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Book Synopsis*Longlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize* ‘The world is in desperate need of this book’ - Greta Thunberg 'It's Not Just You is a galvanising breath of fresh air' - Mikaela Loach 'Tori Tsui is changing the conversation around mental health and the climate crisis' - Vogue ‘A must-read for anyone who would love to understand the intersections of mental health and the climate crisis’ - Vanessa Nakate ------------------------ It’s not just you.The climate crisis is making us all unwell. But not just you.The climate crisis is affecting certain communities disproportionately.And it’s not just the climate crisis…  The term ‘eco-anxiety’ has been popularised as a way to talk about the negative impact of th

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Book Synopsis‘The world is in desperate need of this book’ - Greta Thunberg 'It's Not Just You is a galvanising breath of fresh air' - Mikaela Loach 'Tori Tsui is changing the conversation around mental health and the climate crisis' - Vogue ‘A must-read for anyone who would love to understand the intersections of mental health and the climate crisis’ - Vanessa Nakate ------------------------ It’s not just you.The climate crisis is making us all unwell. But not just you.The climate crisis is affecting certain communities disproportionately.And it’s not just the climate crisis…  The term ‘eco-anxiety’ has been popularised as a way to talk about the negative impact of the climate emergency on our wellbeing. In It&rsqTrade Review‘The world is in desperate need of this book. We are burned out people on a burned out planet, and we have to talk about mental health and its connections with the planetary emergency.' -- Greta Thunberg‘The mental health and climate crisis is an issue of our times, and Tori Tsui writes about eco-anxiety and climate justice in a way that is wonderful, hopeful and urgent. This book is an essential read for the decade to come.’ -- Dominique Palmer‘Tori’s book shows us what I see every day in clinical practise - that mental health is political, ecological and collective. The narrow ways we’ve been told to understand mental health are designed to prevent liberation and healing - Tori’s book offers an invigorating alternative.' -- Rhiannon Osborne‘Tori has written a must-read for anyone who would love to understand the intersections of mental health and the climate crisis.’ -- Vanessa Nakate'Tsui’s book upends the idea that climate anxiety exists in a vacuum, instead considering it as a symptom of something deeper. * Vogue *‘What an important and necessary look at how our global crisis can feel overwhelmingly personal. When it comes to the climate crisis, nothing and no one is spared, from the smallest creatures to the most powerful human leaders of the world. This book reminds us that we are all connected, and that there is hope when we acknowledge our anxiety and use it to fuel positive action.' -- Maggie Baird'Tori Tsui advocates for a cosmic shift in the ways that eco-anxiety is being presented in our dominant culture. From her stories, research, and activism, her book upholds evidence-based hope for a better future.' -- Isaias Hernandez, QueerBrownVegan'It's Not Just You is a pivotal examination of our greatest challenge at hand. It is immensely hopeful and adeptly illuminates the path to a better world for all of us.' -- Daphne Frias, Disabled Climate Justice Organizer'Tori Tsui's voice is vital. It's Not Just You is a necessary, nuanced and timely exploration of eco-anxiety that consistently reminds us what this fight is truly about: collective liberation and collective care. Given the individualistic and eurocentric nature of much of both the mental health and climate discourse, respectively, It's Not Just You is a galvanising breath of fresh air.' -- Mikaela Loach

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Book SynopsisThere is a growing need for public buy-in if democratic processes are to run smoothly. But who exactly is the public? What does their engagement in policy-making processes look like? How can our understanding of the public be expanded to include or be led by diverse voices and experiences, particularly of those who have been historically marginalized? And what does this expansion mean not only for public policies and their development, but for how we teach policy? Drawing upon public engagement case studies, sites of inquiry, and vignettes, this volume raises and responds to these and other questions while advancing policy justice as a framework for public engagement and public policy. Stretching the boundaries of deliberative democracy in theory and practice, Creating Spaces of Engagement offers critical reflections on how diverse publics are engaged in policy processes.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why Create Spaces of Engagement? Connecting Theory, Policy, and Practice Leah R.E. Levac, University of Guelph and Sarah Marie Wiebe, University of Hawai’i, Manoa Part One: Across Disciplines and Beyond the Academy: Stretching Deliberative Democratic Theory 1. Revelatory Protest, Deliberative Exclusion, and the B.C. Missing Women Commission of Inquiry: Bridging the Micro/Macro Divide Genevieve Fuji Johnson, Simon Fraser University 2. The Alberta Energy Futures Lab: A Case Study in Socio-Cultural Transition Through Public Engagement Stephen Williams, Energy Futures Lab 3. Deliberative Democracy and Collective Impact: Seeing and Believing Shared Outcomes and Shared Participation Ellen Szarleta, Indiana University Northwest 4. Northern Women’s Conceptualizations of Wellbeing: Engaging in the "Right" Policy Conversations Leah R.E. Levac, University of Guelph and Jacqueline Gillis, University of Guelph 5. Unsettled Democracy: The Case of the Grandview-Woodlands Citizen Assembly Rachel Magnusson, City of Vancouver 6. Opening to the Possible: Girls and Women with Disabilities Engaging in Vietnam Deborah Stienstra, University of Guelph and Xuan Thuy Nguyen, Carleton University Part Two: Centring Voices from the Margins: Expanding and Evaluating Engagement Practices 7. How OpenMedia.ca Has Used Social Media to Engage Thousands in "Policy Hacking" for Regulatory Reforms at the CRTC and Other Government Bodies Tara Mahoney, Simon Fraser University 8. An Experiment in Engaging the "Heart and Mind": Building Community Capacity on Post-Secondary Campuses Catriona Remocker, University of Victoria, Tim Dyck, University of Victoria, and Dan Reist, University of Victoria 9. Art-Full Methods of Democratic Participation: Listening, Engagement, and Connection Joanna Ashworth, Simon Fraser University 10. Power, Privilege, and Policy-Making: Reflections on “Changing Public Engagement from the Ground Up” Alana Cattapan, University of Waterloo, April Mandrona, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Tammy Findlay, Mount Saint Vincent University, and Alexandra Dobrowolsky, Saint Mary’s University 11. Engaging with Women in Low-Income: Implications for Government-Convened Public Engagement Initiatives and Deliberative Democracy Leah R.E. Levac, University of Guelph Part Three: Effective and Affective Spaces of Deliberation 12. The heART of Engagement: Experiences of a Community-Created Mobile Art Gallery in Brazil Bruno de Oliviera Jayme, Royal Roads University 13. Temporary Labour Migrants’ Engagement and (Dis)engagement with the Policy Process Ethel Tungohan, York University 14. Storytelling as Engagement: Learning from Youth Voices in Attawapiskat Sarah Marie Wiebe, University of Hawai’i, Manoa 15. Making Spaces for Truth: Exploring the Lived Meanings of Deliberating Reconciliation in Higher Education Derek Tannis, Saskatchewan Polytechnic 16. Global Development Agendas with Local Relevance? "Glocal" Approaches, Tensions, and Lessons on Measuring Aid Effectiveness Astrid Pérez Piñán, University of Victoria Conclusion: Concluding Reflections on Policy Justice Deliberative Democracy, Citizen Participation, and the Future of Policy-Making Leah R.E. Levac, University of Guelph and Sarah Marie Wiebe, University of Hawai’i, Manoa

