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  • The Climate War

    True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth

    by Eric Pooley ...
    In The Climate War, Eric Pooley--deputy editor of Bloomberg BusinessWeek--does for global warming what Bob Woodward did for presidents and Lawrence Wright did for terrorists. In this epic tale of an American civil war, Pooley takes us behind the scenes and into the hearts and minds of the most important players in the struggle to cap global warming pollution--a fight in which trillions of dollars ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Fossil Capital

    The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming

    by Andreas Malm ...
    A sweeping study of how capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power—and contributed to the worsening climate crisisThe more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Andreas Malm claims it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. But why did ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Down to the Wire

    Confronting Climate Collapse

    by David W. Orr ...
    "The real fault line in American politics is not between liberals and conservatives.... It is, rather, in how we orient ourselves to the generations to come who will bear the consequences, for better and for worse, of our actions." So writes David Orr in Down to the Wire, a sober and eloquent assessment of climate destabilization and an urgent call to action. Orr describes how political negligence ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Climate Change

    The Science, Impacts and Solutions

    by A Barrie Pittock ...
    It is widely accepted in the scientific community that climate change is a reality, and that changes are happening with increasing rapidity. In this second edition, leading climate researcher Barrie Pittock revisits the effects that global warming is having on our planet, in light of ever-evolving scientific research. Presenting all sides of the arguments about the science and possible remedies, ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Nature as Teacher – New Principles in the Working of Nature

    Volume 2 of Renowned Environmentalist Viktor Schauberger's Eco-Technology Series

    by Viktor Schauberger ...
    Translated by Callum Coats ...
    Today we are standing helpless and perplexed. With no glimmer of improvement anywhere in sight, we feel hopelessly propelled towards a forlorn future. It is understandable therefore than an increasing number of people, sick and tired of this insane activity, are now seeking ways to return to Mother Nature. Viktor Schauberger (1885–1958) Nature as Teacher, the second volume of the Eco-Technology ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Anthropocene and the Global Environmental Crisis

    Rethinking modernity in a new epoch

    Edited by Clive Hamilton, François Gemenne, Christophe Bonneuil ...
    Series series Routledge Environmental Humanities
    The Anthropocene, in which humankind has become a geological force, is a major scientific proposal; but it also means that the conceptions of the natural and social worlds on which sociology, political science, history, law, economics and philosophy rest are called into question.The Anthropocene and the Global Environmental Crisis captures some of the radical new thinking prompted by the arrival ... Read more

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  • Unreal City

    Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West

    by Judith Nies ...
    An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. It began when a 4,000-square-mile area of Arizona desert called Black Mesa was divided between the Hopi and Navajo tribes. To the outside world, it was a land struggle between two fractious Indian tribes; to political insiders and energy corporations, it was a divide-and-conquer play for ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Urban Sustainability in Theory and Practice

    Circles of sustainability

    by Paul James ...
    Series series Advances in Urban Sustainability
    Cities are home to the most consequential current attempts at human adaptation and they provide one possible focus for the flourishing of life on this planet. However, for this to be realized in more than an ad hoc way, a substantial rethinking of current approaches and practices needs to occur.Urban Sustainability in Theory and Practice responds to the crises of sustainability in the world today ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Public Produce

    Cultivating Our Parks, Plazas, and Streets for Healthier Cities

    by Darrin Nordahl ...
    Plum and pear trees shade park benches in Kamloops, British Columbia. Tomatoes and cucumbers burst forth from planters at City Hall in Provo, Utah. Strawberries and carrots flourish along the sunny sidewalks of a Los Angeles neighborhood.The idea that public land could be used creatively to grow fresh food for local citizens was beginning to gain traction when Public Produce was first published in ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Responding to Climate Change in Asian Cities

    Governance for a more resilient urban future

    Edited by Diane Archer, Sarah Colenbrander, David Dodman ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research
    The role of cities in addressing climate change is increasingly recognised in international arenas, including the Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the New Urban Agenda. Asia is home to many of the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change impacts and, along with Africa, will be the site of most urban population growth over the coming ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Governing the Tap

    Special District Governance and the New Local Politics of Water

    by Megan Mullin ...
    Series series American and Comparative Environmental Policy
    An analysis of the political consequences of special district governance in drinking water management that offers new insights into the influence of political structures on local policymaking.More than ever, Americans rely on independent special districts to provide public services. The special district—which can be as small as a low-budget mosquito abatement district or as vast as the Port ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Confronting the Climate Challenge

    U.S. Policy Options

    by Lawrence Goulder, Marc Hafstead ...
    Without significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, climate change will cause substantial damage to the environment and the economy. The scope of the threat demands a close look at the policies capable of reducing the harm. Confronting the Climate Challenge presents a unique framework for evaluating the impacts of a range of U.S. climate-policy options, both for the economy overall and for ... Read more

    $53.99 USD