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• Lessons From a Lifetime

  90 Years of Inspiration and Activism

  Suzuki, David, 1936-

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  Across his 90 years on planet Earth, David Suzuki has inspired generations of his followers to fight for environmental and social causes with courage and conviction. In Lessons From a Lifetime , Suzuki shares pearls of wisdom and hard-earned lessons…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Earth Said Remember Me

  How to Revive Our Memories and Restore the Planet

  Mark, Jason, 1975-

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  As the climate emergency worsens and biodiversity shrinks, we somehow get used to it. We struggle to remember what summers were like before the unrelenting heat, in those years before wildfires became an annual routine. We adapt, we normalize.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anthropause

  the Beauty of Degrowth

  Cox, Stan

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  During the 2020 lockdowns, reduced human activity allowed nature to rapidly recover, revealing the potential of “degrowth.” Stan Cox argues that societies can meet everyone’s needs while reducing consumption, environmental destruction, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Forest Breathes

  Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World

  Simard, S. (Suzanne)

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  The trailblazing scientist who pioneered the concept of sophisticated communication between trees returns with a book that, drawing on rigorous science and neglected Indigenous wisdom, places nature's own cycles of renewal at the center of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clearing the Air

  a Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers

  Ritchie, Hannah, 1993-

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  We can't afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement, it's hard to know where to turn. In Clearing the Air, data scientist and bestselling author Hannah Ritchie answers 50 key climate questions once and for all,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Natural Capital

  the Value of the World Around Us

  Dasgupta, Partha

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  In On Natural Capital, award-winning Cambridge University economist Sir Partha Dasgupta lays out a seminal new approach to economics that asks, what if we were to put a value on nature just as we value everything else? Rooted in mankind's struggle…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Carbon

  the Book of Life

  Hawken, Paul

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  An exploration of carbon's vital role in sustaining life, revealing its profound connections to nature, humanity and the planet's history, while offering a hopeful perspective on embracing its potential to shape a sustainable future.

• A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World

  Phillips, Tom (Journalist)

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  This book explores humanity's long-held obsession with apocalyptic beliefs, from ancient cults to modern fears of climate collapse and nuclear war. It examines how we live with impending disaster and how our doomsday fixation reflects our fear and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Breath of the Gods

  the History and Future of the Wind

  Winchester, Simon

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  The Breath of the Gods explores the dual nature of wind: both a destructive force behind hurricanes and fires, and a potential solution for clean energy. Simon Winchester delves into the science, history, and impact of wind, examining its growing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What's Left

  Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis

  Harris, Malcolm

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  Malcolm Harris argues that saving the planet requires collective political action, combining progressive, socialist, and revolutionary strategies into one unified approach. In What's Left, he exposes corporate obstruction and urges a collaborative…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Climate Injustice

  Why We Need to Fight Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change

  Otto, Friederike

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  Friederike Otto shows how climate change worsens inequality, impacting the vulnerable most. Through eight extreme weather events, she reveals failures of political and social systems, linking climate injustice to racism, colonialism, and sexism.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How We Sold Our Future

  the Failure to Fight Climate Change

  Beckert, Jens, 1967-

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  Jens Beckert argues that climate change persists due to capitalist power and incentive structures prioritizing short-term gains over the environment. He warns that efforts will likely fail, urging focus on social resilience and civil society's role…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Save the Amazon

  a Journalist's Fatal Quest for Answers

  Phillips, Dom

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  How to Save the Amazon follows journalist Dom Phillips’s quest to uncover solutions to deforestation and Indigenous displacement during Brazil’s Bolsonaro era. Completed after his murder, the book combines field research, expert voices, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Eating the Earth

  the Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate

  Grunwald, Michael, 1970-

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  In this rollicking, shocking narrative, the author shows how the world, after decades of ignoring the climate problem at the center of our plates, has pivoted to making it worse, embracing solutions that sound sustainable but could make it even…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Human Nature

  Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet

  Marvel, Kate

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  Scientist Kate Marvel has seen the world end before, sometimes several times a day. In the computer models she uses to study climate change, it's easy to simulate rising temperatures, catastrophic outcomes, and bleak futures. But climate change…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• After the North Pole

  a Story of Survival, Mythmaking, and Melting Ice

  Kagge, Erling

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  The North Pole looms large in our collective psyche--the ultimate Otherland in a world mapped and traversed. It is the center of our planet's rotation, one of the places that is most vulnerable in an epoch of global climate change. Erling Kagge and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Climate Justice

  What Rich Nations Owe the World--and the Future

  Sunstein, Cass R.

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  Climate Justice explores the importance of the social cost of carbon and questions the obligations rich nations have to poor nations and raises questions about the rights of future generations.

• Medicine Wheel for the Planet

  a Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing

  Grenz, Jennifer

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  In Medicine Wheel for the Planet, building on sacred stories, field observations and her own journey, Dr. Grenz invites readers to share in the teachings of the four directions of the medicine wheel. Eloquent, inspiring and disruptive, Medicine…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Story of Upfront Carbon

  How a Life of Just Enough Offers a Way Out of the Climate Crisis

  Alter, Lloyd

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  As we seek to incorporate more renewables and less fossil fuels into our energy supply, upfront carbon becomes increasingly dominant compared to operating emissions, yet they are often ignored. This is why the pursuit of sufficiency, or making and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• At Home With Nature

  a Guide to Sustainable, Natural Landscaping

  Gidding, John

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  In addition to supporting local flora and fauna, ditching grass for lush, native plants helps lower water bills and results in self-sustaining gardens long-term. In John Gidding's At Home with Nature, homeowners will find thorough blueprints to reap…Read moreRead more of this annotation