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  • Small is Possible

    Life in a Local Economy

    de Lyle Estill ...
    In an era when incomprehensibly complex issues like Peak Oil and Climate Change dominate headlines, practical solutions at a local level can seem somehow inadequate.In response, Lyle Estill's Small is Possible introduces us to "hometown security," with this chronicle of a community-powered response to resource depletion in a fickle global economy. True stories, springing from the soils of Chatham ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Industrial Evolution

    Local Solutions for a Low Carbon Future

    de Lyle Estill ...
    For many people, the word “industry” brings to mind images ofsprawling factories belching toxic emissions in a blighted natural landscape. “Industrial” has become synonymous with pollution, human rights abuse, and corporate greed. In Industrial Evolution , Lyle Estill seeks to reclaim the term, with its original connotations of hard work, diligence and productivity, and to show how community ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Backyard Biodiesel

    How to Brew Your Own Fuel

    de Bob Armantrout, Lyle Estill ...
    Make your own fuel, for a fraction of what you would pay at the pump.Small-scale home biodiesel production holds a singular attraction for the do-it-yourself enthusiast. While perhaps it can't save the world, this unique renewable fuel is economical, fun to make, better for the environment, and will help you reduce your dependence on Big Oil. And getting started is easier than you think.Backyard ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Small Stories, Big Changes

    Agents of Change on the Frontlines of Sustainability

    Edición de Lyle Estill ...
    A remarkable cast of characters inhabit the pages of this book. Meet Tim Toben, who developed a high rise with the lowest energy consumption of any building in the southeastern United States, was foreclosed upon, and lost millions in the process. Gary Phillips held the line against real estate developers in Chatham County and was run out of office for his efforts. Elaine Chiosso has been ... Leer más

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    The Education of a Reluctant Businessman--Including 10 More Years of Business Unusual

    de Yvon Chouinard ...
    **"Wonderful . . . a moving autobiography, the story of a unique business, and a detailed blueprint for hope." —Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and SteelIn this 10th anniversary edition, Yvon Chouinard—legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.—shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most ... Leer más

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  • The Story of Stuff

    How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for Change

    de Annie Leonard ...
    A classic exposé in company with An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring, The Story of Stuff expands on the celebrated documentary exploring the threat of overconsumption on the environment, economy, and our health. Leonard examines the “stuff” we use everyday, offering a galvanizing critique and steps for a changed planet.The Story of Stuff was received with widespread enthusiasm in hardcover, by ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

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    The High Cost of Discount Culture

    de Ellen Ruppel Shell ...
    A myth-shattering investigation of the true cost of America's passion for finding a better bargainFrom the shuttered factories of the Rust Belt to the strip malls of the Sun Belt-and almost everywhere in between-America has been transformed by its relentless fixation on low price. This pervasive yet little- examined obsession with bargains is arguably the most powerful and devastating market force ... Leer más

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  • Garbology

    Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash

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  • The Responsible Company

    What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 40 Years

    de Yvon Chouinard, Vincent Stanley ...
    The Responsible Company, by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, co-editor of its Footprint Chronicles, draw on the their 40 years' experience at Patagonia and knowledge of current efforts by other companies to articulate the elements of responsible business for our time.Patagonia, named by Fortune in 2007 as the coolest company on the planet, has earned a ... Leer más

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  • No Impact Man

    The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process

    de Colin Beavan ...
    Bill McKibben meets Bill Bryson in this seriously engaging look at one man's decision to put his money where his mouth is and go off the grid for one year—while still living in New York City—to see if it's possible to make no net impact on the environment.In No Impact Man, a guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, and generally ... Leer más

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  • 40 Chances

    Finding Hope in a Hungry World

    de Howard G Buffett ...
    With a foreword by Warren Buffett, 40 Chances is an “inspiring manifesto…both an informative guidebook and a catalyst for igniting real changes” (Booklist) in the struggle against world hunger.If someone granted you $3 billion to accomplish something great in the world, what would you do? In 2006, legendary investor Warren Buffett posed this challenge to his son Howard G. Buffett. Howard set out ... Leer más

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  • Environmental Debt

    The Hidden Costs of a Changing Global Economy

    de Amy Larkin ...
    An award-winning environmental activist and social entrepreneur exposes the link between our financial and environmental crisesFor decades, politicians and business leaders alike told the American public that today's challenge was growing the economy, and that environmental protection could be left to future generations. Now in the wake of billions of dollars in costs associated with coastal ... Leer más

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