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Wildsam Field Guides: Vermont (Paperback)
Samantha Alviani; Edited by Taylor Bruce, Bill McKibben; Illustrated by Sarah Letteney
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The images in 'Industrial Scars' and the narrative that accompanies
them tell the story of the impact of the consumer life-style on the
natural systems that support life on the planet. These photographs,
mostly aerial and taken at locations around the world, are
masterworks of composition and colour, made with a nod to the great
abstract painters of modern art. This book is the result of
countless hours of research and careful planning by New York
photographer J. Henry Fair, who travels to the locations and
charters a small plane to photograph areas usually fenced off from
prying eyes so he can get a true view of our real footprint. This
is a new edition.
In Maybe One, Bill McKibben argues that the earth is becoming
dangerously overcrowded, and that if more of us chose to have only
one child, it would make a crucial difference toward insuring a
healthy future for ourselves and our planet.
But the environment alone may not persuade most people to
consider having just one child, as eighty percent of Americans have
siblings. Powerful stereotypes about only children -- that they're
spoiled, selfish, or maladjusted in some way -- still persist.
McKibben, the proud father of an only child himself, debunks these
myths, citing research about the many emotional and intellectual
strengths only children possess. Contrary to the old folk wisdom,
only children are very much like everyone else; they are no more
likely to be lonely, shy, or difficult to get along with than
children with siblings. Only children also receive the benefits of
more parental resources and time that are denied to kids with
siblings: higher test scores and levels of achievement in school,
and greater development of positive personality traits, like
maturity and self-control.
We tend to think of silence as the absence of sound, but it is
actually the void where we can hear the sublime notes of nature.
Here, photographer Pete McBride reveals the wonders of these hushed
places in spectacular imagery from the thin-air flanks of Mount
Everest to the depths of the Grand Canyon, from the high-altitude
vistas of the Atacama to the African savannah, and from the
Antarctic Peninsula to the flowing waters of the Ganges and Nile.
These places remind us of the magic of being truly away and how
such places are vanishing. Often showing beauty from vantages where
no other photographer has ever stood, this is a seven-continent
visual tour of global quietude and the power in nature s own sounds
that will both inspire and calm.
Fifteen people--plus a class of first graders--tell how local food,
farms, and gardens changed their lives and their community . . .
and how they can change yours, too.
"Urban Farming Handbook" includes:
- Fifteen first-person stories of personal and civic transformation
from a range of individuals, including farmers and community garden
members, a low-income senior and a troubled teen, a foodie, a food
bank officer, and many more
- Seven in-depth "How It Works" sections on student farms,
community gardens, community-supported agriculture (CSA), community
education, farm work therapy, community outreach, and more
- Detailed information on dozens of additional resources from
relevant books and websites to government programs and national
nonprofit organizations
- Seventy full-color photographs showing a diverse local food
community at home, work, and play
Read "Urban Farming Handbook" to learn how people like you, with
busy lives like yours, can and do enjoy the many benefits of local
food without having to become full-time organic farmers. Gain the
information you need to organize or get involved in your own
"growing community" anywhere across the country and around the
world.
We know that eating animals is bad for the planet and bad for our
health, and yet we do it anyway. We've all heard the statistics:
animal agriculture is responsible for at least 18 percent of all
greenhouse gas emissions; we need to drop our meat consumption by
50 percent simply to feed the world's estimated 10 billion people
in 2050; a full third of the Earth's arable land is devoted to
growing crops for livestock; approximately 80 percent of deforested
land in the Amazon is used solely for rearing livestock. Ask anyone
in the plant-based movement and the solution seems obvious: Stop
eating meat. But for many people, that stark solution is neither
appealing nor practical. In Meat Me Halfway, author and founder of
the reducetarian movement Brian Kateman puts forth a realistic and
balanced goal: mindfully reduce your meat consumption. It might
seem strange for a leader of the plant-based movement to say, but
meat is here to stay. The question is not how to ween society off
meat, but how to make meat more healthy, more humane, and more
sustainable. In this book, Kateman answers the question that has
plagued vegans for years: why are we so resistant to changing the
way we eat, and what can we do about it? Exploring our historical
relationship with meat, from the domestication of animals, to the
early industrialization of meatpacking, to the advent of the
one-stop grocery store, the science of taste, and the laws that
impact our access to food, Meat Me Halfway reveals how humans have
evolved as meat eaters. Featuring interviews with pioneers in the
science of meat alternatives, investigations into new types of
farming designed to lessen environmental impact, and innovations in
ethical and sustainable agriculture, this down-to-Earth book shows
that we all can change the way we create and consume food.
