MCPLD ECO-BIBLIOGRAPHY
ADULT BOOK TITLES
022.3 C514 5th ed. Checklist of library building design considerations /
William W. Sannwald. Chicago : American Library Association, 2009. Building
planning and architecture -- Library site selection -- Sustainable design -General exterior considerations -- Interior organization of library buildings -Compliance with ADA accessibility guidelines -- Telecommunications, electrical,
and miscellaneous equipment -- Interior design and finishes -- Materials handling
and storage : book stacks and shelving -- Building systems -- Safety and security
-- Maintenance of library buildings and property -- Building occupancy and postoccupancy evaluation -- Groundbreaking and dedication ceremonies.
022.3 M478 How green is my library? / Sam McBane Mulford and Ned A.
Himmel. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, c2010. What is "green?" -Why be "green?" -- How green are we? -- How green do we want to be? -Greening my library -- How do we get there?
304.2091732 O97 Green metropolis : why living smaller, living closer, and
driving less are the keys to sustainability / David Owen. New York :
Riverhead Books, 2009. Upending the environmentalist viewpoint that urban
areas are "anti-green," New Yorker staff writer David Owen argues that
sustainability is achieved in areas like New York City, while open space,
backyard compost heaps, locavorism and high-tech gadgetry like solar panels
and triple-paned windows are formulas for wasteful sprawl and green-washed
consumerism.
306.0973 W249 Simple prosperity : finding real wealth in a sustainable
lifestyle / David Wann. New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2008. Preface: a
generation's journey back to health -- Introduction -- Taking stock: how foresight
can cut our losses -- Evolutionary income: an instinct for happiness -- Personal
assets -- Personal growth: creating a rich life story -- Mindful money: more value
from better stuff -- The bonds of social capital: the more we spend, the more we
have -- Time affluence: how to save it and savor it -- Stocks of wellness:
preventive pathways to health -- The currency of nature: balancing the biological
budget -- Precious work and play: going with the flow -- Public and cultural assets
-- The real wealth of neighborhoods: designing for people, not cars -- Higher
returns on investment: twice the satisfaction for half the resources -- Energy
savings: finessing the carbon conundrum -- The benefits of right-sizing: better
than better homes and gardens -- Trimming the fat: farewell to fossil food -Infinite information: how to channel the flow -- Historical dividends: new rules for
an old game -- Cultural prosperity: the earth as a sacred garden.
332.6 K475 Investing in a sustainable world : why GREEN is the new color
of money on Wall Street / Matthew J. Kiernan. New York : AMACOM /
American Management Association, c2009. Introduction : changing finance- and
financing change : the genesis of this book -- Welcome to the sustainable
investment revolution! -- What took us so long? the power of intellectual inertia -Perverse outcomes and lost opportunities -- But what does the evidence really
say? -- Sustainable investing : towards a new post-modern portfolio theory -Why does it all matter, anyway? -- Sustainability and competitive advantage: the
corporate imperative- and some success stories -- The game-changers, Part I :
collective initiatives -- The game-changers, Part II : the individual owners of
capital -- The game-changers, Part III : the service providers -- How it's actually
done : the way forward for 21st century investors -- Some concluding thoughts -Appendices -- Appendix 1 : A typical company sustainability profile -- Appendix 2
: A typical company carbon risk assessment.
333.7 G562 Global resources : opposing viewpoints / Charles P. Cozic,
book editor. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven, Press, c1998. Are global
resources being depleted? -- What agricultural policies should be pursued? -What energy sources should be pursued? -- How can global resources be
protected?
333.7 G625 Ecological intelligence : how knowing the hidden impacts of
what we buy can change everything / Daniel Goleman. New York : Broadway
Books, c2009. The hidden price of what we buy -- "Green" is a mirage -- What
we don't know -- Ecological intelligence -- The new math -- The information gap -Full disclosure -- Twitter and buzz -- Fair and square -- The virtuous cycle -- The
chemical stew -- The amygdala goes shopping -- Tough questions -- The
perpetual upgrade -- Second thoughts -- Doing well by doing good. The
bestselling author of "Emotional Intelligence" and "Primal Leadership" reveals the
hidden environmental consequences of what societies make and buy, and how
that knowledge can drive the changes necessary to save the planet.
333.7 S752 The bridge at the edge of the world : capitalism, the
environment, and crossing from crisis to sustainability / James Gustave
Speth. New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2009.
333.7 W927 Worldchanging : a user's guide for the 21st century / edited by
Alex Steffen. New York : Abrams, 2006.
333.72 A545 Greener than thou : are you really an environmentalist? / by
Terry L. Anderson and Laura E. Huggins. Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution
Press, 2008. It isn't easy being green -- It's Aldo, not Teddy or Dick -- You have
to admit it's getting better -- No one washes a rental car -- Markets are a frog's
best friend -- Dancing with environmentalists.
333.72 B417 Living like Ed / Ed Begley, Jr. Tips for environmentally friendly
living that anyone can try to make a positive change for the environment.
New York : Clarkson Potter, c2008.
333.72 M478 True green home: 100 inspirational ideas for creating a green
environment at home / Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin; [foreword by Ian
Kiernan]. c 2009
333.72 P359 Confessions of an eco-sinner : tracking down the sources of
my stuff / Fred Pearce. Boston : Beacon Press, c2008.
333.72 P486 Sufficient : a modern guide to sustainable living / Tom
Petherick ; illustrations by Lotte Oldfield ; photography by Melanie Eclare
and Francesca Yorke. London : Pavilion, 2009.
333.72 R725 The green book : the everyday guide to saving the planet one
simple step at a time / Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen ; with a
foreword by Cameron Diaz and William McDonough. New York : Three
Rivers Press, c2007.
333.7206073 M135g Green, inc. : an environmental insider reveals how a
good cause has gone bad / Christine MacDonald. From gentleman's hobby to
multibillion-dollar industry -- The double lives of conservation leaders -- The
conservation corporation -- "The marketing enterprise" -- Excess and oversight -Oil, gas, and conservation -- Mining and the environment -- Wal-mart : corporate
villain or hero? -- Green building or greenwashing? -- Conservation dictators and
refugees -- Carbon credits and critics -- Epilogue.
333.79 E928f Fueling our future : an introduction to sustainable energy /
Robert L. Evans. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Glossary -- pt. I. Setting the scene -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The energy conversion
chain -- 3. Energy and the environment -- 3.1. Localized environmental concerns
-- 3.2. Global environmental concerns -- 3.3. Adaptation and mitigation -- pt. II.
The global energy demand and supply balance -- 4. World energy demand -- 5.
World energy supply -- 5.1. World energy sources -- 5.2. Fossil fuel resources -5.3. The global demand, supply balance -- pt. III. New and sustainable energy
sources -- 6. Non-conventional fossil fuels -- 6.1. New sources of oil and gas -6.2. Clean coal processes -- 6.3. Carbon mitigation -- 7. Renewable energy
sources -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Solar energy -- 7.3. Wind energy -- 7.4.
Biomass energy -- 7.5. Hydroelectric power -- 7.6. Ocean energy -- 7.7.
Geothermal energy -- 8. Nuclear power -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Light-water
reactors -- 8.3. Heavy-water reactors -- 8.4. Other reactor types -- 8.5. Advanced
reactor designs -- 8.6. Nuclear power and sustainability -- 8.7. Nuclear power
economics and public acceptance -- pt. IV. Towards a sustainable energy
balance -- 9. The transportation challenge -- 9.1. Transportation energy use -9.2. Road vehicles -- 9.3. Trains, planes, and ships -- 10. Achieving a sustainable
energy balance -- Appendix. Energy conversion factors.
333.790973 H155 A declaration of energy independence : how freedom
from foreign oil can improve national security, our economy, and the
environment / Jay Hakes. Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2008. Pt. 1. The problem
of America's energy dependence. America's plunge into reliance on foreign oil -A forgotten victory gives hope : how America solved its last energy crisis and cut
oil imports in half -- Lapsing back into oil addiction : retreating from battle under
presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush -- Blood and treasure : the heavy
cost of dependence on Middle East oil -- Fossil fuels and global warming : a
dangerous experiment with the planet -- The magic and limits of market-based
solutions -- Seeing through the ideological blinders (of the right and the left) -- Pt.
