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a book cover for don't be trashy by tara mckenna, founder of the zero waste collective
Living With Less
Progress Over Perfection
Conscious Consumption
How To Make Greens
Green Choices
Health Trends
Natural Therapy
Penguin Random House
Calendar Pages
Don't Be Trashy
Tara McKenna offers an alternative: an approach to reducing waste for a more sustainable and ethical life that emphasizes progress over perfection. This isn't about fitting all of your waste into a mason jar or going zero waste overnight. For real, long-lasting change and new habits to form, McKenna guides you through a year of reducing waste, month by month. With relatable stories, compassion, and a practical approach, McKenna will show you how in this ultimate guide to going zero waste(ish).
the cover of saving us, featuring an image of a heart with words on it
Psychology
Nature Conservation
Social Impact
United Nations
Of The Earth
Her. Book
Book Print
The Earth
Audio Books
Saving Us
Katharine Hayhoe knows how to navigate all sides of the conversation on our changing planet. A Canadian climate scientist living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease. Over the past 15 years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it-and she wants to teach you how. Hayhoe shows that small conversations can have astonishing results
the book cover for on time and water
World History
Book Cover Design
The Scientist
Open Letter
Travel Stories
Ebook Pdf
Kindle Reading
On Time
Picture Book
On Time And Water
Moving from reflections on how one writes an obituary for an iceberg to exhortation for a heightened understanding of human time and our obligations to one another, throughout history and across the globe, On Time and Water is both deeply personal and globally-minded: a travel story, a world history, and a desperate plea to live in harmony with future generations. A bestseller in Iceland and around the world, this is a book unlike anything yet published on the current climate emergency.
In How to Prepare for Climate Change, bestselling self-help author David Pogue offers sensible, deeply researched advice for how the rest of us should start to ready ourselves for the years ahead. Pogue walks readers through what to grow and to eat, how to build, how to insure, where to invest, how to prepare your children and pets, and even where to consider relocating when the time comes. He also provides tips for managing your anxiety and action plans for riding out every climate catastrophe. Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, Evacuation Plan, Where To Invest, Moving To Florida, January 26, The Chaos, Practical Advice, Language English
Meteorology
Atmospheric Science
Evacuation Plan
Where To Invest
Moving To Florida
January 26
The Chaos
Practical Advice
Language English
How To Prepare For Climate Change
In How to Prepare for Climate Change, bestselling self-help author David Pogue offers sensible, deeply researched advice for how the rest of us should start to ready ourselves for the years ahead. Pogue walks readers through what to grow and to eat, how to build, how to insure, where to invest, how to prepare your children and pets, and even where to consider relocating when the time comes. He also provides tips for managing your anxiety and action plans for riding out every climate catastrophe.
Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. By investing in research, inventing new technologies, and deploying them quickly at large scale, Gates believes climate change can be addressed in meaningful ways. Mary Robinson, Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Safran Foer, David Foster Wallace, Net Zero, The Reader, Warren Buffett, Cause And Effect, Book List
Mary Robinson
Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Safran Foer
David Foster Wallace
Net Zero
The Reader
Warren Buffett
Cause And Effect
Book List
How To Avoid a Climate Disaster
Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. By investing in research, inventing new technologies, and deploying them quickly at large scale, Gates believes climate change can be addressed in meaningful ways.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change provides tools and strategies for parents to explain the climate emergency to their children, maintain hope in the face of crisis, and galvanize positive action by encouraging today's children to follow their passions in pursuit of a livable world. Santa List, Climate Crisis, How To Talk, Helping Children, Book Awards, Family Relationships, Talking To You, Worlds Of Fun
Santa List
Climate Crisis
How To Talk
Helping Children
Book Awards
Family Relationships
Talking To You
Worlds Of Fun
How to talk to Your Kids about Climate Change
How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change provides tools and strategies for parents to explain the climate emergency to their children, maintain hope in the face of crisis, and galvanize positive action by encouraging today's children to follow their passions in pursuit of a livable world.
Would you like to throw away less? Do something for the planet? Waste Not Everyday is your step-by-step guide with 365 easy changes that will not only influence what you throw out but also have a genuine impact on the future of our planet. Split into four easy-to-follow parts, Waste Not Everyday features simple tips that will lead to a real shift in thinking and action and show you that a zero-waste lifestyle is actually achievable - for everyone, every budget and every schedule. Waste Reduction, Eco Lifestyle, Relationship Books, Waste Free, Zero Waste Living, Zero Waste Lifestyle, Composting, Not Ready, Green Cleaning
Waste Reduction
Eco Lifestyle
Relationship Books
Waste Free
Zero Waste Living
Zero Waste Lifestyle
Composting
Not Ready
Green Cleaning
Availability: Waste not everyday / Erin Rhoads ; [illustrations by] Grace West.
Would you like to throw away less? Do something for the planet? Waste Not Everyday is your step-by-step guide with 365 easy changes that will not only influence what you throw out but also have a genuine impact on the future of our planet. Split into four easy-to-follow parts, Waste Not Everyday features simple tips that will lead to a real shift in thinking and action and show you that a zero-waste lifestyle is actually achievable - for everyone, every budget and every schedule.
a book cover with the title can we save the planet?
