Activism:
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www.billmckibben.com
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Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action in Your
Community by Bill McKibben 2007.
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www.amazon.com
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Ignition: What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a
Movement by Jonathan Isham (Editor), Sissel Waage (Editor), Bill McKibben
(Introduction) 2007.
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Biodiversity/Life Interconnectedness:
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www.amazon.com
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The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson. Publisher: Abacus- July 3, 2003.
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www.dartmouth.edu
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Fighting for Love in the Century of Extinction How Passion and Politics
Can Stop Global Warming. By Eban Goodstein 2007.
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Books On Line:
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www.ucsusa.org/americanstorie
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Thoreau's Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming introduces a
new generation of writers and photographers with a personal connection to
global warming. 67 essays and images picked by the Union of Concerned
Scientists' about beloved places, people, plants, animals, and activities at risk
from a changing climate—and the efforts that individuals are making to save
what they love. June 2009.
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www.gutenberg.org/wiki/
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Project Gutenberg, the first producer of free electronic books (ebooks).
There are over 28,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book
Catalog and over 100,000 titles are available at Project Gutenberg Partners,
Affiliates and Resources.
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www.eoearth.org
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Walden: Life in the Woods. Author: Henry David Thoreau.
Edition Used: Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1854. Encyclopedia of Earth. Free.
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www.scribd.com
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Scribd Store- an online document store where anyone- from professional
publishers and authors to students, scientists, and artists- can upload and
sell sample chapters of books, research reports, homework, recipes and the
like. Users can read documents on the site, embed them in other sites and
share links over social networks and e-mail.
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Building:
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www.rmi.org
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Rocky Mountain Institute. Green Building Sources. A list of recommended
green building books.
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www.amazon.com
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Green Building Products, 3rd Edition: The GreenSpec Guide to Residential
Building Materials-3rd Edition (Paperback)
by Alex Wilson, Mark Piepkorn. 3rd revised edition 1,1, 2008.
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www.amazon.com
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Design with Nature by Ian L. McHarg, 1995.
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www.amazon.com
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Prescriptions for a Healthy House : A Practical Guide for Architects,
Builders & Homeowners by Paula Baker-Laporte, Erica Elliott, John Banta,
2008.
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www.amazon.com
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Green Design: A Healthy Home Handbook by Alan Berman, Publisher:
Frances Lincoln; Revised edition, Nov 18, 2008.
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www.amazon.com/
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Creating a Sustainable Home: A Practical Guide to Building, Remodeling,
or Retrofitting Your Home for Healthy Living by Georgia Mayfield, Publisher:
Silverleaf Press, Jan 1, 2009.
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www.amazon.com
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Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home
into Harmony with Nature (Natural Home & Garden) (Paperback)
by Carol Venolia, Kelly Lerner. Publisher: Lark Books, June 28, 2006.
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www.amazon.com
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Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates by
Paul Lacinski & Michel Bergeron. Chelsea Green Publishing Company; 1st
edition, December, 2000.
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Chemicals:
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www.amazon.com
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Silent Spring (Paperback) by Rachel Carson Publisher: Mariner Books; 1st
ed pub. 1962.
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www.ourstolenfuture.org
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Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and
Survival?--A Scientific Detective Story (Paperback) by Theo Colborn, Dianne
Dumanoski, John Peter Meyers. Publisher: Plume, March 1, 1997.
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www.amazon.com
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Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Paperback) by Doris Rapp. Publisher:
Environmental Research Foundation, Oct 2003.
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Children:
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www.amazon.com
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Whitefoot: A Story from the Center of the World (Port William)
(Hardcover) by Wendell Berry, Abigail Rorer. Publisher: Counterpoint; Dec
11, 2008. Ages 9-12.
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www.harpercollins.com
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What's So Bad About Gasoline? Fossil Fuels and What They Do
By Anne Rockwell, Illustrated by Paul Meisel. Harper Collins 2/17/2009;
Format: Paperback; $5.99; Ages: 5 to 9.
