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• The Secret Wisdom of Nature

  Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things : Stories From Science and Observation

  Wohlleben, Peter, 1964-

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  Nature is full of surprises: deciduous trees affect the rotation of the Earth, cranes sabotage the production of Iberian ham, and coniferous forests can make it rain. But what are the processes that drive these incredible phenomena?

• Do-it-yourself Home Energy Audits

  140 Simple Solutions to Lower Energy Costs, Increase Your Home's Efficiency, and Save the Environment

  Findley, David S.

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  This hands-on guide shows you how to access your home's energy efficiency and offers 140 energy- and money-saving solutions you can use right away. Inside, you'll find simple, no- and low-cost measures to identify problems and increase your home's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chasing Lakes

  Love, Science, and the Secrets of the Arctic

  Anthony, Katey Walter,

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  A memoir from permafrost scientist Katey Walter Anthony on her pioneering research studying methane emissions in Arctic lakes, which has made significant contributions to the climate change dialogue.

• Forest Walking

  Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America

  Wohlleben, Peter, 1964-

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  Forest Walking teaches you how to get the most out of your next adventure by becoming a forest detective, decoding nature's signs and awakening to the ancient past and thrilling present of the ecosystem around you.

• Rhythm of the Wild

  a Life Inspired by Alaska's Denali National Park

  Heacox, Kim

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  Music runs through every page of this book, as do stories, rivers and wolves. At its heart, Rhythm of the Wild is a love story. It begins in 1981 and ends in 2014, yet reaches beyond the arc of time.

• Sustainable Badass

  a Zero-waste Lifestyle Guide

  Johansen, Gittemarie,

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  Eco-friendly living made simple. As a lifestyle guide and an introduction to sustainable living, Sustainable Badass shows you why and how to minimize your consumption while effortlessly making your habits greener.

• Go Gently

  Actionable Steps to Nurture Yourself and the Planet

  Wright, Bonnie, 1991-

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  Go Gently is a guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps toward reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create, as well as how to take action for environmental change.

• Where the Water Goes

  Life and Death Along the Colorado River

  Owen, David, 1955-

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  The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado's headwaters to its parched terminus,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Living Green in the City

  50 Actions to Make Your Surroundings Greener

  Damblé, Ophélie, 1989-

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  Discover 50 practical actions on how you can make your environment greener. With suggestions for your home, your building, your neighborhood, and your city as a whole.

• Kings of the Yukon

  One Summer Paddling Across the Far North

  Weymouth, Adam,

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  The Yukon River is 2,000 miles long and the longest stretch of free-flowing river in the United States. In this riveting examination of one of the last wild places on earth, Adam Weymouth canoes from Canada's Yukon Territory, through Alaska, to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Whole Green Catalog

  1,000 Best Things for You and the Earth

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  A consumer's reference to green living counsels readers on how to identify truly eco-friendly products and includes reviews and advice for everything from home furnishings and appliances to toys and clothing.

• Silent Spring Revolution

  John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening

  Brinkley, Douglas,

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  Chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973), telling the story of an indomitable generation that saved the natural world under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon.

• No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

  Thunberg, Greta, 2003-

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  The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations.

• Finding Your Treasure

  Our Family's Mission to Recycle, Reuse, and Give Back Everything--and How You Can Too

  Williams, Angel (Jones-Williams),

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  We live in a society where it’s not uncommon to buy something one week and throw it away the next. We constantly throw out serviceable and even valuable items without a second thought. But to Angel Williams that’s an opportunity.

• First Along the River

  a Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement

  Kline, Benjamin, 1955-

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  First Along the River provides a balanced, historical perspective on the history of the environmental movement in relation to major social and political events in U.S. history, from the pre-colonial era to the present.

• An Inconvenient Apocalypse

  Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity

  Jackson, Wes, 1936-

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  Confronting harsh ecological realities and the multiple cascading crises facing our world today, An Inconvenient Apocalypse argues that humanity's future will be defined not by expansion but by contraction.

• Groundglass

  Savage, Kathryn, 1985-

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  Groundglass takes shape atop a polluted aquifer in Minnesota, beside trains that haul fracked crude oil, as Kathryn Savage confronts the transgressions of US Superfund sites and brownfields against land, groundwater, neighborhoods, and people.

• Ocean Country

  One Woman's Voyage From Peril to Hope in Her Quest to Save the Seas

  Cunningham, Liz,

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  Ocean Country is an adventure story, a call to action, and a poetic meditation on the state of the seas. But most importantly it is the story of finding true hope in the midst of one of the greatest crises to face humankind, the rapidly degrading…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Green Clean

  Natural Cleaning Solutions for Every Room of Your Home

  Schoff, Jill Potvin,

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  The author presents natural, nontoxic alternatives to chemical-based cleaning products for the home. Each chapter covers a different area of the home, including bathroom, kitchen, outdoor areas, garages and basements, windows and window treatments,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fragile Earth

  Writing From the New Yorker on Climate Change

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  The New Yorker has devoted enormous attention to climate change, describing the causes of the crisis, the political and ecological conditions we now find ourselves in, and the scenarios and solutions we face.