2. Seven economically and politically viable paths to Energy independence.
Solution one : store massive emergency reserves -- Solution two : drive the car
of the future -- Solution three : bring alternative fuels to market -- Solution four :
plug into an electric future -- Solution five : adopt energy taxes liberals and
conservatives can like -- Solution six : make energy conservation a patriotic duty
-- Solution seven : throw some "Hail Marys" -- Pt. 3. What we need from national
leaders (and from voters).
333.791 H795t The transition handbook : from oil dependency to local
resilience / Rob Hopkins. Totnes [England] : Green, 2008.
333.794 C444r Renewable energy in nontechnical language / Ann
Chambers. Tulsa, Okla. : PennWell Corp., c2004.
333.794 G137 Gaiam Real Goods solar living sourcebook : your complete
guide to renewable energy technologies and sustainable living / written and
edited by John Schaeffer ; assistant editor Alan Berolzheimer ; product
editor Bill Giebler. Hopland, CA : Gaiam Real Goods ; Gabriola Island, BC :
Distributed by New Society Pub., c2008. Relocalization -- Land and shelter -Sunshine to electricity -- From panel to plug -- emergency preparedness -Energy conservation -- Water development -- Water heating -- Water and air
purification -- Composting toilets and greywater systems -- Off-grid living,
farming, and homesteading tools -- Sustainable transportation -- Natural burial -The real goods sustainable living library.
333.794 H699 Green : your place in the new energy revolution / Jane
Hoffman and Michael Hoffman. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Introduction : even dogs can see in green -- Green money -- Energy present --
Renewable energy, a primer -- Power playing -- Power to the people -- Fuelish
choices -- Creating a renewable industry -- Technologies that don't exist yet -The global low-carbon economy -- The green standard : best practices -Conclusion : the green economy.
333.794 M153 Sustainable energy : without the hot air / [David JC MacKay].
Cambridge, England : UIT Cambridge, 2009.
333.95 C869h The human, the orchid, and the octopus : exploring and
conserving our natural world / Jacques Cousteau and Susan Schiefelbein.
New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2007.
Explorer, diving pioneer, filmmaker, inventor, and activist, Jacques Cousteau was
blessed from childhood with boundless curiosity about the natural world. As the
leader of fascinating, often dangerous expeditions all over the planet, he
discovered firsthand the complexity and beauty of life on earth and undersea-and watched the toll taken by human activity. In his last book, written over the
last ten years of his life and finally available in the United States, Cousteau
describes his philosophy about protecting our world for future generations.
Weaving stories of his adventures throughout, he and collaborator Susan
Schiefelbein address the risks we take with human health, the overfishing and
sacking of the world's oceans, the hazards of nuclear proliferation, and the
environmental responsibility of scientists, politicians, and people of faith.
Cousteau's lyrical, passionate call for action is even more relevant today than
when this book was completed in 1996.--From publisher description. Contents
The drive to explore -- Personal risk -- Public risk -- Irreplaceable water,
irreplaceable air -- The Holy Scriptures and the environment -- Saccage -- Catch
as catch can -- Science and human values -- The hot peace : nuclear weapons
and nuclear energy -- Life in a billion years -- The miracle of life : the human, the
orchid, and the octopus -- Epilogue: An update since the writing of this book.
338.927 N364 The necessary revolution : how individuals and
organizations are working together to create a sustainable world / Peter
Senge ... [et al.]. New York : Doubleday, c2008. A future awaiting our choices - How we got into this predicament -- Life beyond the bubble -- New thinking,
new choices -- Never doubt what one person and a small group of coconspirators can do -- Aligning an industry -- Unconventional allies: Coke and
WWF partner for sustainable water -- Risks and opportunities: the business
rationale for sustainability -- Positioning for the future and the present -- Getting
people engaged -- Building your case for change -- The tragedy and opportunity
of the commons -- Spaceship Earth -- Seeing our choices -- The imperative to
collaborate -- Convening: "get the system in the room" -- Seeing reality through
others' eyes -- Building shared commitment -- Innovation inspired by living
systems -- Unleashing everyday magic -- You don't have to have all the answers
-- From low-hanging fruit to new strategic possibilities -- It's not what the vision is,
it's what the vision does -- Redesigning for the future -- The future of the
corporation -- The future of enterprise variety -- The future of leadership -- The
future of our relations -- The future of us. Summary This book reveals how
ordinary people at every level are transforming their businesses and
communities. By working collaboratively across boundaries, they are exploring
and putting into place unprecedented solutions that move beyond just being "less
bad" to creating pathways that will enable us to flourish in an increasingly
interdependent world. Among the stories told are the evolution of Sweden's
"Green Zone", Alcoa's water use reduction goals, GE's ecoimagination initiative,
and Seventh Generation's decision to shift some of their advertising to youth-led
social change programs.
338.927 S324 Getting green done : hard truths from the front lines of the
sustainability revolution / Auden Schendler. New York : PublicAffairs, c2009.
Trench warfare, not surgery -- Climate change and the fierce urgency of now -Sustainability, fork-split -- Aspen : a canary in the coal mine and a shining city on
a hill -- Finding your biggest lever -- Sustainable sustainability : creating lasting
change -- Green energy : the key to solving climate change (and sometimes a
scam) -- Green buildings : simple, elegant, and crucial -- Shameless self
promotion and why it matters -- Afterword : the proximity of a sustainable world.
Ref 363.7 E61 The environmental resource handbook 2010/11. Amenia :
Grey House Publishing, 2009.
363.7 H417o The official Earth Day guide to planet repair / Denis Hayes.
Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2000. Global warnings -- Refueling: clean
energy -- Operating basics: clean living -- Troubleshooting: clean power -Extended warranty: resources and activism.
363.7 H922 The eco barons : the dreamers, schemers, and millionaires
who are saving our planet / Edward Humes. New York, NY : HarperCollins,
c2009. The story of the remarkable visionaries who have quietly dedicated their
lives and their fortunes to saving the planet from ecological destruction. While
many people remain paralyzed by the scope of Earth's environmental woes, eco
barons--a new and largely unheralded generation of Rockefellers and Carnegies-are having spectacular success saving forests and wildlands, pulling
endangered species back from the brink, and pioneering the clean and green
technologies needed if life and civilization are to endure. Journalist Humes tells
of the former fashion magnate who has saved more rainforests than any other
person, the college professor who patented the plug-in hybrid car, the
impoverished owl wranglers who founded the nation's most effective
environmental group, and the former Hollywood pool cleaner who became the
guiding force behind a worldwide effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
This book proves that one person with determination and vision can make a
difference.--From publisher description.
363.70071 C541e EcoKids : raising children who care for the earth / Dan
Chiras. Gabriola, B.C. : New Society, 2005.
363.700973 J79 The green-collar economy : how one solution can fix our
two biggest problems / Van Jones with Ariane Conrad ; [foreword by Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr]. New York : HarperOne, c2008.
363.700973 S752 Red sky at morning : America and the crisis of the global
environment / James Gustave Speth. New Haven : Yale University Press,
c2004. Prologue: 1980 -- pt. 1. Environmental challenges go global -- A world of
wounds -- Lost in Eden -- Pollution and climate change in a full world -- pt. 2. And
the world responds -- First attempt at global environmental governance -Anatomy of failure -- pt. 3. Facing up to underlying causes -- Ten drivers of
environmental deterioration -- Globalization and the environment -- pt. 4. The
transition to sustainability -- Attacking the root causes -- Taking "good
governance" seriously -- The most fundamental transition of all -- Resources for
citizens."Explains why current approaches to global environmental problems ...
don't work now and won't work in the future ... Argues that dramatically different
and far-reaching actions by citizens and governments are now urgent"--jacket.
363.70525 D779 Eco-imperialism : green power, black death / Paul
Driessen. c2003
363.70525 H313E Embracing the earth : choices for environmentally
sound living / by D. Mark Harris ; illustrations by Lyn Pusztai. 1990
363.7054 D911g Goodbye green : how extremists stole the environmental
movement from moderate America and killed it / Glen Duncan. 2000
363.7282 G615 Going green : true tales from gleaners, scavengers, and
dumpster divers / edited by Laura Pritchett. c2009
363.7282 G618c Choose to reuse : an encyclopedia of services,
businesses, tools & charitable programs that facilitate reuse / Nikki & David
Goldbeck ; foreword by Joel Makower. Woodstock, N.Y. : Ceres Press, c1995.
"Reuse, recycle, reduce." "More than 2000 resources, more than 200 topics from
air filters to zippers"--Cover.
