Ecology & Green Politics

Most of us are aware that many animals are threatened by extinction-the plight of creatures such as polar bears, tigers, and whales has been well publicized. While this is typically attributed to climate change and habitat destruction, few people realize that there is a direct link to consumer demand for cheap meat.

Farm animals have been disappearing from our fields as the production of food has become a global industry. We no longer know for certain what is entering the food chain and what we are eating-as the UK horsemeat scandal demonstrated.

Read Just Cool It by David Suzuki and Ian Hanington. You will be convinced beyond a doubt that climate change is real. And “if we can put a man on the moon,” Suzuki says, “we can change the outcome of the dire crisis that is upon us.”

Entertaining, colorful, and deceptively full of facts, This Phenomenal Life tells the story of the wondrous ways that humans are always completely at one with our surrounding world. From the vast galaxies above to the miniature microbes within, humans are organically connected to the complex cycles and mysterious processes of our universe.

Leading political and environmental commentator on where we have gone wrong, and what to do about it

With the historical perspective of The Song of the Dodo and the urgency of Al Gores An Inconvenient Truth, a brilliant young environmental journalist argues that we must innovate and adapt to save planet Earth.

The natural world contains infinite examples of how to achieve complex behaviors and applications by using simple materials in a clever way.