Reading Apps
Public Policy
Think Tank
Amazon Book Store
Independent Publishing
Any Book
Save The Planet
The Guardian
Availability: Can we save the planet? : a primer for the 21st century / Alice Bell ; edited by Matthew Taylor.
Governments, corporations and individuals are beginning to change their policies and behaviour - but is it too little, too late? Have we reached the point where we are only able to manage the problems and devastation caused? This engaging and incisive volume offers insightful analysis of a range of key issues including deforestation, global warming and single use plastics, while evaluating whether - and how - it may just be possible to mend our planet.
clean green tips and recipes for a naturally clean, more sustainable home
Clean Book
Arts Management
Eco Friendly Cleaning Products
Clean Green
Green Tips
Toilet Cleaner
Dishwashing Liquid
Sparkling Clean
Availability: Clean green : tips and recipes for a naturally clean, more sustainable home / Jen Chillingsworth ; illustrations by Amelia Flower.
Learn how to create your own cleaning products that are better and healthier to use and keep your home sparkling clean.
the cover of building a better world in your backyard
Permaculture
Permaculture Design Course
Being Angry
Backyard Buildings
Symbiotic Relationships
Sleeping Under The Stars
World Problems
Womens Fiction
Bad Guys
System Unavailable
Provides practical advice anyone can use to decrease their environmental impact while saving money. Paul Wheaton, a former software engineer, is an advocate for permaculture--a set of design principles inspired by natural systems that can help people take care of the earth and take care of each other. He is the creator of Permies.com, an online community with more than a million visitors each month who are dedicated to building a better world through permaculture.
the cover of clearing the air by tim smedley
Royal Society
Science Books
Got Books
Air Pollution
Books To Read Online
Free Ebooks
Reading Online
Book Gifts
Availability: Clearing the air : the beginning and the end of air pollution / Tim Smedley.
Air pollution has become the world's greatest environmental health risk, and science is only beginning to reveal its wide-ranging effects. Air pollution has become the world's greatest environmental health risk, and science is only beginning to reveal its wide-ranging effects. Clearing the Air tells the full story of air pollution for the first time: what it is, which pollutants are harmful, where they come from and most importantly what we can do about them.
In an increasingly toxic world, the paths to environmental safety and personal well-being run parallel. The damage we're doing to our planet is literally making us sick. In this quietly revolutionary book, environmental pioneer, Gay Browne shares a roadmap for living a greener, healthier life. Presenting some of the latest environmental science in an accessible way, Gay helps us to reclaim our health and our environment. Small Steps, Green Heart, Environmental Health, Detox Your Body, Improve Sleep, Change Is Good, Eco Friendly Fabric, Clean Air, Transform Your Life
Small Steps
Green Heart
Environmental Health
Detox Your Body
Improve Sleep
Change Is Good
Eco Friendly Fabric
Clean Air
Transform Your Life
Availability: Living with a green heart : how to keep your body, your home, and the planet healthy in a toxic world / Gay Browne ; foreword by Terry Tamminen, CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, and former Secretary of the California EPA.
In an increasingly toxic world, the paths to environmental safety and personal well-being run parallel. The damage we're doing to our planet is literally making us sick. In this quietly revolutionary book, environmental pioneer, Gay Browne shares a roadmap for living a greener, healthier life. Presenting some of the latest environmental science in an accessible way, Gay helps us to reclaim our health and our environment.
the book cover for plastic soup by michael roscam abing, with an image of a fish
Ocean Pollution
Trash Art
Plastic Pollution
Message Of Hope
Food Waste
Free Reading
Book Format
Plastic Free
Free Books
Availability: Plastic soup : an atlas of ocean pollution / Michiel Roscam Abbing ; [translation by Tessera Translations ; design by Nico Richter ; infographics by Jan Vork].
Plastics have transformed every aspect of our lives. Yet the very properties that make them attractive - they are cheap to make, light, and durable - spell disaster when trash makes its way into the environment. Plastic Soup: An Atlas of Ocean Pollution is a beautifully-illustrated survey of the plastics clogging our seas, their impacts on wildlife and people around the world, and inspirational initiatives designed to tackle the problem.
the cover of john todd's book, healing earth an ecologist's journey of innovation and environmental steward
Environmental Science
Nature
Ecology
Fukuoka
John Todd
Ecology Design
Earth Images
Environmental Problem
Most Popular Books
April 22, 2022. Healing Earth
April 22, 2022. A mix of both success stories and concrete suggestions for solutions to tackle as yet unresolved issues, John Todd's narrative provides an important addition to the conversation about specific ways we can address the planetary crisis.
the ecology book is shown in green and blue
Physics Books
Aquaponics System
Math Books
Big Ideas
Penguin Books
Tone It Up
Book Of Life
Availability: The ecology book / foreword by Tony Juniper.
Using a bold, graphic-led approach, The Ecology Book explores and explains over 85 of the key ideas, movements, and acts that have defined ecology and ecological thought. The book has a simple structure, with early chapters ranging from the ideas of classical thinkers to attempts by Enlightenment thinkers to systematically order the natural world. Later chapters trace the evolution of modern thinking, all the way through to the political and scientific developments of the modern era.