363.7285 R892 Garbage land : on the secret trail of trash / Elizabeth Royte.
2005
363.7287 G878 High tech trash : digital devices, hidden toxics, and human
health / Elizabeth Grossman. c2006
363.738 M466 Global warming for dummies / by Elizabeth May, Zo Caron.
Mississauga, ON : J. Wiley & Sons Canada, c2009.
363.73874 F585 Now or never : why we must act now to end climate
change and create a sustainable future / Tim Flannery. New York : Atlantic
Monthly Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2009. In the year four
billion -- The climate problem -- A new Dark Age? -- The coal conundrum -America's new leadership -- Trees for security -- Revolution in the feedlot -Animal solutions -- Farm-based ecological efficiency -- The age of sustainability?
Offers a powerful argument for immediate action on climate change, discussing
issues ranging from balancing energy demands and food supply in India and
China to the possibility of a viable electric car that could spell the end of big oil.
363.80973 R523 Recipe for America : why our food system is broken and
what we can do to fix it / Jill Richardson. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Ig Pub., c2009.
From eater to activist -- The not-so-green revolution -- Sustainable agriculture -Yes, I've heard the one about 'whole paycheck' -- Living la vida locavore -Barriers to building a sustainable food system -- Labeling -- Food safety -Protecting children -- Human and animal rights -- The Farm Bill.
507.8 A216 rev. ed. Energy projects for young scientists / Richard C.
Adams and Robert Gardner. New York : Franklin Watts, c2002. Instructions
for a variety of projects and experiments demonstrating basic concepts of
energy, work, and power, including thermal, electrical, and solar energy, energy
of motion and position, and energy conservation.
551.6 C639 Climate change : picturing the science / [edited by] Gavin
Schmidt and Joshua Wolfe. New York : W.W. Norton, c2009. Schmidt, a
climate scientist at NASA, and photographer Wolfe seek to advance public
education about human-induced climate change in a combination of arresting
images and lucid explanations of the science of global warming and the pursuit of
global cooperation in adopting new, sustainable ways of living. With contributions
by 16 scientists, engineers, writers, activists, and photographers, Schmidt and
Wolfe address a host of observable changes, from the melting of ice and
permafrost at the poles to the rising of sea levels in cities such as Venice and
Miami...-- Excerpt, Booklist.
551.6 W362d The discovery of global warming / Spencer R. Weart.
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. How could climate change?
-- Discovering a possibility -- A delicate system -- A visible threat -- Public
warnings -- The erratic beast -- Breaking into politics -- Speaking science to
power -- The work completed .o.o. and begun.
578.77 K86 The silent deep : the discovery, ecology and conservation of
the deep sea / Tony Koslow. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
The rise of deep-sea exploration : early paradigms -- On the shoulders of giants:
the Challenger expedition -- Life in the twilight zone and beyond -- Bugs in the
mud : the Lilliputian fauna of the deep seafloor -- Vents, seeps, and whale falls :
alternative energy sources in the deep sea -- Seamounts and deepwater coral
reefs -- Dumping and pollution -- Mining the deep sea -- Climate change -Deepwater fisheries : no more an oxymoron -- The way forward : conservation
and policy options / written with Kristina Gjerde.
613.69 B329p The post-petroleum survival guide and cookbook : recipes
for changing times / Albert Bates. Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society
Publishers, c2006.
621.042 K32r The renewable energy handbook : a guide to rural
independence, off-grid and sustainable living / William H. Kemp. Tamworth,
Ont. : Aztext Press, c2005.
631.58 D489 Developing and extending sustainable agriculture : a new
social contract / Charles A. Francis, Raymond P. Poincelot, George W. Bird,
editors. Publisher New York : Haworth Food & Agricultural Products Press,
c2006. Overview of the educational social contract : building a foundation for
sustainable agriculture / Raymond P. Poincelot, Charles A. Francis -- George W.
Bird -- Integrated pest management, ecoliteracy, and unexpected consequence /
George W. Bird, Michael J. Brewer -- Soil management in sustainable production
systems / Kent McVay -- Managed grazing in sustainable farming systems / Terry
Gompert -- Whole-farm planning and implementing sustainable agriculture /
Rhonda R. Janke -- Economic analysis and multiple impact valuation strategies /
John Ikerd -- Transformation in the heartland : emergence of sustainable
agriculture in Iowa / Jerry DeWitt, Charles A. Francis -- Regional training
workshops for sustainable agriculture / Heidi Carter, Charles A. Francis, Richard
Olson -- Regionalization of a research and education competitive grants program
/ Steven S. Waller, Elbert C. Dickey, Charles A. Francis -- Expanding visions of
sustainable agriculture / Lorna Michael Butler, Cornelia Butler Flora -- Creating
viable living linkages between farms and communities / Michele Schoeneberger,
Gary Bentrup, Charles A. Francis, Richard Straight -- Testing ideas and
transferring capacity through farmer research : the Iowa model / Rick Exner,
Richard Thompason -- Impacts of private foundations on sustainable agriculture
and food systems / Oran B. Hesterman -- Motivation theory and research in
sustainable agriculture / Shirley K. Trout, Charles A. Francis, John E. Barbuto, Jr.
-- Future potential for organic farming : a question of ethics and productivity /
Frederick Kirschenmann, George W. Bird -- Future multifunctional rural
landscapes and communities / Charles A. Francis.
631.7 K556 Design for water : rainwater harvesting, stormwater catchment,
and alternate water reuse / Heather Kinkade-Levario. Gabriola, B.C. : New
Society Publishers, 2007.
632.9 C321s Silent spring / Rachel Carson; with an introduction by Al Gore;
[drawings by Lois and Louis Darling]
635.95 M648L Landscaping with native plants of the Southwest / by
George Oxford Miller. St. Paul, MN : Voyageur Press, 2007. An introduction to
landscaping with native plants of the Southwest -- Why use native plants -Landscape zones -- The abc's of native plant landscaping -- Maintaining your
landscape -- Landscaping for energy and water conservation, and xeriscaping -Landscaping with groundcovers -- Landscaping with vines -- Landscaping with
cacti -- Landscaping with wildflowers -- Landscaping to attract wildlife -- Native
plant profiles.
635.965 W869 How to grow fresh air : 50 houseplants that purify your
home or office / B.C. Wolverton. New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 1997.
640 B426 The complete idiot's guide to self-sufficient living / by Jerome D.
Belanger. New York, N.Y. : Alpha Books, c2009. You long to live a more selfreliant lifestyle, less dependent on fast food, consumerism, and other undesirable
aspects of modern civilization. How do you begin to change your corner of the
world without giving up everything you know and love? Contents A rational
approach to self-sufficient living. What's it all about? ; The new self-sufficiency:
doing without ; The philosophy of self-sufficient living ; Bloom where you're
planted ; Your homestead business -- The kitchen: heart of the homestead.
Scratch the itch to cook from scratch ; Conservation in the kitchen ; The wellstocked pantry ; Look what I made! -- The self-sufficient gardener. Gardening
fundamentals ; The dirt on garden soil ; What's your (garden) type? -- How does
your garden grow? ; Tools of the trade ; Saving seeds ; Adam and Eve did it -Meat, milk, and eggs. The truth about meat ; Chickens in your backyard ; Raising
rabbits for food ; Dairy goats ; More small livestock -- Shelter and its
appurtenances. Self-sufficient shelter ; Cool ways to keep warm ; Your water
footprint ; The conservation of energy -- A plan for the future. Looking back,
moving forward ; Let your imagination soar.
640 B627 Living off the grid : a simple guide to creating and maintaining a
self-reliant supply of energy, water, shelter, and more / David Black. New
York : Skyhorse Pub., c2008. Living off the grid: what it is, what it isn't -Conservation -- Leaving the grid: shelter -- Leaving the grid: energy -- Leaving
the grid: water -- Leaving the grid: waste -- Free rides and piggybacking off the
grid -- Communicating and making a living off-grid -- Living the life: case studies.
640 C752 Living green : the missing manual / Nancy Conner. Sebastopol,
Calif. : O'Reilly, 2009. Home green home: creating a safe, earth-friendly place to
live -- Save energy, money, and the earth -- Reduce, reuse, recycle -- Building
and remodeling -- Raising a green family -- Eating green: it's not just spinach
anymore -- Responsible shopping -- Going green: transportation and travel -Green business is good business -- Alternative and renewable energy -- Getting
involved.
