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Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies
New Arrivals

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Better World Shopping Guide Rev Edition Better World Shopping Guide Rev Edition
by Ellis Jones

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Earlier this year we let you know that a new edition of The Better World Shopping Guide would soon be available, and now we are posting to let you know it is. The new edition doesn't disappoint. Pocket-sized so it's easy to carry around, and at-a-glance... (read more)

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Strand: An Odyssey of Pacific Ocean Debris Strand: An Odyssey of Pacific Ocean Debris
by Bonnie Henderson

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In Strand, travel writer and amateur naturalist Bonnie Henderson traces the stories of wrack washed up on the mile-long stretch of Oregon beach she walked has regularly for more than a decade. Henderson's writing conveys both a keen attention to the... (read more)

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Finding Beauty in a Broken World Finding Beauty in a Broken World
by Terry Temp Williams

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In her most original, provocative, and eloquently moving book since Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams gives us a luminous chronicle of finding beauty in a broken world. Always an impassioned and far-sighted advocate for a just relationship between the... (read more)

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The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
by Rose George

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An utterly original exploration of the world of human waste that will surprise, outrage—and entertain Produced behind closed doors, disposed of discreetly, and hidden by euphemism, bodily waste is something common to all and as natural as breathing,... (read more)

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Inquiries Into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as If Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered Inquiries Into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as If Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered
by Woody Tasch

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Thomas Malthus is appearing in the Wall Street Journal and worm-poop entrepreneurs are gracing the cover of Inc. magazine. Something is definitely up.You can call it sustainable development or natural capitalism or stakeholder capitalism. You can call it... (read more)

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Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet
by Oliver Morton

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A story of a world in crisis and the importance of plants, the history of the earth, and the feuds and fantasies of warring scientists—this is not your fourth-grade science class's take on photosynthesis. From acclaimed science journalist Oliver... (read more)

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Antarctica: A Call to Action Antarctica: A Call to Action
by Sebastian Copeland

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Master photographer and Global Green leader, Sebastian Copeland, issues a global clarion call in his latest book Antarctica: A Call to Action, the sequel to his bestselling Antarctica: The Global Warning. Copeland’s awe-inspiring images of the... (read more)

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The End of the River: Dams, Drought and Defa Vu on the Rio Sao Francisco The End of the River: Dams, Drought and Defa Vu on the Rio Sao Francisco
by Brian Harvey

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Shedding light on the misuse of science, this investigation presents an innovative form of environmental writing as one biologist searches for a solution that will save many fish species from life-threatening dams. His adventure takes him from a... (read more)

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Preserving Paradise: Opportunities in Volunteering for Hawaii's Environment Preserving Paradise: Opportunities in Volunteering for Hawaii's Environment
by Kirsten Whatley

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There are struggles to keep Hawaii's coastlines from being developed and there are the tireless folks who wake up obsessing about some cherished piece of wilderness or some underwater sanctuary or some species in danger of falling off the map. Preserving... (read more)

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The World's Protected Areas: Status, Values and Prospects in the 21st Century The World's Protected Areas: Status, Values and Prospects in the 21st Century
by Stuart Chape

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Extensively illustrated with maps, color photographs, and graphics, this state-of-the-art reference offers a comprehensive and authoritative status report on the world's 60,000 parks, nature reserves, and other land and marine areas currently designated... (read more)

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Institutions and Environmental Change: Principal Findings, Applications, and Research Frontiers Institutions and Environmental Change: Principal Findings, Applications, and Research Frontiers
by Oran R. Young

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Studies show that institutions play a role both in causing and in addressing problems arising from human-environment interactions. But the nature of this role is complex and not easily described. This book presents an overview of recent research on how... (read more)

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Otero Mesa: Preserving America's Wildest Grassland Otero Mesa: Preserving America's Wildest Grassland
by Gregory Mcnamee

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Full-color images by renowned photographers Stephen Strom and Stephen Capra unite with text by prizewinning nature and geography writer Gregory McNamee to document the subtle landscape of 1.2 million acres of remote Chihuahuan Desert grassland in... (read more)

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The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry--And What We Must Do to Stop It The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry--And What We Must Do to Stop It
by Antonia Juhasz

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Why are oil and gas prices so high? Who's really controlling those prices? How much oil is left? How far will Big Oil go to get it? And at what cost to the environment, human rights, the economy, worker safety, public health, and democracy... (read more)

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Natural Environments of Arizona: From Desert to Mountains Natural Environments of Arizona: From Desert to Mountains
by Peter F. Ffolliott

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Best known for its cactus-studded deserts and the awe-inspiring Grand Canyon, Arizona boasts even more natural features that surprise visitors and continue to amaze longtime residents. Using C. H. Merriamas turn-of-the-twentieth-century descriptions of... (read more)

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Political Theory and Global Climate Change Political Theory and Global Climate Change
by Steve Vanderheiden

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Climate change will shape the political, economic, and cultural landscape as surely as it shapes the natural landscape. It challenges our existing political institutions, ethical theories, and ways of conceptualizing the human relationship to the... (read more)

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Becoming Good Ancestors: How We Balance Nature, Community, and Technology Becoming Good Ancestors: How We Balance Nature, Community, and Technology
by David Ehrenfeld

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A brilliant writer and gifted big picture thinker, David Ehrenfeld is one of America's leading conservation biologists. Becoming Good Ancestors unites in a single, up-to-date framework pieces written over two decades, spanning politics, ecology, and... (read more)

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The Human-Powered Home: Choosing Muscles Over Motors The Human-Powered Home: Choosing Muscles Over Motors
by Tamara Dean

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What if I could harness this energy? An unusual question for anyone putting in a long stint on a treadmill perhaps, yet human power is a very old, practical, and empowering alternative to fossil fuels. Replacing motors with muscles can be considered a... (read more)

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Advances in Critical Medical Anthropology #1: Global Warming and the Political Ecology of Health: Emerging Crises and Systemic Solutions Advances in Critical Medical Anthropology #1: Global Warming and the Political Ecology of Health: Emerging Crises and Systemic Solutions
by Hans Baer

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In this groundbreaking, global analysis of the relationship between climate change and human health, Hans Baer and Merrill Singer inventory and critically analyze the diversity of significant and sometimes devastating health implications of global... (read more)

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The Oxford Companion to Global Change The Oxford Companion to Global Change
by David J. (edt) Cuff

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The Oxford Companion to Global Change is an up-to-date, comprehensive, interdisciplinary guide to the range of issues surrounding natural and human-induced changes in the Earth's environment. In one convenient volume, the Companion brings together... (read more)

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You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet
by Thomas M. Kostigen

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In this groundbreaking book, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Green Book, Thomas M. Kostigen, reveals the vital missing link in today's environmental crisis: how we as individuals are connected to the most tenuous geography on the planet... (read more)

Your price: $25.95
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