capitalism Vs. the Climate

  Klein, Naomi, 1970-

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