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secure2.convio.net
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Blue Potatoes and Orange Tomatoes:How to Grow a Rainbow Garden
By Rosalind Creasy; illustrated by Ruth Heller Sierra Club Paperback
40 pages Ages 2-11; Grades: 2-6.
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www.amazon.com
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SOIL! Get the Inside Scoop (Paperback) by David L. Lindbo and Others.
Written for children aged 9-12, explores how soil is part of our life-the food we
eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the houses we live in, and more.
Publisher: American Society of Agronomy, July 15, 2008.
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Clean Energy:
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www.apollosfire.net
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Appollo’s Fire: Igniting America’s Clean Energy Economy. Jay Inslee and
Bracken Hendricks, contains stories from businesspeople, engineers and
others, who are working to advance the clean energy economy. Island Press;
1 edition (October 1, 2007).
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www.amazon.com
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Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming
(Paperback) by Miriam Horn & Fred Krupp. Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.;
Reprint edition, March 16, 2009.
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Climate:
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www.amazon.com
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Fixing Climate: What Past Climate Changes Reveal About the Current
Threat--and How to Counter It, by Wallace S. Broecker and Robert Kunzig.
Pub. Hill and Wang April 15, 2008.
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www.amazon.com
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Climate Change: Picturing the Science, by Gavin Schmidt and Joshua
Wolfe. An intro to climate science. Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co. April 6,
2009.
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press.princeton.edu
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The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of
Earth's Climate by David Archer. Publisher: Princeton University Press;
October 6, 2008. Another great first book on climate science.
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www.amazon.com
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With Speed and Violence: Why Scientists Fear Tipping Points in
Climate Change by Fred Pearce. A concise sourcebook of solid evidence on
climate change. Publisher: Beacon Press; March 7, 2007.
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www.earthunderfire.com
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"Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World"
by Gary Braasch, dramatic photographs, maps and quotes and research of
world climate science leaders. University of California Press; 2 ed., March
2009.
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www.amazon.com
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The Weather Makers : How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It
Means for Life on Earth by Tim Flannery. Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press-
January 27, 2006.
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Community:
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www.amazon.com
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That Distant Land: The Collected Stories (Port William) (Paperback)
by Wendell Berry. Publisher: Counterpoint. March 10, 2005.
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www.amazon.com
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Wendell Berry and the Cultivation of Life: A Reader's Guide (Paperback)
by J. Matthew Bonzo, Michael R. Stevens. An overview of Wendell Berry's
philosophies. Publisher: Brazos Press, Dec 1, 2008.
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www.amazon.com
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
(Paperback) by Bill McKibben. Publisher: Holt Paperbacks, March 4, 2008.
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Composting:
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www.amazon.com
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The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third
Edition (Paperback) by Joseph C. Jenkins. Publisher: Jenkins Publishing; 3
edition, Sep 1, 2005.
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Efficiency:
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www.amazon.com
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Green Home Improvement: 65 Projects That Will Cut Utility Bills, Protect
Your Health & Help the the Environment by Daniel D. Chiras, Publisher:
Robert S Means Co., July 31, 2008.
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Environment:
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www.amazon.com
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The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment (Hardcover)
by Paul & Anne Ehrlich. Pub: Island Press, June 30, 2008.
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Exchange/Rent:
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www.bookmooch.com
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Book Mooch. Give books away. Get books you want. A community for
exchanging used books. There is no cost to join or use the web site: your
only cost is mailing your books to others.
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www.paperbackswap.com
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Paperback Swap- Mail a book. Get a book. Any book you request is yours to
keep, share or trade. No processing charges. Every time you mail a book to
another member, you can request one for yourself from over 3.3 Million.
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www.bookswim.com
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BookSwim- online book rental library service lending you paperbacks,
hardcovers and college textbooks directly to your home, without the need to
purchase. They stock all the latest bestsellers, new releases, and classics
with free shipping both ways. Read your books as long as you want, no late
fees. Plans start at $10 a month.
