2.
Series:
Sophie's Planet
A Search for Truth About Our Remarkable Home Planet and Its Future
Hardcover
James Hansen
9781632868947
$38.99
SCIENCE
May 16, 2023
In a series of letters to his granddaughter, Sophie, the world's leading climatologist shows how it is still possible to ensure that young people inherit a clean world.Dr. James Hansen is the single most credible scientific voice worldwide on the issue of global warming. In his celebrated first book, Storms of My Grandchildren, he presented the full truth about climate change, a truth born out in the years since as climate disasters continue to ravage our world. The urgency is apparent; the response so far, inadequate. But Hansen remains an opt...
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12.
Series:
I Want a Better Catastrophe
Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
Paperback
Andrew Boyd
9780865719835
$29.99
SCIENCE
Feb 14, 2023
An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers With global warming projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our climate doom. He searches out eight of today's leading climate thinkers — from activist Tim DeChristopher to collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht, grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joana Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer — ...
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14.
Series:
Making Wonderful
Ideological Roots of Our Eco-Catastrophe
Paperback
Martin M. Tweedale
9781772126242
$49.99
PHILOSOPHY
Feb 16, 2023
In Making Wonderful, Martin M. Tweedale tells how an ideology in the West energized an economic expansion that has led to ecological disaster. He takes us back to the rise of cities and autocratic rulers, analyzing how respect for custom and tradition gave way to the dominance of top-down rational planning and organization. Then in response came a highly attractive myth of an eventual future rid of all of humankind's ills, one in which life would be “made wonderful.” Originating in Zoroastrianism and, through Jewish apocalyptic works, flowing i...
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19.
Series: Canadian Essentials
Canada and Climate Change
Hardcover
William Leiss
9780228009160
$24.95
SCIENCE
Nov 18, 2022
Pandemics, massive earthquakes, war, and other catastrophes inspire immediate action because their casualties and destruction are immediately visible. Climate change is an unyielding problem because its long-range dangers are hidden, and thus it is a global risk unlike anything in human experience.The federal government recently announced aggressive climate targets for Canada. We have committed to producing net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which will require major changes for our economy and way of life. Canadian citizens need to unde...
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20.
Series: McGill-Queen's/Brian Mulroney Institute of Government Studies in Leadership, Public Policy, and Governance
Under the Weather
Reimagining Mobility in the Climate Crisis
Paperback
Stephanie Sodero
9780228014621
$39.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Nov 15, 2022
Humans and human mobility, including driving and flying, are entangled with the climate emergency. Fossil-fuelled mobility worsens severe weather, and in turn, severe weather disrupts human mobility. A shift to zero-emission vehicles is critical but insufficient to repair the damage or prepare communities for the coming disruptions severe weather will bring.In Under the Weather Stephanie Sodero explores the intersection between human mobility and severe weather. Anchored in two Atlantic Canadian hurricane case studies, Hurricane Juan in Mi’kma’...
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22.
Series:
A Poison Like No Other
How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
Hardcover
Matt Simon
9781642832358
$34.95
NATURE
Oct 27, 2022
A Poison Like No Other reveals the emerging health threat of microplastics and how ubiquitous they have become. It’s falling from the sky and is in the air we breathe. It’s in our food, our clothes, and our homes. It’s microplastic and it’s everywhere—including our own bodies. Scientists are just beginning to discover how these tiny particles threaten health, but the studies are alarming. In A Poison Like No Other, Matt Simon reveals a whole new dimension to the plastic crisis, one even more disturbing than plastic bottles washing up ...
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23.
Series:
Toxic Legacy
How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment
Paperback
Stephanie Seneff
9781645021872
$27.95
MEDICAL
Oct 25, 2022
Named a “Best Book of the Year” by Kirkus Reviews “Urgent and eye-opening, the book serves as a loud-and-clear alarm.”―The Boston Globe Named an "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice From an MIT scientist, mounting evidence that the active ingredient in the world’s most commonly used weedkiller is contributing to skyrocketing rates of chronic disease. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used weedkiller in the world. Over 300 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicide are sprayed on farms―and food―every year...
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37.
Series:
Dark Days at Noon
The Future of Fire
Hardcover
Edward Struzik
9780228012092
$39.95
NATURE
Sep 09, 2022
The catastrophic runaway wildfires advancing through North America and other parts of the world are not unprecedented. Fires loomed large once human activity began to warm the climate in the 1820s, leading to an aggressive firefighting strategy that has left many of the continent’s forests too old and vulnerable to the fires that many tree species need to regenerate.Dark Days at Noon provides a broad history of wildfire in North America, from before European contact to the present, in the hopes that we may learn from how we managed fire in the ...
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38.
