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Going Green - Books on the Environment KEYWORDS: RELATED: Air Pollution and ControlEnvironment & Energy Policy EconomicsEarth SciencesNature & EcologyWater Pollution & Control

Now more than ever the environment is a central issue. Whether it’s politics, sociology, business, education, science, or individual action, whether it’s changing light bulbs or learning how power structures are adapting to shrinking resources—these books can provide enlightenment about the changing world.

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Holt Paperbacks

The Life and Death of Planet Earth

How the New Science of Astrobiology Charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World

“They deftly bring together findings from many disparate areas of science in a book that science buffs will find hard to put down.”...

"...-free world. Water, air, plants, solar energy and plate tectonics created the conditions for natural..."

By Peter D. Ward and Donald Brownlee

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Hill and Wang

Beyond Oil

The View from Hubbert's Peak

“This book explains both why the decline of our most precious fuel is inevitable and how challenging it will be to cope with what comes next.”—Richard E....

"...thanks for the years from 1901 to 2005 when abundant oil and natural gas fueled enormous changes..."

Kenneth S. Deffeyes

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Picador

The World Is Flat 3.0

A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

A New Edition of the Phenomenal #1 Bestseller "One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr. Friedman certainly...

"...of this era, global integration was powered by falling transportation costs, thanks to the steam engine..."

Thomas L. Friedman Thomas L. Friedman

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Palgrave Macmillan

Green

Your Place in the New Energy Revolution

Green illustrates and sheds new light on the gamut of issues associated with renewable energy, a topic whose importance increases exponentially with every...

"...and confusion over global warming, and demonstrate the degree to which renewable energy can be part..."

By Jane Hoffman and Michael J. Hoffman

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St. Martin's Paperbacks

The Green Pharmacy

The Ultimate Compendium Of Natural Remedies From The World's Foremost Authority On Healing Herbs

The Green Pharmacy Many diseased and conditions for which we turn to modern medicine can also be treated naturally with healing herbs, medicinal food, other...

"...The Green Pharmacy Many diseased and conditions for which we turn to modern medicine can also be treated naturally with healing herbs, medicinal food, other.... The Green Pharmacy Many diseased and conditions for which we turn to modern medicine can also be treated naturally with healing herbs, medicinal food, other natural remedies--and these treatments can be safer, less expensive and possibly..."

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Palgrave Macmillan

Managing Green Issues

The management of environmental has become a key concern for many companies. Not only do these issues influence how an organization is seen and how its...

By Tom Curtin and Jacqueline Jones

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Palgrave Macmillan

Global Warming

Personal Solutions for a Healthy Planet

Global warming is the greatest environmental threat facing humanity. From killer heat waves and increasingly violent weather to the spread of pests and...

"...Global warming is the greatest environmental threat facing humanity. From killer heat waves and increasingly violent weather to the spread of pests and.... Global warming is the greatest..."

Chris Spence

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Manchester University Press

Global Warming Policy in Japan and Britain

Interactions between Institutions and Issue Characteristics

Focusing on institutional contrasts between Japan and Britain in terms of corporatist or pluralist characteristics of government-industry relations and...

"...Focusing on institutional contrasts between Japan and Britain in terms of corporatist or pluralist characteristics of government-industry relations and.... Focusing on institutional contrasts between Japan and Britain in terms of corporatist or pluralist characteristics of government-industry relations and decision-making and implementation styles, the book examines how and to what extent institutions explain climate policy in Japan and Britain..."

Shizuka Oshitani

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Frances Foster Books

Planting the Trees of Kenya

The Story of Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the...

"..., and conservation of natural resources is a timely one." —Starred, School Library Journal “There’s plenty..."

Claire A. Nivola

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St. Martin's Griffin

Simple Prosperity

Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle

In his bestseller Affluenza, David Wann and his co-authors diagnosed the debilitating disease of over-consumption. In Simple Prosperity he shows readers how...

"...wealth index - Resolving that pesky carbon conundrum through energy savings - Celebrating instead..."

David Wann

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Holt Paperbacks

The Meadow

An American Library Association Notable Book In discrete disclosures joined with the intricacy of a spider's web, James Galvin depicts the hundred-year...

"..., and passionate exploration gives The Meadow its power and beauty. "-Harry Middleton,The New York Times Book..."

James Galvin

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