The Soil Will Save Us
by Kristin Ohlson Thousands of years of poor farming and ranching practices—and, especially, modern industrial agriculture—have led to the loss of up to 80 percent of carbon from the world’s soils. That carbon is...
Category: Green Books
State of the World 2014: Governing for Sustainability
Author: The Worldwatch Institute Citizens expect their governments to lead on sustainability. But from largely disappointing international conferences like Rio II to the U.S.’s failure to pass meaningful climate legislation, governments’ progress has been...
Oil and Honey – The Education of an Unlikely Activist
Author: Bill McKibben Bestselling author and environmental activist Bill McKibben recounts the personal and global story of the fight to build and preserve a sustainable planet. Bill McKibben is not a person you’d expect...
FIRST FOOD: A Taste of India’s Biodiversity
Authors: Sunita Narain & Vibha Varshney This collection of around 100 recipes from different parts of India brings to life the magic that takes place once biodiversity is combined with culinary dexterity. Food is...
Grundlagen ethischer Unternehmensverantwortung
Author: Mathias Schüz The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the core meltdown at Fukushima, the global financial crisis and numerous less publicised damages to man and nature are the result of irresponsible...
The Attacking Ocean: The Past, Present, and Future of Rising Sea Levels
By: Brian Fagan Changes in sea level are historically cumulative and gradual, but since 1860, the world has warmed significantly and the ocean’s climb has accelerated again. From the Great Flood to Hurricane Sandy,...
State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?
The Worldwatch Institute Erik Assadourian and Tom Prugh, Project Directors Linda Starke, Editor State of the World 2013 cuts through the rhetoric surrounding sustainability, offering a broad and realistic look at how close we...
Evolution in a Toxic World – How Life Responds to Chemical Threats
Author: Dr. Emily Monosson With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer monitors, the world has become a toxic place. But as Emily Monosson demonstrates in her new book, it...
