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  • A Good Forest for Dying

    The Tragic Death of a Young Man on the Front Lines of the Environmental Wars

    by Patrick Beach ...
    Early on a September morning in 1998, David “Gypsy” Chain and eight fellow Earth First! activists went into the redwood forests of Scotia, California. Their loosely organized plan to protest the destruction caused by the logging industry almost immediately turned farcically tragic. A. E. Ammons, a logger for Pacific Lumber, confronted the group, threatening them in an obscenity-ridden diatribe: if ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Who We Are

    Reflections on My Life and Canada

    by Elizabeth May ...
    In this marriage of memoir and manifesto, Elizabeth May reflects on her extraordinary life and the people and experiences that have formed her and informed her beliefs about democracy, climate change, and other crucial issues facing Canadians. The book traces her development from child activist who warned other children not to eat snow because it contained Strontium 90 to waitress and cook on Cape ... Read more

    $15.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?

    How Money Really Does Grow On Trees

    by Sir Tony Juniper ...
    During recent years, environmental debate worldwide has been dominated by climate change, carbon emissions and eff orts to achieve low carbon economies. But a number of academic, technical, political, business and NGO initiatives indicate that there is a new wave of environmental attention focused on a wholly different set of subjects: namely that of natural capital, ecosystem services and ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • The Climate Casino

    Risk, Uncertainty, and Economics for a Warming World

    by William D. Nordhaus ...
    Climate change is profoundly altering our world in ways that pose major risks to human societies and natural systems. We have entered the Climate Casino and are rolling the global-warming dice, warns economist William Nordhaus. But there is still time to turn around and walk back out of the casino, and in this essential book the author explains how. Bringing together all the important issues ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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  • The Polluters: The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment

    The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment

    by Benjamin Ross, Steven Amter ...
    The chemical pollution that irrevocably damages today's environment is, although many would like us to believe otherwise, the legacy of conscious choices made long ago. During the years before and just after World War II, discoveries like leaded gasoline and DDT came to market, creating new hazards even as the expansion and mechanization of industry exacerbated old ones. Dangers still felt today- ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • The Rights of Nature

    A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World

    by David R. Boyd ...
    Winner of the Green Prize for Sustainable LiteratureA growing body of law around the world supports the idea that humans are not the only species with rights; and if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities.“Expertly written case studies in which legalese is accessibly distilled … empowering reminders that the seemingly inevitable slide toward planetary destruction can be halted.” — ... Read more

    $9.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Quarterly Essay 44 Man-Made World

    Choosing Between Progress and Planet

    by Andrew Charlton ...
    Series Book 44 - Quarterly Essay
    Witnessing at first-hand the failure of the Copenhagen Climate Conference and wondering what went wrong, Andrew Charlton realised the truth of a colleague's words: 'The world is split between those who want to save the planet and those who want to save themselves.'In this groundbreaking essay, Charlton discusses the rift that will shape our future- progress versus planet- rich versus poor. In ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Reshaping Environments

    An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability in a Complex World

    Edited by Helena Bender ...
    Reshaping Environments: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability in a Complex World draws together a team of specialist authors from disciplines including urban planning, social sciences, engineering and environmental science to examine the diverse influences humans have upon the natural environment. This interdisciplinary approach presents multifaceted responses for complex environmental ... Read more

    $77.89 USD

  • The Right to a Healthy Environment

    Revitalizing Canada's Constitution

    by David R. Boyd ...
    Series series Law and Society Series
    Canada has abundant natural wealth, beautiful landscapes, vast forests, and thousands of rivers and lakes. The land defines Canadians as a people, yet the country has one of the industrialized world's worst environmental records. Building on his previous book, The Environmental Rights Revolution (2012), David R. Boyd describes how recognizing the constitutional right to a healthy environment could ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Climate Change, Forests and REDD

    Lessons for Institutional Design

    Edited by Joyeeta Gupta, Nicolien van der Grijp, Onno Kuik ...
    Series series Routledge Research in International Environmental Law
    A search for new methods for dealing with climate change led to the identification of forest maintenance as a potential policy option that could cost-effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with the development of measures for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). This book explores how an analysis of past forest governance patterns from the global through to ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • All About The Ozone Layer : Effects on Human, Animal and Plant Health - Environment Books | Children's Environment Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Let’s talk about the ozone layer. Let’s discuss how beneficial this shield is to human, animal and plant health. After which, let’s move towards how it can be protected from future harm. After all, damage to the ozone layer will ultimately affect all life on Earth. Knowledge is the first step to acting towards environmental care. Get this book today! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Reduce, Reuse and Recycle : The Secret to Environmental Sustainability : Environment Textbooks | Children's Environment Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    As early as now, your child should be made aware of what environmental sustainability is and how important it is. The reason is because you want him/her to be an active participant when it comes to taking care of Mother Earth. This book will discuss the 3 R’s that will help the environment, which are reduce, reuse and recycle. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD