Do you need a kick-start to pull you out of the winter doldrums? If so, look no further than Naomi Klein’s book On Fire – The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal. Ms. Klein is a Canadian journalist, and her research is thorough and her writing arresting. She has specialized in exposing the...
I would like to recommend an important new book, Transformation of Our Food Systems by Hans R Herren, Benedikt Haerlin, IAASTD+10 Advisory Group.
The title may be a bit off-putting for the non-scientist, but it is a very readable book for laypeople and discusses all aspects of food security and the impact of agriculture on many...
Reviewed by Karen Rudin, AWC Zürich
In 2014, a Canadian journalist named Naomi Klein wrote a book entitled This Changes Everything. Klein’s book goes deeply into the basic causes of environmental ills and suggests radical changes that could reverse the present disastrous, worsening situation.
The title alone is provocative: what is the “this” that...
The classic ecology book for kids.
The Lorax is the original eco warrior, and his message still rings loud today in this fable about the dangers of destroying our forests, told in the distinctive rhyming style of the irrepressible Dr. Seuss.
“Mister!” He said with a sawdusty sneeze, “I am the...
After the recent Zoom discussion session for Among the Maasai (the Education Team’s pick for the second in the series of Global Issues Book Discussions), the Environment Team would like to suggest the third book. While non-fiction books about environmental issues abound, we wanted a...