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Book SynopsisBest New Books on Space 2024 ? Forbes ?Rarely is a non-fiction book about science this engaging? ? ForbesWhy darkness is so important ? to plants, to animals, and to ourselves ? and why we must protect it all costs.Darkness is the first thing we know in our human existence. Safe and warm inside the bubble of the womb, we are comfortable in that embracing dark. But as soon as we are bought into the light, we learn to fear the dark. Why?This book is a celebration of all things that go bump in the night and the joy that can be found when the sun goes down. As a society we have closed our curtains to the darkness, now Dani Robertson urges you to cast those curtains wide, step out of your front door and let the darkness pull you in.Some 99 per cent of Western Europeans live under light polluted skies, but what is this doing to our health? Our wellbeing? Our connection to the cycles of nature?Our wildlife, too, has been cast into the harsh glare of our light addiction, with devastating impacts.In this book Dani shares with you the excitement and adventure she has found when everyone else is tucked up in bed. She explores constellations and cultures, enjoys environmental escapades, all whilst learning why we are addicted to light and why it is ruining our lives. She?ll show you why the darkness is so important and why we must protect it all costs. You?ll become a crusader of Darkness and an expert on what we can do to stop the onward march of light pollution (clue: it?s as easy as the flick of a switch).Her life depends on darkness, and yours does too.

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Book Synopsis Established over a century ago, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) was the world’s first international conservation organisation. The pioneering work of its founders in Africa led to the creation of numerous protected areas, including Kruger and Serengeti National Parks. For the first time, the story of FFI’s history is told in its entirety.

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Book SynopsisBest New Books on Space 2024 – Forbes ‘Rarely is a non-fiction book about science this engaging’ – Forbes Trade Review'A heartfelt, necessary and very enjoyable book.'Tristan Gooley, author of The Secret World of Weather 'A hymn of praise to darkness and the unfathomable wonder of a true night sky, this book is also an urgent call to arms. As Dani Robertson shows, our health, and that of the planet around us, is inextricably linked with the power of the dark. We are losing it at great speed, and to our great peril. Read the book, look up in awe, and act.'Mike Parker, author of All the Wide Border 'Discreet, glowing insights throw gentle but piercing light onto what we are doing to what Dani Roberston calls one of the most endangered landscapes on Earth – the night sky'Mary Colwell, author of Curlew Moon 'Woven through All Through the Night is a wonderful story of what natural darkness means to Dani. Her story is more than an anecdote, it's a powerful recounting of what is lost when the night burns like day, and the simple steps we can all take to reclaim natural darkness to benefit us all'Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director at International Dark-Sky Association 'Passion and urgency lie beneath poetic and whimsically written passages'Sky at Night Magazine 'Dani Robertson is a fine writer – lyrical and eloquent in extolling the beauty of our world – especially the dark starry sky … her book is more than a memoir; it’s filled with episodes enlivening her theme with history, science and topography, and with individual biographies. All through the Night is fascinating and inspiring – it deserves wide readership'Lord Martin Rees ‘An utterly illuminating book that will open your eyes to an overlooked world in deep peril. Dani makes a compelling case for just how urgently we need to reform our relationship with darkness. Everyone interested in nature will find surprise, intrigue and awe on every page.’Nicholas Gates, co-author of Orchard: A Year in England’s Eden

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Book SynopsisPostulates that for decades, both policymakers and analysts have been frustrated by conflicts between expert and lay perceptions of environmental risk. This work examines the role of intuition, mental habits, and cognitive frameworks in the construction of public opinion.

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Book SynopsisIn twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.The courageous, unflinching speeches and writings collected in The Most Dammed Country in the World detail the devastating human and environmental cost of China''s economic rise.Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend the planet, and affirm our place at the heart of its restoration. Their words have endured through the decades, becoming the classics of a movement. Together, these books show the richness of environmental thought, and point the way to a fairer, saner, greener world.