640 D695 The lazy environmentalist : your guide to easy, stylish, green
living / by Josh Dorfman. New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007. Fashion
first -- The great outdoors -- The world, it's your oyster -- Vehicular inspiration -Keep it moving -- Real estate -- The green house -- More than one way to heat a
home -- You are what you sit on -- Slice it, dice it, serve it -- Sleep right -- Toilets,
tubs, and toothbrushes -- Scrub, dust, and wash -- The greatest green thumb -Pets are people too -- It's never too soon to start -- Technological advancement -It's professional -- It's your money, use it wisely -- Read it only -- Eco living 101;
programs, classes, and degrees -- It's never too late to start.
640 K29 Toolbox for sustainable city living (a do-it-ourselves guide) / Scott
Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew ; illustrations by Juan Martinez. Cambridge,
Mass. : South End Press, c2008. "Most of the systems described are ones that
we have built and experimented with over the past eight years at the Rhizome
Collective [formed in 2000] in Austin, Texas"--Introd. Contents Food -- Water -Waste -- Energy -- Bioremediation -- Conclusion.
640 L895 Easy green living : the ultimate guide to simple, eco-friendly
choices for you and your home / Renée Loux. [Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale ; [New
York] : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, c2008.
640 U39 The gorgeously green diet : how to live lean and green / by
Sophie Uliano. New York : Dutton, Penguin Group USA, 2009. The "New York
Times"-bestselling author of "Gorgeously Green" returns with this eco-friendly
guide that shows how to love food, live healthy, lose weight, and save money--all
while helping to save the planet.
640 V334 Ecoholic : your guide to the most environmentally friendly
information, products, and services / Adria Vasil. New York : W.W. Norton.
c2009.
643 P693 This green house : home improvements for the eco-smart, the
thrifty, and the do-it-yourselfer / Joshua Piven ; illustrations by Owen
Sherwood. New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2009. The kitchen -- The
family room -- The bedroom -- The kids' room -- The bathroom -- The laundry
room -- The basement -- The garage -- The roof -- The yard.
643.12 D2611 Your eco-friendly home : buying, building, or remodeling
green / Sid Davis. New York : American Management Association, 2009.
643.12 D2611 Your eco-friendly home : buying, building, or remodeling
green / Sid Davis. New York : American Management Association, 2009.
643.3 H616 Cooking green : reducing your carbon footprint in the kitchen :
the new green basics way / Kate Heyhoe. Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press,
2009. A cookprint, an ecovore and a scientist walk into a kitchen -- Where you
cook, greening your kitchen zones -- Ovens, improving your mileage -- Green
flames, green lighting the stovetop -- Frying, fast and fuel-efficient -- Cookware
and fuel efficiency -- What to buy, a cook's guide to green basics -- Energyefficient ingredients, new ways to eat -- Waste no, at home, at stores, in
restaurants -- Saving the planet, one cook at a time -- The new green basics
recipes -- About the recipes : cooking the new green basic way -- Small bites,
appetizers and soup -- Main courses with meat, fish, or fowl -- Meat-free mains
'n' grains -- Vegetable sides and salads -- Breads and sweets
643.7 W133 Green remodeling : your start toward an eco-friendly home /
John D. Wagner. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Creative Homeowner, c2008.
644 C541h The homeowner's guide to renewable energy : achieving energy
independence through solar, wind, biomass and hydropower / Dan Chiras.
Publisher Gabriola, BC : New Society, c2006.
644 H873 The carbon-free home : 36 remodeling projects to help kick the
fossil-fuel habit / Stephen and Rebekah Hren. White River Junction, Vt. :
Chelsea Green Pub., c2008. Understanding energy -- Renewable electricity -Appliances and lighting -- Cooking -- Refrigeration -- Domestic hot water -Heating -- Rainwater -- Waste -- Food and landscaping -- Transportation -Conclusion.
644 S893c Stoyke, Godo, 1963- Title The Carbon Buster's home energy
handbook : slowing climate change and saving money / Godo Stoyke.
Publisher Gabriola, B.C. : New Society, 2007. Most people are unaware that
environmental problems such as climate change can be easily avoided, at a
profit, through the intelligent application of appropriate technology. The Carbon
Buster's Handbook describes how to achieve this goal in the residential field. The
handbook reveals North America's best-kept investment secret: that the highest
rates of return can be found not at your bank, but in your home! Environmental
problems such as climate change can be easily avoided, at a profit, through the
intelligent application of appropriate technology. The first book in North America
to provide a detailed carbon accounting of a family's carbon emissions and how
to reduce them, it systematically analyzes energy costs and evaluates which
measures yield the highest returns for the environment and the pocketbook. It
provides answers to questions such as: Which measure is more effective: putting
solar panels on your roof, or buying a hybrid car? Where do I need to invest first:
in high-efficiency shower-heads, or solar tubes? Is a 500 dollar fridge that uses
800 kWh of power per year a good buy? The book allows individuals to quickly
and accurately assess which products are a good deal and which aren't. It
systematically analyzes residential carbon emissions and energy costs and
prioritizes solutions based on highest carbon reductions and monetary returns,
yielding results that are often surprising. While government savings bonds may
yield a financial return of around 5% per annum, and pension funds in 2005
yielded 11%, the Carbon-Buster strategies described in this book have an
average annual return of 32%. The book enables readers to dramatically reduce
their carbon emissions - far below the levels targeted under the Kyoto Protocol.
At the same time, readers implementing the recommendations will save an
average of US 15,000 dollars in energy costs over the next five years.
648.5 F494 The complete idiot's guide to green cleaning / by Mary Findley
and Linda Formichelli. New York : Alpha Books, c2009. Nontoxic and chemicalfree methods for a clean and healthy home.
648.5 G624 Green cleaning for dummies / by Elizabeth B. Goldsmith with
Betsy Sheldon. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor],
2008.
648.5 H945 Green clean : the environmentally sound guide to cleaning
your home / by Linda Mason Hunter & Mikki Halpin. New York, NY : Melcher
Media, c2005. Going green -- Cleaning green -- The kitchen -- The bathroom -Around the house -- Laundry -- Storage, disposal & recycling -- Recipes -- Stain
guide -- Product guide -- Resources & readings.
648.5 S367 Green-up your cleanup / Jill Potvin Schoff. Upper Saddle River,
N.J. : Creative Homeowner, c2008.
649.1 F249 Green babies, sage moms : the ultimate guide to raising your
organic baby / Lynda Fassa. New York : New American Library, c2008.
649.1 I34 Growing up green : baby and child care / Deirdre Imus. New York,
NY : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
658 W371 Green tech : how to plan and implement sustainable IT
solutions. New York : American Management Association, c2009
658.408 E64 Making sustainability work : best practices in managing and
measuring corporate social, environmental and economic impacts / Marc J.
Epstein ; with forewords by John Elkington and Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard.
Sheffield, UK : Greenleaf Pub. ; San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers,
2008.
658.4083 C284 Green your work : boost your bottom line while reducing
your carbon footprint / Kim Carlson. Avon, Mass. : Adams Media Corp., c2009.
658.4083 H674 The business guide to sustainability : practical strategies
and tools for organizations / Darcy Hitchcock and Marsha Willard. London ;
Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2006.
658.4083 S964 The sustainable enterprise fieldbook : when it all comes
together / edited by Jeana Wirtenberg, with William G. Russell and David
Lipsky, in collaboration with The Enterprise Sustainability Action Team.
New York : AMACOM ; [Sheffield] UK : Greenleaf Pub., c2009. Leadership for a
sustainable enterprise / Richard N. Knowles ... [et al.] -- Mental models for
sustainability / John D. Adams ... [et al.] -- Developing a sustainable strategy /
Joel Harmon ... [et al.] -- Managing the change to a sustainable enterprise /
Gregory S. Andriate and Alexis A. Fink -- Employee engagement for a
sustainable enterprise / Kent D. Fairfield ... [et al.] -- Sustainable enterprise
metrics and measurement systems / William G. Russell ... [et al.] -- Sustainable
globalization : the challenge and the opportunity / Victoria G. Axelrod ... [et al.] -Transorganizational collaboration and sustainability networks / William G.
Russell ... [et al.] -- A new beginning : when it all comes together / Jeana
Wirtenberg, David Lipsky, and William G. Russell.
686.3 T246e Eco books : inventive projects from the recycling bin / Terry
Taylor. New York : Lark Books, 2009.
690.837 C541n The natural house : a complete guide to healthy, energyefficient, environmental homes / Daniel D. Chiras. White River Junction, Vt. :
Chelsea Green Pub., c2000.
