environmental movement

Provides case studies of environmentalists who are exploring such issues as sustainable logging, growing food, saving plant species, building homes, cleaning up cities, protecting rivers and wildlife, and reducing waste and consumption.

An introduction to ecology, discussing the nature of ecology, describing how scientists study the natural environment, and examining different ecosystems, ecological communities and how communities interact, and related topics.

Provides an overview of the history of environmental activism since 1900, discusses specific controversies, the issue of ecoterrorism, and global conservation efforts, and includes a chronology of activist events, profiles of significant people and organizations, a selection of primary source documents, and resources for further study.

Vanessa Farquharson chronicles her year-long foray into green living, describing how she tried to reduce her carbon footprint and lead a more eco-friendly life, and sharing her experiment's surprising result.

Readers learn about different forms of green transportation and get tips on things we can do to make smart travel choices.

Collects over one hundred poems from various authors that explore the worlds of nature, science, and the imagination, and includes an audio CD of poets performing their own work.

A collection of essays that provides varying perspectives on the green movement, discussing if it is a viable reform effort, if it can benefit the economy, if it is worth the extra costs to consumers, and its potential outcomes.

Explains how to take effective action to stop climate change, discussing how to organize in one's community, church, or college and covering such topics as online grassroots campaigns, high-profile events, and political pressure.

The author presents a thriller that takes the reader to glaciers in Iceland, volcanoes in the Antarctic, the Arizona desert, through the jungles of the Solomon Islands, the streets of Paris, and the beaches of Los Angeles.