In Prosperity without Growth, Tim Jackson—a sustainability adviser to the UK government—makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations.
Child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today’s wired generation—he calls it nature-deficit—to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as the rises in obesity, attention disorders, and depression.
Bill Bryson introduces the history and ecology of the Appalachian Trail.
Moral Ground presents a diverse and compelling call to honor our individual and collective moral responsibility to our planet.
Barlow draws on her extensive experience and insight as a water activist to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a “water-secure and water-just world.”
Carson’s Silent Spring: A Reader’s Guide provides an in-depth analysis and contextualization of Silent Spring. It also surveys the lasting impact the text has had on the environmentalist movement in the last fifty years.
Silent Spring describes the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment, and is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement.
Should Trees Have Standing? continues to serve as the definitive statement as to why trees, oceans, animals, and the environment as a whole should be bestowed with legal rights.
Author, educator, and environmentalist Bill McKibben issues an impassioned call to arms for an economy that creates community and ennobles our lives.
In his Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ Pope Francis invokes all humans, believers and non-believers alike, to work together to save the earth from environmental degradation and create a fair and sustainable future for all.