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Book SynopsisCollection of documents revealing the significance of the years 1968-1972 to the environmental movementTrade Review"It is a representative collection that can supplement a textbook for American environmental history courses. . . . He rightly sees the years 1968-1972 as pivotal for the modern environmental movement. Recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword by William Cronon Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Warnings “Air Pollution in Donora, PA: Epidemiology of the Unusual Smog Episode of October 1948, Preliminary Report” Paul Shepard, “The Place of Nature in Man’s World,” The Atlantic Naturalist (1958) Howard Zahniser, “Wilderness Forever” (1961) Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (1962) Carl Carmer, Testimony before the Federal Power Commission in the Matter of Consolidated Edison (1964) Part 2. A Dying Planet Paul R. Ehrlich, The Population Bomb (1968) Stewart Brand, Whole Earth Catalog (1969) Jack Newfield, “Lead Poisoning: Silent Epidemic in the Slums,” Village Voice (1969) Daniel W. Hannan, Testimony before the Allegheny County Commissioners (1969) United Auto Workers, Letter Initiating Down River Anti-Pollution League (1969) Dr. N. K. Sanders, “The Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Impact on Environment” (1969) Seattle–King County Department of Public Health, Annual Report, 1969 Part 3. Earth Year 59 The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Editorial, National Review Bulletin (1970) Citizens Association of Beaufort County, “Is This What You Want for South Carolina’s Waters?” Columbia Record (1970) Richard Nixon, “Special Message to the Congress on Environmental Quality” (1970) Frank Herbert, “How Indians Would Use Fort,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1970) Barry Commoner, Harvard University Lecture (1970) Walt Kelly, Pogo Poster: “We Have Met the Enemy, and He Is Us” (1970) Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day Speech, Denver, Colorado (1970) Nathan Hare, “Black Ecology,” The Black Scholar (1970) Letters from Schoolchildren to Carl Stokes, Mayor of Cleveland (1970) Representative Louis Stokes, Address in Congress Supporting Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control Act of 1970 (1970) Ray Osrin, “Someday Son, All This Will Be Yours,” Cleveland Plain Dealer (1970) Eleanor Phinney, Letter to the Oregon Environmental Council (1970) Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP), Public Service Announcements (1970) Clean Air Act Amendments (1970) Part 4. Is Cata strophe Coming? A Select Committee of the University of Montana, “Report on the Bitterroot National Forest” (1970) Dale A. Burk, Photograph of the Bitterroot Forest, Montana (1971) Governor Ronald Reagan, Remarks before the American Petroleum Institute (1971) Dr. Joseph T. Ling, Testimony Regarding the Water Pollution Control Act (1971) Council of the Southern Mountains, “We Will Stop the Bulldozers” (1972) William O. Douglas, Dissent, Sierra Club v. Morton (1972) John Maddox, “Is Catastrophe Coming?,” The Doomsday Syndrome (1972) Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972) Part 5. Continuation Jimmy Carter, “The Energy Problem: Address to the Nation” (1977) Robert A. Roland, Statement Regarding Superfund (1979) A Mother’s Reflections on the Love Canal Disaster (1982) Dr. James E. Hansen, Testimony Regarding the Greenhouse Effect and Global Climate Change (1987) Bibliographical Essay Index

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Book SynopsisTracing the history of ethical extension over two thousand years, this book focuses on the American experience where natural rights ideology expanded to encompass the rights of nature. It deals primarily with intellectual history, but also considers groups that have put their ideas into action.Trade ReviewA splendid book. Roderick Nash has written another classic. This exploration of a new dimension in environmental ethics is both illuminating and overdue."—Stewart Udall"His account makes history 'come alive.'"—Sierra"So smoothly written that one almost does not notice the breadth of scholarship that went into this original and important work of environmental history."—Philip Shabecoff, New York Times Book Review"Clarifying and challenging, this is an essential text for deep ecologists and ecophilosophers."—Stephanie Mills, Utne Reader

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Book SynopsisA book that will set the course for the environmental movement for years to come, Confessions of an Eco-Warrior is an inspiring ecological call to arms by America's foremost and most controversial environmental activist. Rude and brilliant. Read it and you will see the future.--William Kittredge.

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Book SynopsisRadical ecology typically brings to mind media images of ecological activists standing before loggers' saws, staging anti-nuclear marches, and confronting polluters on the high seas. This book offers a balanced appraisal of radical ecology's principles, goals, and limitations.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction I. Deep Ecology's Wider Identification with Nature 2. Deep Ecology and Counterculturalism 3. Deep Ecology, Heidegger, and Postmodem Theory 4. Social Ecology and Its Critique of Deep Ecology 5. Radical Ecology, Transpersonal Psychology, and the Evolution of Consciousness 6. Ecofeminism's Critique of the Patriarchal Domination of Woman and Nature 7. Ecofeminism and Deep Ecology 8. Chaos Theory, Ecological Sensibility, and Cyborgism Notes Index

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Book SynopsisSalt marshes are vitally important coastal ecosystems that filter water, buffer against storm erosion, and provide essential nursery habitat for important fishery species. This book details how humans have modified salt marshes around the world and why these critical habitats desperately need protection.Trade Review"A summary and synthesis of relevant recent research on and management recommendations for yet another vital, sensitive and endangered habitat." -- Michael Stachowitsch Marine Ecology