690.8047 S642 Building today's green home : practical, cost-effective, and
eco-responsible homebuilding / Art Smith. Cincinnati, Ohio : Betterway ;
Newton Abbot : David & Charles [distributor], 2009.
690.837 C541n The natural house : a complete guide to healthy, energyefficient, environmental homes / Daniel D. Chiras. White River Junction, Vt. :
Chelsea Green Pub., c2000.
690.837 S671 Building green : a complete how-to guide to alternate
building methods--earth plaster, straw bale, cordwood, cob, living roofs /
Clarke Snell & Tim Callahan. New York : Lark Books, c2009.
696 P871n The new independent home : people and houses that harvest
the sun / Michael Potts. White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Publishing,
1999.
697 B471 Greening your home : sustainable options for every system in
your house / Clayton Bennett. Maidenhead : McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008.
Material Changes. Environmental impact -- Making a sandwich -- Choosing
ingredients -- Using structural insulated panels -- Health impact -- Covering the
walls -- Changing the formula -- Cleaning the air -- Comparing products -- Other
surface treatments -- Availability -- Estimating costs -- Measuring performance -Maintenance -- Durability -- Making sound investments -- Controlling light and
heat -- Glass blocks -- Sustainability -- Trash into treasure -- Fly ash concrete --
Renewability -- Cork and bamboo -- Recyclability -- PEX and polypropylene -Simplicity -- Cedar -- Efficiency: reducing waste -- Protecting health -- Hidden
hazards -- Loose fill -- TECHNOLOGY CHANGES. Electrical -- Plumbing -Heating -- Ventilating -- Air conditioning -- Insulating -- Cooking -- LIFESTYLE
CHANGES. Personal choices and carbon footprint -- Energy sources -- Financial
incentives -- Federal tax credits -- EEMs -- Cooperative buying -- Shop locally -CSA -- Agricultural independence -- Eliminating waste -- Reducing waste -Packaging -- Getting outside -- Reinventing landscapes -- Saving resources and
money -- Irrigation.
697.78 C541s The solar house : passive heating and cooling / Daniel D.
Chiras. White River Junction, VT : Chelsea Green Pub., 2002.
697.78 E95 Got sun? go solar : harness nature's free energy to heat and
power your grid-tied home / Rex A. Ewing and Doug Pratt. Masonville, CO :
PixyJack Press, c2009. The first modern solar cell -- Generating electricity from
the sun and wind. Why would you want a solar/wind electric system? ; Is this stuff
legal-- or safe? ; Riding her on electrons : electricity and solar cell basics ; You
want batteries with that? ; Sizing your solar/wind electric system ; Where does
everything go? ; Got wind? ; Let's talk money and system performance ; Any
financial help our there? ; Permits and paperwork ; The nuts and bolts : what to
look for, what to avoid ; Who does the solar/wind electric installation -- Heating
your home with nature's free energy. Using the sun's warmth to hear your home ;
Get in hot water and love it ; Geothermal : capturing the heat beneath your feet -Appendix. Tips on appliances and energy conservation ; Energy consumption of
appliances ; Wind map (U.S.) ; System sizing worksheet ; Solar irradiance U.S.
maps (June and December) ; Solar array sizing worksheet ; State energy offices.
Examines renewable energy options for grid-tied homeowners, including solarand wind-generated electricity, solar water heating, passive solar, and
geothermal heating / cooling. System configurations and equipment, average
costs, financial incentives, and installation considerations are also covered-Provided by publisher.
712.01 T473 Sustainable landscape construction : a guide to green
building outdoors / William Thompson and Kim Sorvig ; with drawings by
Craig D. Farnsworth. Washington : Island Press, c2008.
714 M434 Earth ponds sourcebook : the pond owner's manual and
resource guide / Tim Matson. Woodstock, Vt. : Countryman Press ; New York :
Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., c2004.
720.47 R993o Off the grid homes : case studies for sustainable living / Lori
Ryker ; photographs by Audrey Hall. Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2007. Coming
to terms with off the grid -- Creating visions for a sustainable world -- The
projects -- Bruny Island guesthouse, 1+2 architecture -- Water collection and
gray water reuse -- Capitol Hill house, blip design -- Photovoltaic systems -Outside/in house and studio, Ryker/Nave design -- Wind turbine systems -Hertz/Fong residence, syndesis, David Hertz architect -- Solar hot water systems
-- Mcdaniel residence, intrinsik architecture -- Geothermal systems -Kashou/Caron residence, Arkin/Tilt architects -- Resources -- Projects at a
glance -- Sources of reference -- Architects, designers, builders, and technicians
-- Alternative-energy suppliers -- Index.
720.472 E241e Energy free : homes for a small planet / by Ann V.
Edminster. San Rafael, CA : Green Building Press, c2009. A comprehensive
guide to the design, construction, and economics of net-zero energy homes.
727.8 M123m Managing your library construction project : a step-by-step
guide / Richard C. McCarthy. Chicago : American Library Association, 2007.
First things first -- When to use an architect -- Anatomy of a project -Programming -- Site analysis -- Building design -- Construction documents -Bidding -- Construction administration – Post construction -- Finding, selecting,
and hiring an architect -- Project delivery -- Sustainable design -- Project costs
and building costs.
728.047 K21 Prefab green / Michelle Kaufmann and Catherine Remick.
Layton, UT : Gibbs Smith, 2009. Dreaming of green -- Thoughtful sustainable
design for everyone -- Five ecoprinciples -- Green prefab -- Glidehouse -- Sunset
breezehouse -- Mksolaire -- Mklotus -- Mkcustom -- What's next?
728.37047 S174L Little house on a small planet : simple homes, cozy
retreats, and energy efficient possibilities / by Shay Salomon ; photographs
by Nigel Valdez. Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2006.
728.370472 B722 The new solar home / Dave Bonta & Stephen Snyder.
Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, c2009.
745.2 M478 Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things / William
McDonough & Michael Braungart. New York : North Point Press, 2002.
Introduction: This book is not a tree -- Question of design -- Why being "less bad"
is no good -- Eco-effectiveness -- Waste equals food -- Respect diversity -Putting eco-effectiveness into practice. Summary A manifesto for a radically
different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism.
"Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists--in other words, do more with
less in order to minimize damage. As this book argues, however, this approach
perpetuates a one-way "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that casts off as
much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic. Why not
challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural
world, they ask. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they
provide nourishment for something new. Elaborating their principles from
experience (re)designing everything from carpeting to corporate campuses, the
authors make an exciting and viable case for change.--From publisher
description.
745.5 W319 Eco-craft : recycle, recraft, restyle / Susan Wasinger. New York :
Lark Books, c2009.
745.59412 G624 Greener christmas / editor-in-chief, Sheherazade Goldsmith.
New York : DK Pub., 2008.
