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A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

A Brief History of the Earth's Climate

I love it. Earle understands the big climate picture and paints it with exceptional clarity.— JAMES HANSEN, director, Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions, Columbia University Earth InstituteWhat's natural, what's caused by humans, and why climate...

Are We Done Fighting?

Are We Done Fighting?

Powerful tools for spreading peace in your communityUnfounded beliefs and hateful political and social divisions that can cascade into violence are threatening to pull the world apart. Responding to fear and aggression strategically and with...

Being the Change

Being the Change

Life on 1/10th the fossil fuels turns out to be awesome.We all want to be happy. Yet as we consume ever more in a frantic bid for happiness, global warming worsens.Alarmed by drastic changes now occurring in the Earth's climate systems, the author, a...

Beyond Contempt

Beyond Contempt

How liberals can talk with, and listen to, Trump supporters without blowing a fuseLiberal and progressive frustration, grief, and alarm over Trump's destructive political agenda and behavior have prompted mounting disdain for Trump supporters and...

Building Your Permaculture Property

Building Your Permaculture Property

The best person to design the property of your dreams is you. This book gives you the tools to succeed.Building Your Permaculture Property offers a revolutionary holistic method to overcome overwhelm in the complex process of resilient land design. It...

The guidebook for ordinary people who want to create a new society now rather than wait for a pie-in-the-sky future.With every news report, the world seems to be careening off the rails. It's all too easy to slip into despair waiting for co-opted,...

Change the story and change the future – merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign AnthropoceneIn Changing Tides, Alejandro Frid tackles the big questions: who, or what, represents our essential selves, and what...

Childhood Unplugged

Childhood Unplugged

Ditch the devices and bring back the magic of being a kidScreens are everywhere. Children spend an average of 7.5 hours on digital devices every day with profoundly negative consequences. While some tech may “amplify” real life experience (online...

Civilizing the State

Civilizing the State

The liberal state is dead, long live the partner stateAcross the world, the liberal nation state is on its knees. Rising inequality, deep political polarization, and the pervasive power of corporations are tearing apart the social contract and...

A guide to creating community-based art installations using green waste, invasive species and natural materialsDisposing of unwanted natural materials can be expensive and time-consuming, or it can present a tremendous opportunity for creating...

Compost Science for Gardeners

Compost Science for Gardeners

Create your own compost and grow better plants.With breathtaking clarity, Compost Science for Gardeners demystifies composting practices and helps readers determine the best technique for their unique situation. This comprehensive science-based book...

The pervasive, and intriguing, stories surrounding the mysterious Camelsfoot Commune in the Yalakom valley, BC, Canada.Culture Gap: Towards a New World in the Yalakom Valley tells the story of a two year sojourn at the Camelsfoot Commume in a remote...

The economic operating system keeps crashing. It’s time to upgrade to a new one.Five decades ago, The Limits to Growth shocked the world by showing that population and industrial growth were pushing humanity towards a cliff. Today the world...

Packed with valuable, firsthand information from visionaries in the field, Earth Repair empowers communities and individuals to take action and heal contaminated and damaged land. Earth Repair describes a host of powerful grassroots bioremediation...

Ecological Footprint

Ecological Footprint

The only metric that tracks how much nature we have – and how much nature we useEcological Footprint accounting, first introduced in the 1990s and continuously developed, continues to be the only metric that compares overall human demand on nature...

Elegant Simplicity

Elegant Simplicity

Consume less and celebrate more for inner peace and ecological integrityConsumerism drives the pursuit of happiness in much of the world, yet as wealth grows unhappiness abounds, compounded by the grave problems of climate change, pollution, and...

Engage, Connect, Protect

Engage, Connect, Protect

Building environmental strength through a diversity of youthEngage, Connect, Protect explodes the myth that environmental issues are primarily of interest to wealthy white communities.Revealing the deep and abiding interest that African American,...

Escape from Overshoot

Escape from Overshoot

Earth overshoot will end either by design or by disaster. Which future should we choose?Earth is in overshoot. The cumulative impact of 8 billion humans combined with the relentless pursuit of economic growth in the name of "progress" has stressed the...

Essential Green Roof Construction

Essential Green Roof Construction

Simple green roof design and installation for the do-it-yourself builderEssential Green Roof Construction is a comprehensive, in-depth guide to building simple green roofs for houses and small buildings.Packed with detailed photos, illustrations,...

Essential Rainwater Harvesting

Essential Rainwater Harvesting

Design a rainwater harvesting system for any home in any climate.Water is a crucial resource increasingly under stress. Yet rainfall, even in arid climates, can make up a sizable portion of any home, acreage, or farm's water requirements if harvested...

Facing the Climate Emergency, Second Edition

Facing the Climate Emergency, Second Edition

Overwhelmed by climate anxiety? Transform your angst into action to become the hero humanity needsA lifeline for those suffering from climate anxiety, Facing the Climate Emergency combines expertise in clinical psychology and disruptive climate...

A tool shed of tips and ideas for setting up a successful urban farmIn Farm the City , Michael Ableman, the "Spartacus of Sustainable Food Activism," offers a guide to setting up and running a successful urban farm, derived from the success of Sole...

Hungry for change? Put the power of food co-ops on your plate and grow your local food economy.Food has become ground-zero in our efforts to increase awareness of how our choices impact the world. Yet while we have begun to transform our communities...

Guerrilla Gardening

Guerrilla Gardening

A guide to greening cities -- with or without permissionThe term "guerrilla" may bring to mind a small band of armed soldiers, moving in the dead of night on a stealth mission. In the case of guerilla gardening, the soldiers are planters, the weapons...

How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change

How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change

Building grit and hope in the face of the climate emergencyWith catastrophic global warming already baked into the climate system, today's children face a future entirely unlike that of their parents. Yet how can we maintain hope and make a difference...