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Book SynopsisThere are moments when we forget how fortunate we are to have the California coast. The state is home to 1,100 miles of uninterrupted coastline defined by long stretches of beach and jagged rocky cliffs. Coastal Sage chronicles the career and accomplishments of Peter Douglas, the longest-serving executive director of the California Coastal Commission. For nearly three decades, Douglas fought to keep the California coast public, prevent overdevelopment, and safeguard habitat. In doing so, Douglas emerged as a leading figure in the contemporary American environmental movement and influenced public conservation efforts across the country. He coauthored California's foundational laws pertaining to shoreline management and conservation: Proposition 20 and the California Coastal Act. Many of the political battles to save the coast from overdevelopment and secure public access are revealed for the first time in this study of the leader who was at once a visionary, warrior, and coastal sage.Trade Review"A succinct, engaging analysis of the issues that define California coastal preservation." * Environmental History *"Coastal Sage will be of great interest to scholars working on California environmental history and coastal history and, perhaps more importantly, to California environmental activists." * Western Historical Quarterly *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1 • Few Safe Harbors: Peter M. Douglas’s Formative Years 2 • California’s Coast: Its Origins and Pre-Commission Development 3 • Sea Change: California’s Environmental Surge 4 • Coastal Conservation, Politics, and a New Commission 5 • High Tide: Th e Executive Director Years 6 • Ebb Tide: Th e Receding Years 7 • Footprints in Sand: Peter Douglas’s Legacy Appendix A: A Selected Time Line: California Coastal Conservation and Peter Douglas Appendix B: A Selected List of Peter Douglas’s Accomplishments and Honors Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A succinct, engaging analysis of the issues that define California coastal preservation." * Environmental History *"Coastal Sage will be of great interest to scholars working on California environmental history and coastal history and, perhaps more importantly, to California environmental activists." * Western Historical Quarterly *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1 • Few Safe Harbors: Peter M. Douglas’s Formative Years 2 • California’s Coast: Its Origins and Pre-Commission Development 3 • Sea Change: California’s Environmental Surge 4 • Coastal Conservation, Politics, and a New Commission 5 • High Tide: Th e Executive Director Years 6 • Ebb Tide: Th e Receding Years 7 • Footprints in Sand: Peter Douglas’s Legacy Appendix A: A Selected Time Line: California Coastal Conservation and Peter Douglas Appendix B: A Selected List of Peter Douglas’s Accomplishments and Honors Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents an argument for establishing environmental human rights as the legitimate possession of both present and future generations. It uses these rights - to clean air, water, and soil - to make an argument for justice across generations, that is, for recognizing the obligation that present generations have to preserve the environment and natural resources for future generations.Trade Review'The Human Right to a Green Future does provide a good survey and application of political and philosophical thinkers and their reflections on justice and human rights … the book is a welcome addition for researchers considering issues of environmental human rights from a theoretical and multi-disciplinary perspective.' Andrew Sanger, Web Journal of Current Legal Issues'… Richard P. Hiskes offers a highly original … response with The Human Right to a Green Future. What is original about this work is the way in which [he] combines arguments from the realms of human rights and intergenerational justice in an attempt to make a case for, as he puts it, 'gathering the collective will necessary to preserve the planet' … Hiskes sets the bar laudably high for those communities that his argument can comfortably and rather uncontroversially be extended to, namely, western liberal democratic states with a settled political culture and stable political institutions.' International Affairs'This is a far-reaching book that presents a seminal interpretation of intergenerational justice and a renewed landscape for rights, justice and community. Hiskes' narrative is saturated with responses to salient figures in philosophy and political theory. I regret that [this] synopsis cannot capture the range and richness of his account.' Human Rights ReviewTable of Contents1. Environmental human rights and intergenerational justice; 2. Emergent human rights, identity, harms and duties; 3. Reflexive reciprocity and intergenerational environmental justice; 4. Cosmopolitan ethics, communal reciprocity, and global environmentalism; 5. Toward a global consensus on environmental human rights; 6. Human rights as inheritance: instituting intergenerational environmental justice; 7. Conclusion: environmental justice and the emergent future of human rights.

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Book SynopsisIn more than four decades as president of The Land Institute, Wes Jackson became widely known as one of the founders of the sustainable agriculture movement. Robert Jensen provides a short, elegant introduction to Jackson's ideas on ways to provide humanity with a truly sustainable foundation in grain agriculture.Trade ReviewThis is a pithy yet deeply satisfying introduction to the life and work of ecological visionary Wes Jackson. Robert Jensen captures Jackson's 'restless and relentless' style of thinking but also shows him to be witty, passionate, and concerned. The ideas consolidated here offer a roadmap to overcome the tragic condition of humanity at this time in history, although the proposed shifts in consciousness may seem dauntingly out of reach." - Scott Slovic, university distinguished professor of environmental humanities, University of Idaho"Philosopher, farmer, scientist, teacher, prophet: Wes Jackson is, most importantly, the cocreator of a movement-what we now call environmental sustainability. To Jackson, we owe a new understanding of agriculture's mostly disastrous history and the radical rethinking required for its turn to a sustainable future. A timely tribute to the Sage of Kansas and the hugely influential Land Institute he founded. It's not too much to say that the future of the planet lies in the hands of those who would follow in his footsteps and read this book." - Gillen D'Arcy Wood, associate director, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and the Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"Even for those who know Wes Jackson well, this is an excellent introduction to the philosophy of one of America's most important environmental thinkers. We see how Jackson's life and personality helped shape a way of thinking that is much needed in these challenging times. The prose is refreshingly clear and entertaining. Reading this book is like spending a long afternoon walking with Wes over his beloved prairies." - Angus Wright, professor emeritus of environmental studies, California State University, Sacramento"Robert Jensen has given us a concise introduction to the thought of one of our seminal thinkers, Wes Jackson. Rather than synthesizing Wes's significant body of work, Jensen lets us look into the mind and imagination that produced it. Wes Jackson's searching and restless intelligence looks at the prairie and sees the future, not just as a metaphor but as the laboratory that nature itself produced. We are told to 'take nature as the measure' Jensen here tells us why." - Gerald Torres, professor of environmental justice, Yale School of the Environment and Yale Law School

