Maddy Harland offers a unique, frontline take on 25 years of environmental successes and the massive challenges facing this planet and its people. From permaculture's origins in Australia in the 1970s to its current activities in over 170 countries worldwide, Harland explores the positive developments of this global movement and the potential it has yet to achieve. Her narrative is contextualized by significant trends and events: wars, disasters,...

That man should have dominion “over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it’s said we live in a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. In Under a White Sky, Elizabeth Kolbert takes a hard look at the new world we are creating. Along the way, she meets biologists who are trying to preserve the world’s rarest...

On March 20, 2008, Colorado State University announced it's intent to "seek environmental solutions that include making CSU carbon neutral in a rapid time frame." Subsequently, CSU committed to signing the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), whereby CSU agrees to set climate neutrality as a long-term climate goal. As a land-grant university and home to the Colorado State Forest Service, CSU has unique opportunities...

The Climate Action Plan focuses on three phases of emissions reductions. The first phase will seek a 20% reduction by the year 2020 from the baseline year of 2006 and will focus on energy efficiency and conservation, while incorporating on-site renewable energies, purchased wind power and carbon offsets. Future phases will focus on conglomerates and partnerships to develop expansive energy production facilities that do not emit GHGs and to adopt future...

"Prefabulous + almost off the grid explores the many ways of using prefabrication to build beautiful homes that are not only environmentally friendly, but also incredibly energy efficient. Profiling more than thirty of the most energy-efficient homes in the United States, this user-friendly guide reveals how homebuilders can achieve similar results"--P. [4] of cover.

Simple text and illustrations help young readers learn all about how to live sustainably and ways they can help their planet through their choices.

A Guide on Climate Optimism and Environmental Sustainability  "If you want to be part of the solution, this book is for you." ―Kip Pastor, founder and CEO of Pique Action #1 New Release in Sustainable Business Development and Environmental Policy Zahra Biabani, a climate activist focused on hope and action, wrote this book to help readers learn why we need to and how we can  stay optimistic in the face of the climate crisis. People are...