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Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Who could imagine an idea born on a space station would help sustain our planet? Astronauts, living on the International Space Station, have to protect their resources because their lives depend on it. They learn to conserve water, air, food, energy, and waste. These efforts have in turn lead to . . . innovative ideas for air quality, food production, and water purification here on Earth"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this revolutionary book, Ali reveals how the science of feel-good productivity can transform your life. He introduces the three hidden 'energisers' that underpin enjoyable productivity, the three 'blockers' we must overcome to beat procrastination, and the three 'sustainers' that prevent burnout and help us achieve lasting fulfillment. He recounts the inspiring stories of founders, Olympians, and Nobel-winning scientists who embody the principles...
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this superbly written book, fashion insider Lucianne Tonti looks beyond sustainable fashion to a future remade by natural fibres. An exploratory dive into the art and industry of clothing and an ode to the possibilities in nature, Sundressed is an accessible, engaging and optimistic challenge to designers, farmers and business to think bigger.If we grasp their potential, natural fabrics will revolutionize more than the way we dress. Regenerative...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"Many of us are worried (or at least we should be) about the impacts of globalization, pollution, and biotechnology on our diets. Whether it's monoculture crops, hormone-fed beef, or high-fructose corn syrup, industrially-produced foods have troubling consequences for us and the planet. But as culinary diversity diminishes, many people are looking to a surprising place to safeguard the future: into the past. The Lost Supper explores an idea that is...
Author
Publisher
Sentinel
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A passionate, provocative vision for solving our climate crisis from a young, forward-thinking conservative climate activist. Activists, politicians, and pseudo-experts have led us to believe that there are only two viable approaches to climate change: panicked doomerism or flat-out denial. Conservative climate activist Benji Backer argues that both are failing. In The Conservative Environmentalist, he proposes a new strategy for fixing the climate-while...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What we eat matters--to us, and to the planet. Cool food is a game-changing new food category and way of thinking that can help fix the climate. This ... book will show you how to make simple choices, starting today--in the supermarket, in your kitchen, and in the world--to reduce your environmental impact. Hundreds of cool foods exist, but until now have gone largely uncelebrated for their climate-positive powers. Some of these foods may already...
Author
Publisher
Corwin, A SAGE Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The purpose of the book is to equip education change leaders with a practical framework and human-centered tools and resources to lead sustainable change. We are witnessing a rising tide of popular consensus that the traditional, century-old, model of education is no longer serving our children. Performance on standardized test scores is becoming the floor of school performance, not the ceiling, and more and more schools are drafting strategic plans...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"As Greenland melts, Australia burns, and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, we think we know who the villains are: oil companies, consumerism, weak political leaders. But what if the real blocks to progress are the ideas and institutions that aresupposed to be helping us? Five Times Faster is an inside story from Simon Sharpe, who has spent ten years at the forefront of climate change policy and diplomacy. In our fight to avoid dangerous...
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Immersive non-fiction with STEM and social justice themes that proves that the future of the environment is in our hands-and helps pave the way forward. Evolution isn't just a thing of the past. It is happening right now, in every species across the world-and our influence on the future of the plants and animals around us is much bigger than we might think. A closer look at the science behind evolution shows how human behaviors like hunting, farming,...
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Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"How likely is it that humans aren't alone in the universe? Reports of strange lights, UFO sightings and alien encounters abound-and some (like recent accounts from U.S. Navy pilots) even sound credible. And in recent years, armed with state-of-the-art technology and better information, the search for extraterrestrials overflows with exciting possibilities. Within our own solar system, astrobiologists search for the biochemical building blocks that...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"What's the difference between your competitor and your enemy? You know who your competitors are. You keep tabs on them regularly, and can list them calmly, along with their strengths and weaknesses. But your enemies are a whole other matter. They're the haters and the doubters who said you'd never make it, the ones who stomped on your dreams. When you think about your enemies, you can't stop the strong feelings rising up. In Choose Your Enemies Wisely,...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"An urgent examination of how disruptive politics, technology, and art are capsizing old assumptions in a great wave of change breaking over today's world, creating both opportunity and peril--from the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author of the New York Times bestseller The Death of Truth. The twenty-first century is experiencing a watershed moment defined by chaos and uncertainty, as one emergency cascades into another, underscoring the larger...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Illustrated edition.
Language
English
Description
"When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on a tree. Most fungi live out of sight yet make up a massively diverse kingdom of organisms that supports and sustains nearly all living systems. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. In the first edition of the mind-bending, "gorgeous" (Margaret Atwood), "brilliant...
16) A future we can love: how we can reverse the climate crisis with the power of our hearts & minds
Author
Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In early 2021, a humble, old Tibetan monk in maroon and yellow robes met with a slight young woman from Sweden. He is a survivor of violence and oppression whose radiant happiness and empathy have become world famous; she a fiery activist whose uncompromising clarity helped spark the global youth movement for climate action. When these two people-the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg-met and spoke for the first time, millions of people around the world...
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