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Series: Sophie's Planet A Search for Truth About Our Remarkable Home Planet and Its Future Hardcover James Hansen 9781632868947 $36.50 SCIENCE May 10, 2022

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 opti... + Read More
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Series: Resilient Agriculture Cultivating Food Systems for a Changing Climate Expanded and Updated Second Edition Paperback Laura Lengnick 9780865719507 $29.99 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Jul 20, 2021

Climate change presents an unprecedented challenge to the productivity and profitability of agriculture in North America. Drought and flooding rains create the most obvious damage, but hot summer nights, warmer winters, changing pest pressures, and other changes have more subtle but far-reaching effects on the production of crops and livestock.This updated second edition of Resilient Agriculture takes you beyond the headlines and the hype to examine the complexities of climate change, resilience, and the future of food through the adaptation st... + Read More
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Series: Plants of Haida Gwaii Third Edition 3rd edition Paperback Nancy Turner 9781550179149 $29.95 NATURE Apr 30, 2021

For many thousands of years the lands and waters of Haida Gwaii have been home to the Haida. Plants of Haida Gwaii, written with the cooperation and collaboration of Haida knowledge holders and botanical experts, is a detailed and insightful record of the traditional uses of over 150 species of native plants. Moreover, it explains the systems of knowledge and understanding that enabled the Haida to use the resources of their islands sustainably from one generation to the next over millennia. The Haida names of these plants indicate their import... + Read More
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Series: Go Green! Activity Book Projects, Activities, and Ideas to Make a Difference Paperback Alice Harman 9781839406119 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 10 Apr 01, 2021

This inspirational, optimistic activity book is packed with imaginative suggestions and fun projects that show how small changes in our everyday lives can make a big difference to the environment. Young readers can explore the challenges facing our planet through eye-opening facts and intriguing activities, and discover top tips about how to protect and nurture the environment for future generations. Vibrantly illustrated in full-color, this charming book contains a mixture of write-in activities and step-by-step projects.Includes:• A tree... + Read More
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Series: Biblioasis International Translation Series On Time and Water Paperback Andri Snaer Magnason 9781771964210 $24.95 SCIENCE Mar 30, 2021

A few years ago, Andri Snaer Magnason, one of Iceland’s most beloved writers and public intellectuals, was asked by a leading climate scientist why he wasn’t writing about the greatest crisis mankind has faced. Magnason demurred: he wasn’t a specialist, he said; it wasn’t his field. But the scientist persisted: “If you cannot understand our scientific findings and present them in an emotional, psychological, poetic or mythological context,” he told him, “then no one will really understand the issue, and the world will end.” Based on interviews ... + Read More
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Series: The Wind and the Trees Hardcover Todd Stewart 9781771474337 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Mar 15, 2021

A gentle meditation on the cycle of life, told by two trees One day, a tiny pine seedling strikes up a conversation with a nearby tree. As the seedling grows larger, the older pine shares what it has learned about the strong wind that blows through the forest. Wind stretches trees and dries them out, but it also scatters seeds, spreads messages across the forest, and helps trees grow strong as it pushes against their trunks. As time passes, the wind takes its toll on the older tree. It loses needles and starts to droop as the young tree gro... + Read More
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Series: Mend It, Wear It, Love It! Stitch Your Way to a Sustainable Wardrobe Hardcover DK 9780744026801 $18.99 CRAFTS & HOBBIES Feb 09, 2021

Learn how to use simple sewing and mending techniques to extend the life of the clothes you love.Have you ever thrown good clothes away simply because you didn’t know how to mend them? Have you got clothes that you can’t bear to part with, but need a fresher look? Then this book is for you. With fast fixes and complete makeovers, Mend It, Wear It, Love It! has everything you need to mend and care for your clothes, and stitch your way to a more sustainable wardrobe.Detailed step-by-step illustrations and clear instructions explain how to mend, c... + Read More
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Series: Is It Really Green? Everyday Eco Dilemmas Answered Paperback Georgina Wilson-Powell 9780744024319 $22.99 SELF-HELP Jan 05, 2021

Find clarity on everyday green-living dilemmas to maximize your sustainabilityAre paper bags always more environmentally friendly than plastic? How much better for the planet are electric cars? What saves more water - using the dishwasher or washing up by hand?We all want to do the right thing for the planet, but with so many factors at play, it can be difficult to work out which is the greenest way. With answers to more than 140 everyday green-living questions, Is It Really Green? cuts through the confusion and gives you the facts.Get to the h... + Read More
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Series: The Story of CO2 Big Ideas for a Small Molecule Hardcover Geoffrey Ozin 9781487506360 $34.95 NATURE Nov 06, 2020

The climate crisis requires that we drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions across all sectors of society. The Story of CO2 contributes to this vital conversation by highlighting the cutting-edge science and emerging technologies – a number of which are already commercially available – that can transform carbon dioxide into a myriad of products such as feedstock chemicals, polymers, pharmaceuticals, and fuels. This approach allows us to reconsider CO2 as a resource, and to add "carbon capture and use" to our other tools in the fight against... + Read More
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Series: Beaver, Bison, Horse The Traditional Knowledge and Ecology of the Northern Great Plains Paperback R. Grace Morgan 9780889777880 $34.95 NATURE Nov 14, 2020