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Food:
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www.amazon.com
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Paperback)
by Michael Pollan. Publisher: Penguin April 28, 2009.
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www.amazon.com
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Paperback)
by Barbara Kingsolver. Publisher: Harper Perennial, April 29, 2008.
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www.amazon.com
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Paperback)
by Michael Pollan Publisher: Penguin, August 28, 2007.
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www.amazon.com
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Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes
(Hardcover) by Mark Bittman Publisher: Simon & Schuster; Dec 30, 2008.
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www.amazon.com
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Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet (Paperback)
by Frances Moore Lappe, Anna Lappé. Publisher: Tarcher, April 24, 2003.
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Forests/Trees:
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www.powells.com
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Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees
by Nalini Nadkarni. University of California Press 2008.
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Gardening:
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www.amazon.com
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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening by Maria Rodale
and Pauline Pears, 2005. Publisher: DK ADULT (April 18, 2005).
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www.amazon.com
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The Garden Primer: Second Edition by Barbara Damrosch. Publisher:
Workman Publishing Company; 2nd edition (February 28, 2008)
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www.amazon.com
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Natural Enemies Handbook: The Illustrated Guide to Biological Pest
Control by Mary Louise Flint. Publisher: University of California Press; 1
edition (February 1, 1999).
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www.amazon.com
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The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D
System for All North American Gardening Regions (Paperback)
by Edward C. Smith. Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (February 15, 2000).
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www.amazon.com
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Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native
Plants, Updated and Expanded (Paperback) by Douglas W. Tallamy.
Timber Press; Expanded Edition edition (April 1, 2009).
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www.amazon.com
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Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and
Propagating North American Woody Plants (Hardcover) by William
Cullina. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (June 12, 2002).
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GMOs:
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www.amazon.com
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Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies About the
Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating (Paperback) by
Jeffrey M. Smith Publisher: Yes! Books, Sep 2003.
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Green Jobs:
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www.amazon.com
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Careers in Renewable Energy: Get a Green Energy Job (Paperback)
by Gregory McNamee. Publisher: PixyJack Press; March 1, 2008.
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Greening the Economy:
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www.vanjones.net
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The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two
Biggest Problems. By Van Jones 2008.
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www.amazon.com
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Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution (Paperback)
by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins Publisher: Back Bay
Books, Dec 1, 2008.
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www.amazon.com/
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Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, Third Edition (Paperback)
by Lester R. Brown. Publisher: W. W. Norton; 3 edition, Jan 16, 2008.
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www.amazon.com
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
(Paperback) by Bill McKibben. Publisher: Holt Paperbacks, March 4, 2008.
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www.amazon.com
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It
Can Renew America (Hardcover) by Thomas L. Friedman. Publisher: Farrar,
Straus and Giroux; Sept 8, 2008.
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Greywater:
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www.amazon.com
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The New Create an Oasis with Greywater: Choosing, Building and Using
Greywater Systems - Includes Branched Drains (Paperback) by Art Ludwig.
Publisher: Oasis Design; 5 Rev Exp edition, Sept 30, 2006. Use your
greywater to water your landscape.
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Insects:
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www.amazon.com
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A Spring without Bees: How Colony Collapse Disorder Has Endangered
Our Food Supply (Paperback) by Michael Schacker Publisher: The Lyons
Press, May 5, 2009.
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Nature:
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www.amazon.com
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A Sand County Almanac (Paperback) by Aldo Leopold. Publisher: Oxford
University Press, 1st pub. 1949.
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www.amazon.com
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Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine M. Benyus.
Publisher: Harper Perennial- September 17, 2002.
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Organic:
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www.amazon.com
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The Eco-Foods Guide: What's Good for the Earth is Good for You!
(Paperback) by Cynthia Barstow. Publisher: New Society Publishers. Oct 1,
2002.