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Book Synopsis This handbook explains all the ways trees are essential for our climate, our urban and rural environment, our society and our mental health Table of ContentsIntroduction 6 1 TREES AND THE WORLDTrees and the Climate 14Trees, Soil and Fungi 20Trees and Wildlife 26Agroforestry 32 2 TREES AND HAPPINESSShade and Shelter 42Trees and Pollution 46Why Climbing Trees is Good for You 50Expanding Tree-based Play 52Trees and Mental Health 54Community and Reduced Crime 58 3 GROWING TREESRaising Your Own Trees 64Growing Apple Trees on Their Own Roots 68How to Plant a Tree 70Keeping Your Tree Healthy 74Using Woodchip in Your Garden 76 4 THE FORTY BEST TREESMapleAlderBanksiaBirch BottlebrushChestnutBean TreeCedarCercisDogwoodHazelHawthornHandkerchiefGum TreeSpindleBeechFigAshHoney LocustHollyWalnutMagnoliaAppleRedwoodMulberry IronwoodPinePlane AspenAlmondCherryPlumPearOakMangroveBlack LocustWillowElderSorbusElm Guide to Tree Identification 160 5 TREES AND THE ECONOMYBuy Wood to Save the World 166Working With Trees 170 Further Reading 173Index 174Acknowledgments 176

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Book SynopsisIn Thanks for Sharing, features writer Eleanor Tucker takes us along as her family embark on a year in the sharing economy, showing along the way how through sharing, lending, renting and borrowing we can all live more sustainably.

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Book Synopsisaeo This book introduces environmental ideas to a sociology audience. It is designed for a growing field in the sociology of environmental issues, and will be of great use to sociologists wanting to fill a gap in teaching.Trade Review'Its unusual perspective makes this an interesting text. It does more than just catalogue ideas and events, it tries to analyse these so that key strands can be extracted.' TEG News 'Martell has pulled off a difficult trick: he has written a book that will both inform students and engage professional scholars, and he has secured himself a place in future discussions regarding the relationship between environment and society.' The Sociological review 'In aiming to provide a theoretically informed undergraduate text on contemporary green issues, the book goes some way to filling a gap where the level of support material is widely regarded as insufficient.' Antipode "Ecology and Society makes an important contribution to this emerging literature by providing an introduction to green ideas for students of social science. This book will appeal to both students and researchers. It is written in an accessible style, provides useful summaries of key literature and suggests further reading at the end of each chapter ... a useful contribution to the literature on environment-society relations and a valuable addition to student reading lists.' Local EnvironmentTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Ecology and Industrialism. 2. The Sustainable Society. 3. Green Philosophy. 4. The Green Movement. 5. Ecology and Political Theory. 6. Rethinking Relations Between Society and Nature. 7. The Future of Environmentalism. Notes. References. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo Offers a comprehensive history of the ecofeminist movement, combined with a highly topical analysis of current debates and issues surrounding feminism and the environment. aeo Original -- presents a new perspective on the relationship between human society and the natural world.Trade Review"Mary Mellor is extraordinarily good at sorting out, with sympathy and humour, the various arguments put forward by feminist, radical and green theorists and activists. She has written a timely and exciting book which leads one to share her optimism about critical social analysis and the politics of new social movements - and the potential for social change." Diana Leonard, Institute of Education, University of London "To offer a coherent, readable and critically engaged survey of a large body of polemical and academic work is a considerable achievement, and Feminism and Ecology will be an indispensable resource for anyone thinking about, or teaching, the relations between ecological politics, feminist theory and philosophy, and the "new social movements" ... [and] thought-provoking to anyone concerned with green social theory ... [a] valuable book." Times Literary Supplement "This book is a timely contribution to an emergent literature." Political StudiesTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction. 2. Women and the Environment. 3. Ecofeminist Thought. 4. Women, Biology and Nature in Feminist Thought. 5. Women and Nature - a Privileged Standpoint?. 6. Feminism and the Green Movement. 7. Social Ecology, Ecosocialism and Social/ist Ecofeminism. 8. Feminism and Ecology: a Material Connection. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn The First Green Wave, Ryan O'Connor traces the rise of the environmental movement in Toronto, home to one of Canada's earliest and most dynamic communities of environmental activists, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. At the heart of the story is Pollution Probe, an organization founded in 1969 by students and faculty at the University of Toronto. Living up to its motto (Do it!) in its first year of operation, Pollution Probe confronted Toronto's City Hall over its use of pesticides, Ontario Hydro over air pollution, and the detergent industry over pollution of the Great Lakes. The organization's successes inspired the founding of other environmental organizations across Canada and led to the development of initiatives now taken for granted, such as waste reduction and energy policy. This book describes the heady days of Canada's early environmental movement and examines the forces that reshaped the activist landscape in the 1980s.