810.93556 A512 American Earth : environmental writing since Thoreau /
edited by Bill McKibben ; foreword by Al Gore. New York, NY : Literary
Classics of the United States : Distributed to the trade by Penguin Putnam,
c2008. From Journals ; from Walden; or, Life in the woods ; from Huckleberries /
Henry David Thoreau -- From Letters and notes on the manners, customs, and
condition of the North American Indians / George Catlin -- Fallen forests / Lydia
Huntley Sigourney -- From Rural hours / Susan Fenimore Cooper -- Table Rock
album -- From Leaves of grass : This compost, Song of the redwood-tree / Walt
Whitman -- From Man and nature / George Perkins Marsh -- From The humbugs
of the world / P.T. Barnum -- From A thousand-mile walk to the Gulf ; A windstorm in the forests ; from My first summer in the Sierra ; Hetch Hetchy Valley /
John Muir -- From Adventures in the wilderness / W.H.H. Murray -- From A
review of recent changes, and changes which have been projected, in the plans
of the Central Park / Frederick Law Olmsted -- About trees / J. Sterling Morton -To Frank Michler Chapman ; To John Burroughs ; Speech at Grand Canyon,
Arizona, May 6, 1903 / Theodore Roosevelt -- The scavengers / Mary Austin -From Man and the earth / Nathaniel Southgate Shaler -- The art of seeing things
; The grist of the gods ; Nature near home / John Burroughs -- Prosperity /
Gifford Pinchot -- The bird tragedy on Laysan Island / William T. Hornaday -- A
certain oil refinery / Theodore Dreiser -- The last passenger pigeon / Gene
Stratton-Porter -- Orion rises on the dunes / Henry Beston -- The indigenous and
the metropolitan / Benton MacKaye -- "What a few more seasons will do to the
ducks" / J.N. "Ding" Darling -- From Wintertrip into new country / Robert Marshall
-- what the ants are saying / Don Marquis -- Letter from the Dust Bowl / Caroline
Henderson -- Birds that are New Yorkers / Donald Culross Peattie -- The answer
; Carmel Point / Robinson Jeffers -- From The grapes of wrath / John Steinbeck - This land is your land / Woody Guthrie -- From The Everglades : river of grass /
Marjory Stoneman Douglas -- From A Sand County almanac / Aldo Leopold -The fog / Berton Rouech� -- The longest day / Edwin Way Teale -- From Living
the good life / Helen and Scott Nearing -- Northern lights / Sigurd F. Olson -Sootfall and fallout / E.B. White -- How flowers changed the world / Loren Eiseley
-- From My wilderness : the Pacific West ; Dissent in Sierra Club v. Morton /
William O. Douglas -- From The death and life of great American cities / Jane
Jacobs -- From Silent spring / Rachel Carson -- The Great Paver / Russell Baker
-- The living canyon / Eliot Porter -- From the Wilderness Act of 1964 / Howard
Zahniser -- Remarks at the signing of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 /
Lyndon B. Johnson -- From The economics of the coming spaceship earth /
Kenneth E. Boulding -- From The historical roots of our ecologic crisis / Lynn
White Jr. -- Polemic : industrial tourism and the national parks / Edward Abbey -From The population bomb / Paul R. Ehrlich -- From The tragedy of the
commons / Garrett Hardin -- From Do androids dream of electric sheep? / Philip
K. Dick -- A sample day in the kitchen / Colin Fletcher -- Spaceship Earth / R.
Buckminster Fuller -- Mills College valedictory address / Stephanie Mills -Smokey the Bear Sutra ; Covers the ground / Gary Snyder -- The beginning /
Denis Hayes -- Millions join Earth Day observances across the nation / Joseph
Lelyveld -- Big yellow taxi ; Mercy mercy me (the ecology) / Joni Mitchell &
Marvin Gaye -- From Encounters with the Archdruid / John McPhee -- From Only
one earth / Friends of the Earth -- Manifesto : the Mad Farmer Liberation Front ;
The making of a marginal farm ; Preserving wildness / Wendell Berry -- Fecundity
/ Annie Dillard -- The world's biggest membrane / Lewis Thomas -- The third
planet : operating instructions / David R. Brower -- From Energy strategy : the
road not taken? / Amory B. Lovins -- A First American views his land / N. Scott
Momaday -- From Ceremony / Leslie Marmon Silko -- A short history of America /
R. Crumb -- Outside the solar village : one utopian farm / Wes Jackson -- From
Love Canal : my story / Lois Marie Gibbs -- From The fate of the earth / Jonathan
Schell -- Seasons of want and plenty / William Cronon -- Everything is a human
being / Alice Walker -- Bernhardsdorp / E.O. Wilson -- Wrath of Grapes Boycott
speech / C�sar Ch�vez -- A presentation of whales / Barry Lopez -- Place / W.S.
Merwin -- From The end of nature / Bill McKibben -- From Dumping in Dixie /
Robert D. Bullard -- The summer day / Mary Oliver -- From Refuge : an unnatural
history of family and place / Terry Tempest Williams -- From The Ninemile wolves
/ Rick Bass -- The dubious rewards of consumption / Alan Durning -- After the
flood / Scott Russell Sanders -- From The last panda / George B. Schaller -- The
flora and fauna of Las Vegas / Ellen Meloy -- Dwellings / Linda Hogan -- From
The ecology of magic / David Abram -- The song of the white pelican / Jack
Turner -- A multicultural approach to ecopsychology / Carl Anthony & Ren�e
Soule -- Speech at the Kyoto Climate Change Conference / Al Gore -- From
Heart and blood : living with deer in America / Richard Nelson -- Planet of weeds
/ David Quammen -- From Ecology of a cracker childhood / Janisse Ray -- From
The legacy of Luna / Julia Butterfly Hill -- From Inspirations for sustaining life on
earth : greeting friends in their Andean gardens / Calvin B. DeWitt -- From Having
faith / Sandra Steingraber -- Knowing our place / Barbara Kingsolver -- From The
omnivore's dilemma / Michael Pollan -- From Blessed unrest / Paul Hawken -The Thoreau problem / Rebecca Solnit.
910.202 F949e The eco-travel guide / Alastair Fuad-Luke. New York : Thames
& Hudson, 2008. Introduction : Eco-travel -- Part 1. The idea of travel : A world
on the move ; Modes of travel ; Tourism ; Key sustainability issues for travellers ;
Is our current 'idea of travel' sustainable? ; What can we do to mitigate the
negative impacts of travel? -- Part 2. Eco-destinations : Urban ; Nature ;
Adventure ; Leisure ; Culture -- Part 3. Eco-products : Mobility ; Personal ;
Specialist -- Part. 4. Resources : Tips for the eco-traveller ; General information ;
Glossary.
ADULT CD / PLAYAWAY TITLES
333.72092 F495f PLAYAWAY Farewell, my Subaru [electronic resource] :
an epic adventure in local living / Doug Fine. Prince Frederick, MD :
Recorded Books, p2008 (Cleveland : Findaway World, LLC) Doug Fine's
humorous and topical work chronicles his year embracing an environmentally
friendly lifestyle. Vowing to grow all his own food, harness the sun's power for his
electrical needs, and consume as little fossil fuel as necessary, Fine faces
surprising obstacles at every turn as he discovers that going green is easier said
than done.
640 B118g CD Go green, live rich [sound recording] : [50 simple ways to
save the earth and get rich trying] / David Bach, [with Hillary Rosner]. New
York : Random House Audio, p2008. Provides instruction on an environmentally
friendly life, and how to make money doing it.
ADULT DVD TITLES
304.28 E395 DVD The 11th hour / Warner Independent Pictures, Appian
Way, Tree Media Group ; produced by Leonardo DiCaprio ; directed by Leila
Conners Petersen, Nadia Conners ; written by Leila Conners Petersen, Nadia
Conners ; produced by Leila Conners Petersen, Chuck Castleberry, Brian
Gerber. [United States] : Warner Home Video, 2008.
333.72 B398 DVD Becoming green [videorecording] : growing
environmental awareness [South Burlington, Vt.?] : WGBH Boston Video,
c2008. Car of the future: NPR's Car talk co-hosts Tom Magliozzi and brother
Ray examine America's four-wheeled future, exploring everything from a Detroit
auto show to the homebuilders of Boston's AltWheels Festival, from a hydrogenpowered bus fleed in Iceland to a green think tank in Colorado. Saved by the
sun: Examines efforts to make solar power more efficient and affordable, from
individuals installing solar panels on their roofs to industrial-scale projects in the
Mojave desert featuring massive arrays of mirrors. Also looks at Germany's goal
to produce thirty percent of its electricty from renewable sources by 2020. What's
up with the weather?: Examines recent changes in weather patterns around the
world, attempting to discover whether they are natural, temporary glitches in the
global climate or the result of global warming. Rachel Carson's silent spring:
Examines Rachel Carson and her book, Silent spring, published in 1962, an
exposé of the chemical industry's unregulated use of DDT.
333.91 B658 DVD Blue gold [videorecording] : world water wars / a Purple
Turtle Films production ; a film by Sam Bozzo. United States : Distributed by
PBS Home Video, c2009. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Based
on the book Blue gold : the fight to stop the corporate theft of the world's water,
by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke. "Wars of the future will be fought over water,
as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace
and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments
vie for control of our dwindling fresh water supply, prompting protests, lawsuits,
and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to survive. Past civilizations
have collapsed from poor water management. Will ours too?"--Container.
338.9 P887 DVD The power of community [videorecording] ; Escape from
affluenza ; Radically simple. [San Francisco] : Ironweed Film Club, c2008.
After the Soviet Union collapsed and the U.S. tightened its embargo, Cubans
suffered a peak oil crisis. Their adaptation to this decline in petroleum offers a
much-needed model for living sustainably on a finite earth. Contents The power
of community: how Cuba survived peak oil (53 min.) -- Escape from Affluenza (56
min.) -- Radically simple (35 min.)