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"Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Policy:
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books.google.com
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Global climate change and U.S. Law Michael Gerrard, editor. Published by
American Bar Association, 2007. A comprehensive, current examination of
U.S. law as it relates to global climate change.
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Recycling:
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www.amazon.com
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William
McDonough & Michael Braungart. Publisher: North Point Press; 1st edition
April 2002.
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www.amazon.com
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Choose to Reuse: An Encyclopedia of Services, Businesses, Tools &
Charitable Programs That Foster Reuse (Paperback)
by Nikki & David Goldbeck. Ceres Press; March 1995. An alphabetical
directory of more than 2,000 products, services, and organizations that
facilitate the reusing of goods. Entries usually include a brief overview of the
item and its impact on the environment.
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Renewable Energy:
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www.motherearthnews.com
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The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy by Dan Chiras gives
readers sufficient knowledge to hire and communicate effectively with
contractors and, for those wanting do installations themselves, it
recommends more detailed manuals. Paperback- ISBN: 086571536X Mother
Earth News: 2006.
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www.amazon.com
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Renewable Energy Made Easy: Free Energy from Solar, Wind,
Hydropower, and Other Alternative Energy Sources by David Craddock, 2008.
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Solar:
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www.realgoods.com
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Solar Living Sourcebook edited by Real Goods President and Founder
John Schaeffer. Publisher: Gaiam Real Goods; 30th Anniversary edition
September 1, 2007.
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www.amazon.com
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Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy to Power Your Grid-Tied
Home (Paperback) by Rex A. Ewing; Doug Pratt. PixyJack Press, LLC, June
15, 2005. Covers costs and equipment needed.
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Solar/Passive:
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www.amazon.com
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Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide to Heating and Cooling Your
Home by James Kachadorian, Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 2006.
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www.amazon.com
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The Passive Solar Primer: Sustainable Architecture by David Wright,
Schiffer Publishing; illustrated edition, July 28, 2008.
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www.amazon.com
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A Survey of Passive Solar Buildings by Dept. of Housing and Urban
Development, U. S. Department of Energy, AIA Research Corporation,
University Press of the Pacific 2005.
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www.amazon.com
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The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling by Daniel D. Chiras,
Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 2002.
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Solar/Water:
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www.amazon.com
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Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water And
Space Heating Systems by Bob Ramlow, Benjamin Nusz. New Society
Publishers, 2006.
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Suburbs:
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www.amazon.com
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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's
Man-Made Landscape (Paperback) by James Howard Kunstler. Publisher:
Free Press, July 26, 1994.
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Sustainability:
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www.amazon.com
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
by William McDonough. Publisher: North Point Press; April 22, 2002.
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www.amazon.com
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Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered by E. F.
Schumacher. Hartley and Marks Publishers 1973.
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Teaching:
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www.amazon.com
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Work Hard. Be Nice: How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most
Promising Schools in America (Paperback)
by Jay Mathews. 2009. Publisher: Algonquin Books.
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www.orionmagazine.org
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Beyond Ecophobia: Reclaiming the Heart in Nature Education
by David Sobel speaks to teachers, parents, and others interested in
nurturing in children the ability to understand and care deeply for nature from
an early age.
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Water:
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www.waterfootprint.org
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Globalization of water: Sharing the planet's freshwater resources.
Authors: Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Ashok K. Chapagain. Blackwell Publishing, 2008,
Oxford, UK.
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Water Barrels:
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www.amazon.com
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Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic
Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How to Make Ferrocement Water
Tanks (Paperback) by Art Ludwig. Publisher: Oasis Design, May 30, 2005.
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Weddings:
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www.amazon.com
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The Green Bride Guide: How to Create an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any
Budget (Paperback) by Kate L. Harrison. Publisher: Casablanca Pr Dec1,
2008.
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Wind:
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www.motherearthnews.com
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"How to Choose Wind Power for your Home, Farm, Business or
Community" Paperback- Mother Earth News Guide 2008.
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