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Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xiv, 401 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Reeling from a crisis of hope, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd seeks out today's leading climate thinkers, from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer. "If it's the end of the world, now what?" he asks, as he steers us through our climate angst in search of a "better catastrophe.""--
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 262 pages. ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A practical guide to generating less waste, featuring meaningful and achievable strategies from the blogger behind The Green Garbage Project, a yearlong experiment in living garbage-free. You don't have to be a tree hugger to benefit from zero-waste living. The average American tosses out nearly five pounds of trash every day, yet studies show the more we buy, the less happy we are. In The Zero-Waste Lifestyle, Amy Korst shows us how to have a happier,...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
341 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In this bold, radically hopeful book, a data scientist, drawing on the latest research, practical guidance and eye-opening graphics, gives us the tools for understanding our current environmental crisis and making lifestyle changes that actually have an impact.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 62 min.)
Language
English
Description
After a decade of travel, Christopher Smith approaches his 30th birthday and decides it's time to plant some roots. He impulsively buys a 5-acre plot of land in hopes of fulfilling a lifelong dream of building a home in the mountains of Colorado. With the support of his girlfriend, Merete, he sets out to build a Tiny House from scratch despite having no construction experience. From 1970 to 2010, the average size of a new house in America nearly doubled....
26) 2040
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if the solutions already available to improve our planet were embraced. Structured as a letter to his daughter, Gameau blends documentary with dramatized sequences and high-end visual effects to create a vision of how these solutions could regenerate the world.
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Live the dream and make the most of your land by working with it, not against it. From capturing water and building strong soil to helping your animals live their best lives, this book is all about making your homestead stronger by achieving synergy between its different parts." -- Back cover.
"Whether you're just dreaming, working on site selection, or an experienced homesteader, The Sustainable Homestead is the go-to resource to bring permaculture...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Learn how to grow beautiful medicinal plants in your home or office!
"What if the beautiful plants in your home could also become a part of your health routine? Houseplants add vibrancy to any home or office, but many also have significant health benefits you may not even know about. That aloe plant sitting on your window sill can be used as an ointment for scrapes, bruises, and sunburns. A chamomile plant--with its pretty display of white flowers--might...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 77 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Travel to 9 countries with Matt Briggs to uncover the best ideas, cutting-edge technologies and restorative solutions to help curb climate change. Deep green chapter editions include: energy efficiency, green building, decarbonizing transportation, renewable energy, smart grids, coal nuclear power, sustainable agriculture, restorative forestry.
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"You can live the Rugged Life completely off-the-grid by farming your own food and using the waste from your toilet for compost. Or, you can live it by adding solar panels to your suburban home and keeping chickens and bees in your backyard. You can even live the Rugged Life in a city by simply gathering the salad for tonight's dinner from your windowsill garden. Each of these homesteading and prepper long-term survival skills stand on their own,...
Author
Series
Beacon Street girls volume 13
Publisher
Aladdin Mix
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st Aladdin Mix ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
232 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The girls of Beacon Street persuade their families, school, and community to become more environmentally conscious, and participate in the Sally Ride Science Festival where they must present their own projects that support living green.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
©2012
Physical Desc
xiv, 430 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Natural buildings not only bring satisfaction to their makers and joy to their occupants, they also leave the gentlest footprint on the environment. In this complete reference to natural building philosophy, design, and technique, Jacob Deva Racusin and Ace McArleton walk builders through planning and constructio.The Natural Building Companion--provides the tools necessary to understand basic principles of building science, including structural and...
Author
Publisher
Voyageur Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A must-have for every backyard chicken keeper, Backyard Chickens Beyond the Basics goes beyond introductory lessons and explores the realities of raising a flock for eggs -- and entertainment, of course! From odd eggs and molting to feeding and preparing for the seasons, this book covers the subjects beginner books don't adequately address and re-examines common knowledge that may not actually hold true. It's a resource to turn to time and again for...
34) Land
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A bereaved woman seeks out a new life, off the grid in Wyoming.
35) Eating Alaska
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 56 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
What happens to a vegetarian who moves to Alaska and marries a commercial fisherman and deer hunter? Join her on a wry search for a sustainable, healthy and ethical meal. Women try to teach her to hunt, teens gather traditional foods, vegans give cooking lessons, she fishes for wild salmon, scrutinizes food labels with kids and finds toxic chemicals getting into wild foods. With humor and compassion, the documentary Eating Alaska shows natives and...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From environmental activist Rob Greenfield comes an energetic (and sometimes extreme!) guide to creating a sustainable world. In Be the Change, Greenfield guides young readers through some of the trickiest topics of our time: food and water waste, our dependency on fossil fuels, and our love of money and stuff. What our planet needs, he argues, is for us to embrace sustainable living. Be the Change is Greenfield's guide to doing just that. He describes...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
265 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Soaps made with milk lather cleanse gently, without stripping skin of its natural oils. Faiola guides you through the process of creating your own moisturizing soaps using a wide variety of milks, from cow and goat to vegan nut milks. She also shows how to achieve decorative effects, including swirls, insets, and layers. -- adapted from back cover
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xv, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A practical guide to self-sufficient and sustainable living from the star of Homestead Rescue. Do you wish for a more resilient, sustainable, and empowered way of providing for your family in uncertain times? Are you worried about unreliable power grids, uncertain water supplies, or overly complex food chains? Veteran homesteader and star of the Discovery Channel's Homestead Rescue Marty Raney shares a big-picture vision of how ordinary families...
Author
Publisher
Hardie Grant Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
270 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
We need to talk about waste. Shrink-wrapped vegies, disposable coffee cups, clothes and electronics designed to be upgraded every year: we are surrounded by stuff that we often use once and then throw away. Each year Australian households produce enough rubbish to fill a three-bedroom home, including thousands of dollars worth of food and an ever-increasing amount of plastic, which takes hundreds of years to break down and often ends up in our oceans...
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