While Glaciers Slept weaves together the parallel stories of what
happens when the climates of a family and a planet change. Dr. M
Jackson reveals how these events are deeply intertwined, and how
the deterioration of her parents’ health was as devastating as
the inexorable changing of Earth’s climate.
Nonetheless, the book shows that even in the darkest of times
we cannot lose hope.Dr. Jackson guides us to solar, wind, and
geothermal solutions, bringing us along on her expeditions to
research climate change and to educate people about how to stop it.
Scientists are continually looking for better ways to translate
hard science into human language and that is precisely what this
book does. Climate change, she convinces us, is not just about
science—it is also about the audacity of human courage and
imagination.
Today's church finds itself in a new world, one in which climate
change and ecological degradation are front-page news. In the eyes
of many, the evangelical community has been slow to take up a call
to creation care. How do Christians address this issue in a
faithful way?
This evangelically centered but ecumenically informed introduction
to ecological theology (ecotheology) explores the global dimensions
of creation care, calling Christians to meet contemporary
ecological challenges with courage and hope. The book provides a
biblical, theological, ecological, and historical rationale for
Earthcare as well as specific practices to engage both individuals
and churches. Drawing from a variety of Christian traditions, the
book promotes a spirit of hospitality, civility, honesty, and
partnership. It includes a foreword by Bill McKibben and an
afterword by Matthew Sleeth.
"The Sacred Balance has a beautiful spirit."-E.O. Wilson With a new
foreword from Robin Wall Kimmerer, New York Times-bestselling
author of Braiding Sweetgrass-and an afterword from Bill
McKibben-this special 25th anniversary edition of a beloved
bestseller invites readers to see ourselves as part of nature, not
separate. The world is changing at a relentless pace. How can we
slow down and act from a place of respect for all living things?
The Sacred Balance shows us how. In this extensively updated new
edition, David Suzuki reflects on the increasingly radical changes
in science and nature-from the climate crisis to peak oil and the
rise in clean energy-and examines what they mean for humankind. He
also reflects on what we have learned by listening to Indigenous
leaders, whose knowledge of the natural world is profound, and
whose peoples are on the frontlines of protecting land and water
around the world. Drawing on his own experiences and those of
others who have put their beliefs into action, The Sacred Balance
combines science, philosophy, spirituality, and Indigenous
knowledge to offer concrete suggestions for creating an
ecologically sustainable future by rediscovering and addressing
humanity's basic needs. Published in Partnership with the David
Suzuki Institute
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the
environmental movement. An Idea Can Go Extinct is Bill McKibben's
impassioned, groundbreaking account of how, by changing the earth's
entire atmosphere, the weather and the most basic forces around us,
'we are ending nature.' Over the past 75 years, a new canon has
emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans,
visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to
defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its
restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming
the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness
of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner,
greener world.
The 10th anniversary edition A Guardian Best Book about
Deforestation A New Scientist Best Book of the Year A Taipei Times
Best Book of the Year “A perfectly grounded account of what it is
like to live an indigenous life in communion with one’s personal
spirits. We are losing worlds upon worlds.†—Louise Erdrich,
New York Times Book Review “The Yanomami of the Amazon, like all
the indigenous peoples of the Americas and Australia, have
experienced the end of what was once their world. Yet they have
survived and somehow succeeded in making sense of a wounded
existence. They have a lot to teach us.†—Amitav Ghosh, The
Guardian “A literary treasure…a must for anyone who wants to
understand more of the diverse beauty and wonder of existence.â€
—New Scientist A now classic account of the life and thought of
Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami, The Falling
Sky paints an unforgettable picture of an indigenous culture living
in harmony with the Amazon forest and its creatures, and its
devastating encounter with the global mining industry. In richly
evocative language, Kopenawa recounts his initiation as a shaman
and first experience of outsiders: missionaries, cattle ranchers,
government officials, and gold prospectors seeking to extract the
riches of the Amazon. A coming-of-age story entwined with a rare
first-person articulation of shamanic philosophy, this impassioned
plea to respect indigenous peoples’ rights is a powerful rebuke
to the accelerating depredation of the Amazon and other natural
treasures threatened by climate change and development.
