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By Linda McQuaig. 2004
An investigation into oil, a super-powerful industry that the author suggests played a central role in plunging the U.S. into…
the war in Iraq. McQuaig claims that U.S. companies had wanted Iraq's "virtually endless" oil fields for a long time, and that talk in the White House about Iraq started well before 9/11. She makes a convincing case that the world has become dangerously dependent on dwindling oil supplies, which are at the heart of not only a great deal of conflict but also pollution. 2004.By Anita Gordon. 1990
Gordon and Suzuki describe the signs of environmental crisis in the world today. They put forward an argument against the…
disposable and consuming lifestyle that is killing the fragile natural systems on which human life depends. It is a plea to take action and save our planet. 1990.By Jill Dunn. 2011
By John English. 2013
In 1991, eight countries signed the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy: Canada, the United States, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and…
Finland. This was the first step in the formation of the Arctic Council, which was formally established in 1996 to act as a high-level intergovernmental body to address social, political, and environmental issues in the Arctic. Indigenous peoples, who form a significant population in seven of the eight countries’ Arctic regions, are involved in the council as permanent participants if they represent a single indigenous people across borders. The author explores the history and increasingly important role of the council as the Far North assumes a more important place in international politics. 2013.By Maude Barlow. 2013
Barlow offers solutions to the global water crisis based on four simple principles. Principle One: Water Is a Human Right…
chronicles the long fight to have the human right to water recognized. Principle Two: Water Is a Common Heritage and Public Trust argues that water must not become a commodity. Principle Three: Water Has Rights Too makes the case for the protection of source water and the need to make our human laws compatible with those of nature. Principle Four: Water Will Teach Us How to Live Together urges us to come together around a common threat — the end of water — and find a way to live more lightly on this planet. c2013.By David T Suzuki, David R Boyd. 2008
How to be greener at home, when travelling, with the food you eat and the things you buy. Describes how…
to ensure that governments support sustainable lifestyles. Includes tips on decreasing energy and water use, choosing eco-friendly transportation, and making simple diet changes to eat fresher, healthier food. 2008.Geopolitical expert Paskal discusses how western nations are vulnerable to hurricanes, storm surges and rising sea levels, and what that…
could mean for their stability and economic development; how the thawing Arctic is causing countries to wrangle for control over vast resources, strategic shipping routes and geopolitical leverage; how changing precipitation patterns, extreme weather and water shortages are creating severe disruptions in India and China, and how that could affect their relations with each other and the world; how rising sea levels may shift borders; and what could happen in coming decades, and how to avoid the worst of it. c2010.By Alanna Mitchell. 2004
Award-winning environmental reporter examines human-induced ecologic destruction as possible early indication of a sixth mass extinction. Records her three-year tour…
of Earth's most beleaguered areas in South America, the Middle East, the Arctic, Iceland, Madagascar, and the Galapagos Islands, where climate change, species loss, and deforestation threaten biodiversity. c2004.The first comprehensive eye-witness account of the creation of the world's largest direct-action environmental group. Greenpeace founder Weyler tells the…
story of an idea that changed the world, and of the adventures, clashes, pitfalls and heroics of the people who fought for it. Includes cameo appearances by the CIA, Allen Ginsberg, Bonnie Raitt, Brigitte Bardot, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, The Grateful Dead, Pope Paul VI, Courtney Love, and Richard Nixon. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2004.By Mary Soderstrom. 2006
Examines 11 cities worldwide and concentrates on the intersection of nature and society in the urban environment. Describes how people…
have tried and often failed to connect with nature throughout history, while retaining a strong optimism for the future. Giving examples for each city, the author weighs the consequences of introducing nature to urban areas and provides recommendations on creating green space in the city. c2006.By Earl Swift. 2018
Acclaimed journalist Earl Swift has spent much of the last two years living in this quaint and charmingly insular community…
that offers a few restaurants, two bed and breakfasts, and one ATM. Interweaving the story of Tangier's remarkable past with the first-person stories of crabbers and others who make their living from the sea, it is a bittersweet and eye-opening look at a world that has, quite nearly, gone by--and a crisis that will eventually impact all Americans. 2018.When you take the most absurd parts of history, science, economics, and geography, you end up with a pretty confusing…
picture of humanity. Why do we have borders? What's the furthest you can get from the ocean? How do you qualify as a country? And why did Vikings wear those silly helmets? These are just a few of the strange questions that bounce around the head of Joseph Pisenti. 2018.By Edward O Wilson. 2016
Demonstrating that we blindly ignore the histories of millions of other species, Wilson warns of a point of no return…
that is imminent. Challenging the fashionable theories of Anthropocenes, who contend that humans can survive alone in an Edenic bubble engineered for their own survival, Wilson documents that the biosphere does not belong to us. Yet, refusing to believe that our extinction is predetermined, Wilson proposes that the only solution to our impending "Sixth Extinction" is to increase the area of natural reserves to half the surface of the earth. Companion to “The Social Conquest of Earth” and “The Meaning of Human Existence”. 2016.By Paul Pimsleur. 2014
It's now possible to speak and understand a foreign language effortlessly. The world-famous Pimsleur Method combines well-established research, most-useful vocabulary…
and a completely intuitive process to get you speaking right from the first day. All Pimsleur courses feature real-world context and flexible vocabulary enabling you to learn your new language in a fluid, natural way. It's the simplest way to start speaking a new language today. French is an official language in 44 countries. It is spoken by 55 million people in France, 3 million in Belgium, 1.5 million in Switzerland, 6.5 million in Canada, and 5 million in former French and Belgian colonies. It is also an official language of the U.N. Learn French today with Pimsleur. 2014.By Paul Pimsleur. 2014
It's now possible to speak and understand a foreign language effortlessly. The world-famous Pimsleur Method combines well-established research, most-useful vocabulary…
and a completely intuitive process to get you speaking right from the first day. All Pimsleur courses feature real-world context and flexible vocabulary enabling you to learn your new language in a fluid, natural way. It's the simplest way to start speaking a new language today. French is an official language in 44 countries. It is spoken by 55 million people in France, 3 million in Belgium, 1.5 million in Switzerland, 6.5 million in Canada, and 5 million in former French and Belgian colonies. It is also an official language of the U.N. Learn French today with Pimsleur. 2014.By David Gessner. 2015
Archetypal wild man Edward Abbey and proper, dedicated Wallace Stegner left their footprints all over the western landscape. Nature writer…
David Gessner follows the ghosts of these two writer-environmentalists, braiding their stories and asking how they speak to the lives of all those who care about the West. What is the future of a region beset by droughts and fires, by fracking and drilling? What should be done about an ever-increasing population that seems to be in the process of loving the West to death? How might two environmental thinkers with radically different personalities have responded to the crisis? Gessner takes us on an entertaining journey as he renews his own commitment to cultivating a meaningful relationship with the wild, confronting American consumption, and fighting environmental injustice. 2015.By Paul Pimsleur. 2013