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Book SynopsisConscious investors are part of a growing movement who believe they can do better things with their money when they deeply connect with their money and when they allow themselves to see the big picture: namely, the wider systemic impact that their investment decisions entail.Humanity's current social and environmental challenges require us to dramatically rethink global growth for long-term prosperity and to transform capital markets into a force for good. This will need a fundamental shift towards a regenerative economy as well as a regenerative form of investing. Consciously reflecting and consciously acting upon one's own personal- and financial choices will definitely be part of the solution. Conscious investors are profoundly connected to their mission in life, to humanity and to all the planet. To them investing is an extension of their life's calling and they are aware that everything is not only connected, but also co-evolves in the web-of-life.Conscious investing enlarges the picture beyond the intention to create a positive social and environmental impact, next to achieving a financial return, and brings a systemic view to the investor. It is both a state of awareness as well as a holistic form of impactful investing.This book aims to share approaches to conscious investing that are valid for everyone: a normal person with a family to take care of, as well as dedicated impact investing enthusiasts. Throughout, you will find personal investment stories that have created tangible real-life outcomes and positive impact in multiple ways.Conscious investors represent a new, enlightened group of investors who are not only value-driven but who proactively point their money towards the future they want for themselves, their children and their planet.Trade Review"Conscious investing makes the investor as happy as the investee, it is the joint creation of value for society." --Martin Essl, Founder of the Essl Foundation. "Now is the time to rethink growth and radically change the way of investing in order to save the planet. With her book "Conscious Investing", Christin ter Braak-Forstinger provides a comprehensive guide for the societal shift towards sustainability." --Dr. Franz Fischler, President of the European Forum Alpbach. "... After reading this book investors will have gained a holistic insight into how they can use their capital to benefit the issues that matter to them, as well as make a proft along the way. Not only might Conscious Investing make you a better investor, it might also make you a better person." --Richard Gill, Master Investor Magazine. "These days stakeholders deal with a drastic change in investment approach facing an unavoidable responsibility for sustainable development. In her book "Conscious Investing", Christin ter Braak-Forstinger outlines a series of impact-investing stories that provide vivid examples of how you can pursue positive economic outcomes and scalable societal impact in the same time". --Ruben Vardanyan, entrepreneur, Investor & philanthropistTable of ContentsUli Grabenwarter / Foreword 1. Christin ter Braak-Forstinger / An introduction to conscious investing: why my investments can save the planet as well as my soul 2. John Fullerton / Investing in a regenerative civilization 3. Charly Kleissner, Ph.D. / Conscious investing as practiced by 100% impact investors 4. Joseph Tenzin Oliver / The next generation of conscious investors: values redefined 5. Ditte Lysgaard Vind / Experience of a next-gen investor: finding my ground the circular way 6. Kate Poole / The spiritual dimension of conscious investing 7. Peter Scheuch and Julia Oestreich / Foundations as conscious investors: a case study 8. Adam Seitchik / Money in place: catalyzing local impact investing 9. Luke Gillott / The practices of conscious companies 10. Peter Wuffli and Andreas Kirchschlaeger / Conscious and ethical investing: investor life cycle and investment process 11. Thomas Goldfuss / Money is a means to transform society 12. Philipp Kauffmann / Save the earth, it's the only planet with chocolate: can a chocolate business escape the commodity trap and participate in restoring grace, justice and beauty to the world?

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Book SynopsisInnovation in Environmental Leadership offers innovative approaches to leadership from a post-industrial and ecological vantage point. Chapters in this collection are written by leading scholars and practitioners of environmental leadership from around the globe, and are informed by a variety of critical perspectives, including post-heroic approaches, systems thinking, and the emerging insights of Critical Leadership Studies (CLS). By taking the natural environment seriously as a foundational context for leadership, Innovation in Environmental Leadership offers fresh insights and compelling visions of leadership pertinent to 21st century environmental and social challenges. Concepts and understandings of leadership emerged as part of an extractive industrial system; this work asks its readers to re-think what leadership looks like in an ecologically sustainable biological system.This book provides fresh insights and critiTable of ContentsIntroductionBenjamin W. Redekop, Deborah Rigling Gallagher, and Rian Satterwhite1. The Seven Unsustainabilities of Mainstream Leadership Jem Bendell, Richard Little, and Neil Sutherland 2. A Case for Universal Contexts: Intersections of the Biosphere, Systems, and Justice Using a Critical Constructionist Lens Rian Satterwhite 3. The Eco-Leadership Paradox Simon Western 4. Sustainable Leadership: Toward Restoring the Human and Natural World. Tina Evans5. Eco-leadership, Complexity Science, and 21st Century Organizations: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. D. Adam Cletzer and Eric K. Kaufman 6. Towards an Understanding of the Relationship Between the Study of Leadership and the Natural World Robert McManus7. The Unseen Revolution: Leadership for Sustainability in the Tropical Biosphere Paul Kosempel, Linda G. Olson, and Filiberto Penados8. Heroes No More: Businesses Practice Collaborative Leadership to Confront Climate Change Deborah Rigling Gallagher 9. Climate Change Leadership: From Tragic to Comic DiscourseBenjamin Redekop and Morgan Thomas 10. Followers’ Self-Perception of their Role in Addressing Climate Change: A Cultural Comparison David J. Brown and Robert M. McManus 11. Ending the Drought: Nurturing Environmental Leadership in EthiopiaFentahun Mengistu, Girma Shimellis, and Vachel Miller12. We Don’t Conquer Mountains, We Understand Them: Embedding Indigenous Education in Australian Outdoor Education Shawn Andrews 13. Critical Internal Shifts for Sustainable Leadership Kathleen E. Allen14. From Peril to Possibility: Restorative Leadership for a Sustainable Future Seana Lowe SteffenConclusionBenjamin W. Redekop, Deborah Rigling Gallagher, and Rian Satterwhite