339.47 S887 DVD The story of stuff / “A fast-paced, fact-filled look at the
underside of our production and consumption patterns, with a special focus on
the United States. All the stuff in our lives, beginning from the extraction of the
resources to make it, through its production, sale, use and disposal, affects
communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The film]
exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social
issues and calls for all of us to create a more sustainable and just world” -http://www.storyofstuff.com/media.html
363.7 P288 DVD A passion for sustainability [videorecording] / produced by
Landfall Productions ; writer, producer, director, Eric G. Stacey ; co-producer,
Jane Turville. [Gresham, OR] : Landfall Productions, [2008] How innovative
individuals, businesses and utilities around Portland, Oregon are following a set
of scientific principles called The Natural Step, formulated by Karl-Henrik Robert.
They are principles which offer an approach to addressing the unsustainable
practices which have led to the current global climate crisis.
363.738 G562 DVD Global warming [videorecording]: the signs and the
science / [written by Michael Taylor and David Kenna, production of Stonehaven
Production Services and South Carolina ETV ; produced by David Kennard.]
Alexandria, VA : Distributed by PBS Home Video, 2005. This documentary
profiles people who are living with grave consequences of a changing climate, as
well as individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to
safeguard our children's future. Filmed across the U.S., Asia and south America,
this program brings the reality of climate change to life and offers viewers a
variety of ways to make a difference in the their own communities.
629.22 W628 DVD Who killed the electric car? [videorecording] / a Chris
Paine film ; a Dean Devlin/Plinyminor production in association with
Papercut Films ; written and directed by Chris Paine ; produced by Jessie
Deeter ; executive producers, Dean Devlin, Tavin Marin Titus, Richard D.
Titus ; consulting producer, Alex Gibney ; co-producers, Kathy Weiss,
Rachel Olschan ; co-executive producers, Kearie Peak, Mark Roskin,
Stanford R. Ovshinsky. Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
c2006. Investigates the development and demise of the fuel-efficient,
environment-friendly electric car. Examines the Bush administration's role in the
car's being peremptory pulled from production, the influence of the automobile
industry and oil interests, and implications for the future of sustainable energy in
the United States.
644 E56 DVD Energy efficiency [videorecording]. Wheeling, Ill. : Film Ideas,
2004. In recent years we've learned that there may be as many environmental
hazards inside our homes as there are outside. In this show we look at what
some of those dangers are and how to combat them.
690 B932 DVD Building green [videorecording] / Special Finish Films ;
Executive Program Services ; directed by Tippy Bushkin. [Boston, Mass.] :
WGBH Boston Video, [2008] Pioneering with an eco-friendly twist, discover how
easy, cost-effective and healthy it can be to go green, and dispels myths about
environmentally-conscious lifestyles. Follow the step-by-step construction of
Kevin's green dream home in Santa Barbara, with practical advice and expert
guidance on a range of topics like straw bale construction, breathable paints and
blue jean insulation. The final result is a Zen modernist house that is not only
earthquake safe and energy efficient, but an example of the art of the ecopossible home. Contents Disc 1. Breaking ground ; The foundation ; Framing and
roofing ; Straw bales -- Disc 2. Doors and windows ; Exterior finishes ; Interior
finishes ; Floors and closets -- Disc 3. Lighting ; Water systems ; Landscaping ;
Interior design ; The grand finale.
690 G213 DVD Garbage warrior [videorecording] / Open Eye Media
International presents a coproduction of Open Eye Media UK, ITVS International
& Sundance Channel ; an Oliver Hodge film ; producer, Rachel Wexler ; filmed
and directed by Oliver Hodge. Toronto, ON : Morningstar Entertainment, c2008.
Using empty beer cans, old tires, plastic bottles and other garbage, iconoclastic
architect Michael Reynolds, based in New Mexico, has been building ecologically
sustainable structures for 35 years. Calling his structures "earthships," Reynolds
has had conflicts with government officials over inflexible zoning and housing
laws, but his architectural ideas were put to use in the Andaman Islands following
the 2005 tsunami.
693.997 B932 DVD Building with awareness [videorecording] : the
construction of a hybrid home / a Syncronos Design Production. Corrales,
New Mexico : Syncronos Designs Incorporated, c2005. DVD How-to Video on
green and sustainable straw bale house design, adobe, cob, and other
alternative and green building materials; the design of structures to create a
sense of place, detailed construction techniques, passive heating and cooling,
solar energy, rainwater cisterns, earth and mud plaster, cob, rubble trench
foundations, thermal mass walls, passive heating and cooling, off-the-grid
photovoltaic electrical generation, movies, inspiration, and other green building
techniques.
ADULT MAGAZINE TITLES
MAGAZINE Home power. [Medford, OR : Electron Connection, Ltd.,
MAGAZINE GreenSource : the magazine of sustainable design. New York,
NY : McGraw-Hill Companies, c2006-
JUVENILE BOOK TITLES
j 333.7 W342 Living sustainably / Susan Watson. Mankato, Minn. : Smart
Apple Media, 2004. This book explores ways that individuals and communities
can work to improve people's quality of life without overusing Earth's scarce
resources, such as recycling, using alternative energy sources, and conserving
water.
j READER 333.72 G239e Earth smart : how to take care of the environment
/ Leslie Garrett. London ; New York : DK, 2006. Takes a look at the world's
natural resources and what can be done to preserve the environment.
j 333.72 T875 Try this at home : planet-friendly projects for kids / Jackie
Farquhar, D.I.Y. editor. Toronto : Owlkids, c2008.
j 333.72 W563 Everyday conservation / Jill C. Wheeler. Edina, Minn. : ABDO
Pub., c2008.
j 333.91 M411 How big is your water footprint? / Paul Mason. New York :
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2010, c2008.
j 333.95 B784s Saving endangered plants and animals / James Bow. New
York : Crabtree Pub., 2009. A discussion of the reasons that plants and animals
become extinct and what scientists are doing to prevent it. Endangered species - Cause for concern -- Is the environment important? -- Saving species -Working with wildlife.
j 333.95 B966e Endangered planet / David Burnie ; foreword by Tony
Juniper. Boston : Kingfisher, 2007. Examines the effects of human behavior on
Earth's ecosystems and the roles renewable energy, recycling, and wildlife
protection have to play in the survival of our planet. Contents Fragile earth: The
living planet ; Natural cycles ; Evolution ; Homes and habitats ; Coping with
change -- Planet under pressure: An escalating impact ; Habitat destruction ;
Growing food ; Expanding cities ; Age of waste ; Liquid assets ; Energy addicts ;
Air pollution ; Greenhouse effect ; Climate change ; Wildlife under threat --
Sustainable world: Conserving resources ; Science to the rescue? ; Renewable
energy ; Reuse and recycling ; Wildlife protection ; Future -- Glossary.
j 363.705 M478 True green kids : 100 things you can do to save the planet /
Kim McKay and Jenny Bonnin. 2008 In your room -- At home -- Outdoors -With friends -- Buying stuff -- At school -- Teamwork -- On vacation -- Fun things
to make -- True green facts. Summary Invites children and their parents,
teachers, and community to embark on an eco-adventure through a series of fun
ideas that can be applied everywhere from the living room to the local park.
j 363.72 M849w Waste disposal / by Sally Morgan. 2006 Examines the
different kinds of waste, from household trash to industrial waste,
describing where it goes and how it affects the environment.
j 363.72 P871s The smash! smash! truck / by Professor Potts. [New York] :
David Fickling Books, [2010], c2009. Describes how the Earth was formed and
how recycling is part of the natural order of things, then discusses how glass is
recycled and the importance of recycling.
j 363.72 S587 Recycling : reducing waste / Buffy Silverman. Chicago, Ill. :
Heinemann Library, c2008. Where does your trash go? -- Talking trash -Recycle it! -- Recycling paper -- More things to recycle -- Making less trash -Reduce, reuse, recycle.
j 363.728 T943t Trash and recycling / Stephanie Turnbull ; illustrated by
Christyan Fox. 2005
j 363.7282 D675r Recycling / by Rhonda Lucas Donald. c2001
j 363.73 B614c Clean planet : stopping litter and pollution / Tristan Boyer
Binns. 2004 What is pollution? -- What kinds of pollution are there? -- How is
pollution being cleaned up? -- Case study : eco school in Wales -- How can we
stop pollution in the first place? -- How can you walk the walk? -- Case study :
green school buses -- Case study : waste wise schools in Australia -- What's
going on around you?