Series:
Worth More Growing
Youth Poets and Activists Pay Homage to Trees
Paperback
Christine Lowther
9781773860978
$22.00
POETRY
Sep 02, 2022
A new generation of old-growth defenders and activist-poets, from kindergarten to grade twelve, express their love and respect for trees.In Worth More Growing, youth, from kindergarten through grade twelve, share their love and respect for trees. Speaking to our changing climate, this new generation of old-growth defenders express their observations, anger, kinship, hope and sorrow. This unique anthology includes a wide range of voices—Indigenous, settler, immigrant, and even international youth. Worth More Growing is a necessary anthology high...
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41.
Series:
Swamplands
Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat
Paperback
Edward Struzik
9781642832907
$33.95
NATURE
Aug 23, 2022
In a world filled with breathtaking beauty, we have often overlooked the elusive charm and magic of certain landscapes. A cloudy river flows into a verdant Arctic wetland where sandhill cranes and muskoxen dwell. Further south, cypress branches hang low over dismal swamps. Places like these–collectively known as swamplands or peatlands–often go unnoticed for their ecological splendor. They are as globally significant as rainforests, and function as critical carbon sinks for addressing our climate crisis. Yet, because of their reputation as wast...
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44.
Series: UTP Insights
Picking Up the Slack
Law, Institutions, and Canadian Climate Policy
Paperback
Andrew Green
9781487550110
$34.95
LAW
Jul 22, 2022
Picking Up the Slack examines how Canadian law has failed to address climate change and offers an accessible basis for a new approach. Canada has over-promised and under-delivered on climate change, setting weak goals and allowing carveouts, exceptions, and exemptions to undermine its climate policies. Why, in an era when climate change is front of mind for so many people, have we failed to make progress? The question has been the source of heated debate across the political spectrum. In Picking Up the Slack, Andrew Green draws together di...
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48.
Series:
The Ecological Buffalo
On the Trail of a Keystone Species
Paperback
Wes Olson
9780889778719
$39.95
NATURE
Jul 09, 2022
An expert on the buffalo tells the history of this keystone species through extensive research and beautiful photographs.The mere mention of the buffalo instantly brings to mind the vast herds that once roamed the North American continent, and few wild animals captivate our imaginations as much as the buffalo do. Once numbering in the tens of millions, these magnificent creatures played a significant role in structuring the varied ecosystems they occupied. For at least 24,000 years, North American Indigenous Peoples depended upon them, and it w...
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51.
Series:
Ferrocement Water Tanks
A Comprehensive Guide to Domestic Water Harvesting
Paperback
Felicity Lee
9781856232494
$19.95
HOUSE & HOME
Jun 02, 2022
Learn how to design and build your own domestic-sized water tank to collect, store, and use rainwater for your home and garden. Save money with this low-cost method of construction and reduce your water bills too! The combination of cheap, easily available materials, margin for error, suitability for amateurs and flexibility in terms of size and shape, make ferrocement tanks an ideal choice for anyone looking for long-term water security on a budget, and they work well in all but the harshest environment. With hands-on experience, the authors...
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56.
Series:
The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change, Revised Edition
Paperback
Yoram Bauman
9781642832334
$35.95
SCIENCE
May 03, 2022
Climate change is no laughing matter-but maybe it should be. The topic is so critical that everyone, from students to policy-makers to voters, needs a quick and easy guide to the basics. The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change entertains as it educates, delivering a unique and enjoyable presentation of mind-blowing facts and critical concepts. "Stand-up economist" Yoram Bauman and award-winning illustrator Grady Klein have created the funniest overview of climate science, predictions, and policy that you’ll ever read. You’ll giggle, but you’...
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59.
Series: Bee and Flea
Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper
Hardcover
Anna Humphrey
9781771474207
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 9
Apr 15, 2022
Unlikely bug buddies bring the science of compost heaps to life Bee is spending another beautiful, boring day pollinating flowers in the backyard when a visitor named Flea gallops onto the scene on a dog’s back. Flea is the one and only agent of the Fenced-in-Area Law Enforcement Agency (the F.L.E.A. for short) and she’s heard about trouble in the compost heap: it’s erupted into a wild frenzy, and Flea needs to investigate. Enlisting Bee in the investigation, the pair flies off to the scene of the crime, where they discover compost critters dan...
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60.
Series:
Climate in Crisis
Changing Coastlines, Severe Storms, and Damaging Drought
Hardcover
Carla Mooney
9781647410612
$29.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12 - 15
Apr 15, 2022
A close, personal examination of climate science for ages 12 to 15. Read true stories of how climate change has affected people’s lives and learn the science behind the new reality we witness every day. Does your region get stronger storms and more extreme weather than it used to? Do you have to take steps to conserve water because of drought? Is there more flooding in your area than there used to be? These could all be symptoms of Earth’s climate crisis. In Climate in Crisis: Changing Coastlines, Severe Storms, and Damaging Drought, readers 12...
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