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Book SynopsisGreening Democracy explains how nuclear energy became a seminal political issue and motivated democratic engagement in West Germany during the 1970s. It charts how anti-nuclear protest became the basis for citizens' increasing engagement in self-governance, expanding conceptions of democracy beyond electoral politics and helping to make quotidian personal concerns political.Trade Review'This is what democracy looks like! Milder magnificently brings together politics from all quarters, offering fresh and compelling insights into democratic practice and how change happens. A must-read for scholars of contemporary Germany and Europe - and for students of social change.' Belinda Davis, Rutgers University, New Jersey'Greening Democracy will make the reading list of anyone interested in the post-war transformation of West Germany. In this well-argued and deeply researched book, Stephen Milder probes the relationship between environmental protest and democracy and shows that anti-nuclear activism in the 1970s not only transformed the party political landscape but broadened the possibilities of political engagement as such. Faced with impenetrable technocratic decision-making processes that took no heed of local concerns, residents embraced liberal democracy to counter such illiberal tendencies. Milder reminds us of the radical democratic potential that inhabited the protest movements.' Astrid M. Eckert, Emory University, Georgia'Greening Democracy offers a fresh perspective on West German anti-nuclear protest and environmental politics of the 1970s by recovering the voices and aspirations of the grassroots activists who transformed their 'kitchen table' concerns about nuclear power in the Rhine Valley into a transnational coalition. Moving beyond tired debates about the supposed narrowness of 'post-material' environmental concerns or lamentations over the co-opting of the emancipatory potential of the '68 New Left by the traditional party system, Milder shows the radical potential of the heterogeneous group of provincials who came together at Wyhl and other sites to foster new and inclusive forms of democracy and challenge what they perceived as an unfeeling 'atomic state'. The other major contribution of the book is to use the grassroots perspective to situate the 1970s as a unique moment of environmental coalition building generated by new citizen initiatives with its own dynamics and integrity - not an outgrowth of traditional nature conservation in Germany but also not something that emerged suddenly as a result of Stockholm and the OPEC crisis.' Thomas Lekan, University of South Carolina'Stephen Milder's impressive new book seeks to recast our understanding of this history on multiple fronts. He breaks not only with conventional narratives that explain 1970s environmentalism by way of elite ideas and international organizations but also with social movement research confined to a national framework … This book makes an important intervention with which not only scholars of the environmental movement and the nuclear age but also anyone interested in protest, popular politics and political imaginaries in post-war Western Europe should contend.' Sean Forner, German History'In his searching, informative account of resistance toward Swiss, French, and West German nuclear reactor projects along the Upper Rhine, Stephen Milder's Greening Democracy recounts how strange bedfellows - radical students and conservative locals - planted the seeds of Germany's Green Party and ecological politics throughout Western Europe.' Jonathan Hunt, Environmental History'… inspiring regional approach … an important book.' Jan Kellershohn, Moving the SocialTable of ContentsIntroduction: taking the democratic dimensions of antinuclear activism; 1. 'Today the fish, tomorrow us:' the threatened Upper Rhine and the grassroots origins of West European environmentalism; 2. A different watch on the Rhine: how antinuclear activists imagined the Alemannic community and united a region in resistance; 3. Onto the site and into significance? The Wyhl Occupation in its contexts, from Strasbourg to Kaiseraugst and Constance to Kiel; 4. 'Wyhl and then what …?' Between grassroots activism and mass protest; 5. Political questions, grassroots answers: shaping an environmental approach to electoral politics; 6. Organizing a 'decisive battle against nuclear power plants': Europe and the nationalization of Green politics in West Germany; Conclusion: protesting nuclear energy, Greening democracy.

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Book SynopsisWhy are our environmental problems still growing despite a huge increase in global conservation efforts? Peterson del Mar untangles this paradox by showing how prosperity is essential to environmentalism. Industrialization drove people to look for meaning in nature even as they consumed its products more relentlessly. Hence England led the way in both manufacturing and preserving its countryside, and the United States created a matchless set of national parks as it became the world''s pre-eminent economic and military power.Environmental movements have produced some impressive results, including cleaner air and the preservation of selected species and places.  But agendas that challenged western prosperity and comfort seldom made much progress, and many radical environmentalists have been unabashed utopianists. Environmentalism considers a wide range of conservation and preservation movements and less organiTable of ContentsPART ONE ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT. 1 Introduction. 2 Domesticating the wild. 3 Industrial nature loving. 4 The friendly wild of post-war affluence. 5 The counter-culture’s nature. 6 Epiphanies. 7 Radical departures. 8 Thwarted. 9 Extreme nature loving. 10 Assessment. PART TWO DOCUMENTS. 1 Beowulf. 2 William Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey. 3 The Cruelty to Animals Act of 1835. 4 George Perkins Marsh, Man and Nature. 5 Anna Sewell, Black Beauty. 6 William Morris, News from Nowhere. 7 Robert Baden-Powell, Scouting for Boys. 8 John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierras. 9 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. 10 Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac. 11 Rachel Carson, Silent Spring. 12 Farley Mowat, Never Cry Wolf. 13 Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. 14 John Denver, Rocky Mountain High. 15 Richard Adams, Watership Down. 16 Donella H. Meadows, et al., The Limits to Growth: A Report for the Club of Rome’s Project on the Predicament of Mankind. 17 Arne Naess, “The Shallow and the Deep, Long-Range Ecology Movements”. 18 Endangered Species Act of 1973. 19 Where You At? A Bioregional Quiz. 20 Earth First Action in Oregon, 1985. 21 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992. 22 Petra Kelly, “Creating an Ecological Economy”. 23 Kyoto Protocol, 1997. 24 Bjǿrn Lomborg, The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World. 25 Animal Wellness Magazine, “10 Steps to Animal Communication”. 26 Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and what We Can Do About It. 27 Rural Manifesto of the Countryside Alliance, 2009. 28 Report of the League Against Cruel Sports, 2010.