j 363.738 D337e Earth in the hot seat : bulletins from a warming world /
Marfé Ferguson Delano. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009. Earth
in the Hot Seat is a stunning, magazine-like presentation that celebrates the
Earth and clearly explains the dangers and challenges of global warning. This
beautiful volume is also a showcase for National Geographic Society's
environmental mission programs. Readers will enjoy many fun features, from
climate connections in global hotspots, to amazing before and after snapshots, to
questionnaires answered by climate scientists and celebrities. Contents The big
thaw -- The big picture -- Feeling the heat -- Keeping our cool -- What you do
counts.
j 363.738 M849a Acid rain / Sally Morgan. North Mankato, Minn. : Sea to Sea
Publications, 2007. The problem -- The water cycle -- Acid or alkaline? -- Acid
rain formation -- Carried on winds -- Acid soil and water -- Dying trees -- Dying
lakes -- Damaged stone -- Harmful pollutants -- Solving the problem -Overcoming the acid -- Health check.
j 363.73874 R684w Why are the ice caps melting? : the dangers of global
warming / by Anne Rockwell ; illustrated by Paul Meisel. c2006 Tells about the
greenhouse effect, recycling, and what you can do to help fight global warming.
j 363.739 H883a Air pollution / Heather C. Hudak. c2007 Examines air
pollution and what causes it.
j 363.739 O856w Water pollution / Melanie Ostopowich. c2006 Studying water
pollution -- Industrial water pollution -- Agricultural water pollution -- Sewage -The water cycle -- Oil spills -- Natural pollutants -- The spreading effect -- Surfing
water science -- Science in action -- What have you learned?
j 363.7916 B614b A bright idea : conserving energy / Tristan Boyer Binns.
2005 What is energy? -- What does energy do for us? -- Why do we need to
conserve energy? -- How is energy wasted? -- How can we conserve energy? -Case study: energy audit -- What's the problem with fossil fuels? -- What other
kinds of fuel are there? -- Case study: eco schools -- What's next?
j 372.3 S968e Eco-fun : great projects, experiments, and games for a
greener earth / David Suzuki and Kathy Vanderlinden. New York : Greystone
Books, c2001.
j 394.262 A617e Earth Day / Mir Tamim Ansary. Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann
Library, c2002.
j 513 M978e Earth Day-- hooray! / by Stuart J. Murphy ; illustrated by
Renee Andriani. New York : HarperCollins, c2004. A drive to recycle cans on
Earth Day teaches the children of the Maple Street School Save-the-Planet Club
about place value.
j 745.5 M734o Organic crafts : 75 Earth-friendly art activities / Kimberly
Monaghan. Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2007. Learn with fun-filled
craft activities about reusing, reducing, and recycling. Audience "Ages 6-9"--P. [4]
of cover.
j 745.5 R311 Recyclables Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2004.
This book provides step-by-step instructions for turning plastic egg cartons,
cardboard tubes, frozen food containers, and other disposable materials into craft
projects, including easy variations.
j 745.5 R824a All new crafts for Earth day / Kathy Ross ; illustrated by Sharon
Lane Holm. Minneapolis, Minn. : Millbrook Press, c2006. Earth-friendly crafting
box -- Candle stub pincushion -- Ms. (or Mr.) -- Rubber ball head -- Royal family
finger puppets -- Used dryer sheets flower sachet -- Magazine file -- Soda bottle
mouse -- Playing cards photo frame -- Changing robot -- Finger friend -- Flip-flop
bunny board -- Head and hat vase -- Plastic ID tag -- Pencils trivet -- Necktie bird
puppet -- Cork penholder -- Newspaper log -- Foil fish race -- Cardboard tube art
file -- Rubber band desk jar -- Peppers pal -- Puzzle piece turtle ring. Presents
over twenty simple craft projects for Earth Day that young children can make
from everyday materials
j 745.5 R824e Earth-friendly crafts: clever ways to reuse everyday items /
by Kathy Ross ; illustrated by Céline Malépart. Minneapolis : Millbrook Press,
c2009. This book, presenting step-by-step illustrations, shows you how to make
twenty-one crafts out of old playing cards, marker caps, toy cars, neckties, and
other things.
jE BERGEN Lara The polar bears' home : a story about global warming / by
Lara Bergen ; illustrated by Vincent Nguyen. New York : Little Simon, c2008.
Come along on an Arctic adventure with a little girl and her father and learn all
about polar bears and the effects of global warming. Includes tips for kids on
what they can do to help slow down global warming.
jBOARD COLMAN Michelle Eco Babies Wear Green. Tricycle Press, 2008
jE INCHES Alison I can save the earth! / by Alison Inches ; illustrated by
Viviana Garofoli. New York : Little Simon, c2008. "Max is a little monster who
likes to litter and never, ever recycles. Then the electricity goes out and he sees
how exciting and beautiful the Earth is-- and that it will need his help to stay that
way" -- p. [4] of cover.
jE KROLL Steven Stuff! : reduce, reuse, recycle / by Steven Kroll ; illustrated
by Steve Cox. Publisher New York : Marshall Cavendish, 2009.
jE LYONS Dana The tree / written by Dana Lyons ; illustrated by David Lane
Danioth ; forewords by Julia Butterfly Hill & Pete Seeger. Bellevue, WA :
Illumination Arts Publishing, c2002. An 800-year-old Douglas fir ponders the
many things it has seen in the natural world as it hears the bulldozers coming,
and then some people arrive to save it from destruction.
jREADER MCNAMARA Margaret Earth Day / by Margaret McNamara ;
illustrated by Mike Gordon. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2009. When Mrs.
Connor's class celebrates Earth Day, Emma decides to start small by recycling,
using only what she needs, and picking up trash when she goes for a walk.
jE SIDDALS Mary Compost stew : an A to Z recipe for the earth / by Mary
McKenna Siddals ; illustrations by Ashley Wolff. Berkeley : Tricycle Press,
2010. A rhyming recipe explains how to make the dark, crumbly, rich, earthfriendly food called compost.
jE SOLLINGE Emily Dora celebrates Earth Day! / by Emily Sollinger ;
illustrated by Dave Aikins. New York : Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, c2009.
"It's Earth Day, and Dora is making a scrapbook filled with tips about what we
can all do to help save our planet"--P. [4] of cover.
jE SEUSS, Dr.The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss. Publisher New York, Random House
[1971]
jE WALLACE Nancy Elizabeth Recycle every day! / written and illustrated by
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. New York : Marshall Cavendish, c2003. When
Minna has a school assignment to make a poster about recycling, her entire
rabbit family spends the week practicing various kinds of recycling and
suggesting ideas for her poster.
jE WONG Janet S. The dumpster diver / Janet S. Wong ; illustrated by
David Roberts. Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, c2007. Once a month-every week in the summer--Steve the electrician dons special gear and, with the
help of youngsters who live in his building, dives into a dumpster seeking useful
objects that they can transform into imaginative new ones.
JUVENILE DVD TITLES
j363.7282 A416 DVD All about garbage and recycling; all about trucks. 2008
Curious George goes green DVD Curious George goes green
[videorecording] / PBS Kids. [Universal City, Calif.] : Universal Studios Home
Entertainment, [2009] Curious George is back, exploring new things like
recycling, gardening, and helping the environment. As always, he can use a little
help from his friends, including the Man with the Yellow Hat. Time to set a course
for adventure with eight new shows. Contents The perfect carrot -- Everything old
is new again - Curious George and the trash -- Much ado about nothing -George digs worms -- Seed trouble -- Ice Station Monday -- Shipwrecked with
Hundley.
It's a big, big world DVD It's a big, big world. The Earth needs you
[videorecording] : recycling and caring for the environment / Wainscott
Studios ; PBS ; director, Tyler Bunch ; producers, Mary James, James
Sabatini ; written by Norah Lally. Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment, c2007. Snook the Sloth lives in the World Tree with various
animal friends including marmosets, a tree frog and an anteater. Special
features: Animal fun facts; "Do something nice for the tree" song ; "Use it again"
song. World Tree Day -- What a wonderful leaf -- Growing pains -- Down in the
dumps -- Guardians of the Sappenwood Tree.
JUVENILE SPANISH TITLES
j363.7282 R669 Las tres erres : reutilizar, reducir, reciclar / texto, N�ria
Roca ; illustraciones, Rosa M. Curto. Publisher Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's,
2007. Describes ways in which kids and their families can avoid waste and be
environmentally conscious.