As one of North America’s most unique ecologies, the Great Plains have fostered symbiotic relationships between humans and animals for millennia. Among these, Indigenous bonds to beavers, bison, and horses have been the subject of numerous anthropological and scientific surveys. Beaver, Bison, Horse is an interdisciplinary account that centers on Indigenous knowledge and tradition. R. Grace Morgan’s research, considered essential reading in the field, shows an ecological understanding that sustained Indigenous Peoples for thousands of years pr... + Read More
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Series: A Small Farm Future Making the Case for a Society Built Around Local Economies, Self-Provisioning, Agricultural Diversity and a Shared Earth Paperback Chris Smaje 9781603589024 $32.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Oct 21, 2020

A modern classic of the new agrarianism "Chris Smaje...shows that the choice is clear. Either we have a small farm future, or we face collapse and extinction."—Vandana Shiva "Every young person should read this book."—Richard Heinberg In a groundbreaking debut, farmer and social scientist Chris Smaje argues that organising society around small-scale farming offers the soundest, sanest and most reasonable response to climate change and other crises of civilisation—and will yield humanity’s best chance at survival. Drawing on a vast range of... + Read More
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Series: Orcapedia A Guide to the Victims of the International Orca Slave Trade Paperback Captain Paul Watson 9781570673986 $29.95 NATURE Oct 15, 2020

Orcapedia presents a sobering look at the current imprisonment of a highly intelligent, socially complex, non-threatening species?orcas?by an industry strictly for profit. Many remember the movement to release Keiko, the orca who appeared in the family drama Free Willy, into the wild. Today, there are still dozens of orcas still in captivity. Readers are introduced to more than 60 individual orcas by name along with colored photos, personal history, and notable incidents that have occurred during their captivity. The text makes it clear that th... + Read More
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Series: Climate Change, The Choice is Ours The Facts, Our Future, and Why There's Hope! Hardcover David Miles 9781952239007 $32.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Oct 13, 2020

Climate change: would you leave it to chance? In this interactive book for kids, young readers will learn about climate, how climate has changed throughout history, and the driving forces of the greenhouse effect. Using colorful illustrations, simple text, and research from trusted sources like NASA, NOAA, and the United Nations, Interactive Climate Change outlines the causes of climate change and gently explores its consequences like rising sea levels, more extreme weather, and drought. Though not shy about uncomfortable realities, Interactive... + Read More
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Series: Climate Emergency Atlas What's Happening - What We Can Do Hardcover Dan Hooke 9780744021837 $25.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 06, 2020

Our house is on fire - it’s time to wake up to the climate crisis facing planet Earth before it’s too late.This unique graphic atlas tells you everything you need to know about climate change and what we can do to turn things around. Which countries generate the highest CO2 emissions? Which coastal cities are most vulnerable to rising sea levels? What will the polar ice caps look like in 10 years’ time? Which countries have successfully harnessed renewable energy sources?Packed with facts and figures and more than 30 dynamic maps, Climate Emerg... + Read More
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Series: A Book of Ecological Virtues Living Well in the Anthropocene Paperback Heesoon Bai 9780889777569 $39.95 NATURE Oct 03, 2020

For readers of The Sixth Extinction, a manifesto for meaningfully confronting our role in climate change and committing to sustainable, eco-friendly living during an era irrevocably marked by human activity. Despite our brief tenure on planet Earth, Homo sapiens have caused an epoch of climate change and declining ecological diversity: the Anthropocene. This age has been singularly defined by humans’ unique and unprecedented ability to destroy our only habitat. In the face of global warming and animal extinction, it is vitally important we co... + Read More
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Series: Solved How the World's Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis Hardcover David Miller 9781487506827 $29.95 NATURE Oct 01, 2020

If our planet is going to survive the climate crisis, we need to act rapidly. Taking cues from progressive cities around the world, including Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Oslo, Shenzhen, and Sydney, this book is a summons to every city to make small but significant changes that can drastically reduce our carbon footprint. We cannot wait for national governments to agree on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage the average temperature rise to within 1.5 degrees. In Solved, David Miller argues that cities are taking action on clim... + Read More
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Series: Lead for the Planet Five Practices for Confronting Climate Change Hardcover Rae Andre 9781487508333 $29.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Sep 01, 2020

With melting ice caps in the Arctic causing catastrophic environmental issues, it’s hard to believe that we’ve had to spend so much time convincing each other that climate change is real. Lead for the Planet shifts the focus to how we, the members of Team Humanity, are going to organize to solve the twin issues of climate change and energy evolution. The book channels a broad range of social science perspectives, from anthropology to psychology to economics, to help decision-makers explore how Team Humanity can get this thing done. Lead for th... + Read More
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Series: Dark Side of the Ocean The Destruction of Our Seas, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do About It Paperback Albert Bates 9781570673948 $16.95 SCIENCE Sep 01, 2020

Our oceans face levels of devastation previously unknown in human history--from pollution, from overfishing, and through damage to delicate aquatic ecosystems affected by global warming. Ocean biodiversity is being decimated on par with the fastest rates of rain forest destruction. More than 80 per cent of pollutants in the oceans come from sewage and other land-based runoff (some of it radioactive). The rest is created by waste dumped by commercial and recreational vessels. In many areas and for many fish stocks, there are no conservation or m... + Read More
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Series: #futuregen Lessons from a Small Country Hardcover Jane Davidson 9781603589604 $28.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Aug 20, 2020

"What Wales is doing today, the world will do tomorrow.”—Nikhil Seth, UN Assistant Secretary General The story of how one small nation responded to global climate issues by radically rethinking public policy for future generations In #futuregen, Jane Davidson explains how, as Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing in Wales, she proposed the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015—the first piece of legislation on Earth to place regenerative and sustainable practice at the heart of government. Unparalleled in its scope ... + Read More