The Wisdom of John Muir marries the best aspects of a Muir
anthology with the best aspects of a Muir biography. The fact that
it is neither, and yet it is both, distinguishes this book from the
many extant books on John Muir. Building on her lifelong passion
for the work and philosophy of John Muir, author Anne Rowthorn has
created this entirely new treatment for showcasing the great
naturalist's philosophy and writings. By pairing carefully selected
material from various stages of Muir's life, Rowthorn's book
provides a view into the experiences, places, and people that
inspired and informed Muir's words and beliefs. The reader feels
able to join in with Muir's own discoveries and transformations
over the arc of his life. Rowthorn is careful not to overstep her
role: she stands back and lets Muir's words speak for themselves.
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Green Ideas Slipcase (Paperback)
Greta Thunberg, Naomi Klein, Timothy Morton, George Monbiot, Bill McKibben, …
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In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the
environmental movement - now in one complete set Over the past 75
years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living
planet to the brink of collapse, visionary thinkers around the
world have raised their voices to defend it. Their words have
endured, becoming the classics that define the environmental
movement today. From art, literature, food and gardening, to
technology, economics, politics and ethics, each of these short
books deepens our sense of our place in nature; each is a seed from
which a bold activism can grow. Together, they show the richness of
environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner,
greener world.
Wrenched from the Land features sixteen interviews with some of the
most iconic eco-warriors to put themselves on the line for their
beliefs. The activists featured in this book are inspired by the
late Edward Abbey, one of America's uncompromising and irascible
defenders of wilderness. The book includes interviews with Terry
Tempest Williams, the late Charles Bowden, Sea Shepherd Society
founder Paul Watson, Jack Loeffler, Doug Peacock, Ingrid
Eisenstadter, John De Puy, Bob Lippman, Derrick Jensen, Shonto
Begay, Ken Sanders, Ken Sleight, the late Katie Lee, Executive
Director of the Center for Biological Diversity Kieran Suckling,
Earth First! cofounder Dave Foreman, and climate activist Tim
DeChristopher. Some were among Abbey's closest friends and were the
inspiration for his irreverent comedic masterpiece, The Monkey
Wrench Gang. Here are mesmerizing stories about how they adapted
Abbey's monkeywrenching ideas into a radical blueprint for direct
action. Their achievements--as ingenious and fierce as the
individuals in this book--will encourage readers to discover their
own pathways toward positive change.
Caleb Kenna's vertiginous views of Vermont invite a new way of
looking at the Green Mountain State. These stunningly abstract
drone images reveal hidden patterns and are rich with detail,
color, shadow, and mood. Tractor tracks on a field in Weybridge;
fresh snowfall on an apple orchard in Cornwall; the swirling
Nulhegan River in Brunswick. The 130 color photographs, most of
them taken around the Champlain Valley, were inspired by Alfred
Stieglitz's Equivalent series and the work of his protege, Minor
White. They invite us on a journey of excitement and discovery, one
that Kenna has described as a daily practice and a form of
meditation.
One of the earliest warnings about climate change and one of
environmentalism's lodestars 'Nature, we believe, takes forever. It
moves with infinite slowness,' begins the first book to bring
climate change to public attention. Interweaving lyrical
observations from his life in the Adirondack Mountains with
insights from the emerging science, Bill McKibben sets out the
central developments not only of the environmental crisis now
facing us but also the terms of our response, from policy to the
fundamental, philosophical shift in our relationship with the
natural world which, he argues, could save us. A moving elegy to
nature in its pristine, pre-human wildness, The End of Nature is
both a milestone in environmental thought, indispensable to
understanding how we arrived here.
Author and activist McKibben gathers the essential American
writings that changed the way the public looks at the natural
world. "American Earth" features essays by Walt Whitman, Rachel
Carson, Barbara Kingsolver, Michael Pollan, and dozens more.
Bill McKibben's first book, the bestselling The End of Nature,
offered a devastating portrait of the harm human civilization has
done to the planet. Hope, Human and Wild sets out on a dramatically
different journey to provide examples and hope for a sustainable
future, one in which our society's wealth is measured less by its
material productivity and more by its spiritual richness; less by
its consumption of resources and more by the extent to which we
live in harmony with the natural world. From the Adirondack
Mountains to Kerala, India, to Curitiba, Brazil, McKibben offers
clear-eyed and profoundly compelling portraits of places where
resourceful people have confronted modern problems with inventive
solutions, and thrived in the process. With an afterword by the
author updating developments over the decade since the book was
first published, this edition provides a badly needed vision of
optimism for the future of our planet.
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