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Book SynopsisREVISED AND UPDATED WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION ‘Brave and unflinching in setting out the reality of the hell towards which we’re headed, but even more urgent, passionate and compelling about the grounds for hope if we change course fast enough, Hope in Hell is a powerful call to arms from one of Britain’s most eloquent and trusted campaigners.’ -- Caroline Lucas, MP'Is there time? Just. Is there hope? Plenty. Hope in Hell is brave, urgent and wise - in fact, one of the most important books any of us may read.'  -- John Vidal Climate change is the defining issue of our time. We know, beyond reasonable doubt, what the science now tells us. Just as climate change is accelerating, so too must we – summoning up a greater sense of urgency, courage and shared endeavour than humankind has ever seen before.  And we don’t get to defer this eTrade Review'Hope in Hell provides a brilliant analysis of humanity’s impact on the Earth. Jonathon Porritt still allows us a little hope, but absolutely no excuses for further delay, urging radical political action. Don’t read this unless you are prepared to strive for the rest of your days in service of future generations; you will be emotionally enlisted, and unable to claim ignorance in your defence.' -- Helen Browning, Soil Association'We teeter, like the coach at the end of The Italian Job, on the brink of irreversible disaster. Pulling back from that peril may be seen as impossible, but Jonathon Porritt’s Hope in Hell shows us how it can be done. It’s so full of wisdom, clarity and inspiration that it should be compulsory reading for every world leader; and, more importantly perhaps, for every young person looking for real hope in today’s encircling gloom.' -- Joanna Lumley'Not for the first time, Jonathon Porritt has put his finger on the pulse - not the flickering pulse of a Covid-19 patient, but the racing pulse of the whole of humanity in extreme danger as a consequence of the existential threat of climate change. And he's absolutely right: the coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a realisation that the social and economic priorities of the past cannot be those of the future.' -- David Puttnam'Hope in Hell will become an indispensable handbook in the pre-eminent planetary struggle of our times. It is truthful, trenchant and yet refreshingly hopeful.' -- Sting'Is there time? Just. Is there hope? Plenty. Hope in Hell is brave, urgent and wise - in fact, one of the most important books any of us may read.' -- John Vidal'Perhaps the greatest strength of this brilliantly vigorous book is its insistence on the interconnection of all the issues that matter most for our future. 'Climate justice' is bound up with all other sorts of justice – with all the challenges of racial, social and gendered inequality; with the fate of democracy itself; with the nature of human intelligence and compassion. Combining urgency and hopefulness with rare clarity, Jonathon Porritt reminds us that we have the information, and we have the technology: what we need is imagination and will, and the trust that allows us to take the brave collective steps that are needed now. It’s a terrific book, and couldn’t be more timely – the post-COVID world will need just this kind of synoptic picture and I hope the book will be recognised as a major tract for the times.' -- Rowan Williams'Jonathon Porritt has produced a book which is a roadmap, a bible and a manual all in one - to fill the very heart of all those supporting progressive politics and today's Green New Deal. Our job has just begun, and in Hope in Hell, we've been given the best piece of ammunition to help us do our duty to the planet. It should be read aloud in every classroom, university and home in the land. Thank you, Jonathon.' -- Gordon Roddick'Jonathon Porritt draws on five decades of experience to present this vital book, one that will change how you think about climate change and transform what you will want to do about it - hopefully, just in time to save our collective future.' -- Tony Juniper, environmentalist'This book offers real hope as to how we might re-set our economies, post the coronavirus crisis. But that hope has to be earned; as Porritt puts it: 'There is no hope whatsoever in another ten years of incremental change.' Radical transformation is needed, including mass civil disobedience - this really is the last chance saloon for avoiding climate-driven societal collapse. When Jonathon Porritt says this, the world has to listen.' -- Prof. Rupert Read, University of East Anglia, author This Civilisation is Finished and national spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion'Despite daunting obstacles, and a rapidly shrinking window of opportunity, Jonathon Porritt argues that the balance of factors at play can still lead to a positive outcome as we grapple to find our balance within the natural world. Will we make it? Not without confronting the status quo and the elites that defend it, with civil disobedience and the solidarity of the engaged young and old offered as crucial ingredients. The decade of the 2020s will be decisive, and Hope in Hell offers a blueprint for determining which fork in the road we will take.' -- Chris Rapley CBE (Professor of Climate Science, University College London)'Hope in Hell provides a brilliant analysis of humanity’s impact on the Earth. Jonathon Porritt still allows us a little hope, but absolutely no excuses for further delay, urging radical political action. Don’t read this unless you are prepared to strive for the rest of your days in service of future generations; you will be emotionally enlisted, and unable to claim ignorance in your defence.' -- Helen Browning, Soil Association'We teeter, like the coach at the end of The Italian Job, on the brink of irreversible disaster. Pulling back from that peril may be seen as impossible, but Jonathon Porritt’s Hope in Hell shows us how it can be done. It’s so full of wisdom, clarity and inspiration that it should be compulsory reading for every world leader; and, more importantly perhaps, for every young person looking for real hope in today’s encircling gloom.' -- Joanna Lumley'Not for the first time, Jonathon Porritt has put his finger on the pulse - not the flickering pulse of a Covid-19 patient, but the racing pulse of the whole of humanity in extreme danger as a consequence of the existential threat of climate change. And he's absolutely right: the coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a realisation that the social and economic priorities of the past cannot be those of the future.' -- David Puttnam'Hope in Hell will become an indispensable handbook in the pre-eminent planetary struggle of our times. It is truthful, trenchant and yet refreshingly hopeful.' -- Sting'Is there time? Just. Is there hope? Plenty. Hope in Hell is brave, urgent and wise - in fact, one of the most important books any of us may read.' -- John Vidal'Perhaps the greatest strength of this brilliantly vigorous book is its insistence on the interconnection of all the issues that matter most for our future. 'Climate justice' is bound up with all other sorts of justice – with all the challenges of racial, social and gendered inequality; with the fate of democracy itself; with the nature of human intelligence and compassion. Combining urgency and hopefulness with rare clarity, Jonathon Porritt reminds us that we have the information, and we have the technology: what we need is imagination and will, and the trust that allows us to take the brave collective steps that are needed now. It’s a terrific book, and couldn’t be more timely – the post-COVID world will need just this kind of synoptic picture and I hope the book will be recognised as a major tract for the times.' -- Rowan Williams'Jonathon Porritt has produced a book which is a roadmap, a bible and a manual all in one - to fill the very heart of all those supporting progressive politics and today's Green New Deal. Our job has just begun, and in Hope in Hell, we've been given the best piece of ammunition to help us do our duty to the planet. It should be read aloud in every classroom, university and home in the land. Thank you, Jonathon.' -- Gordon Roddick'Jonathon Porritt draws on five decades of experience to present this vital book, one that will change how you think about climate change and transform what you will want to do about it - hopefully, just in time to save our collective future.' -- Tony Juniper, environmentalist'This book offers real hope as to how we might re-set our economies, post the coronavirus crisis. But that hope has to be earned; as Porritt puts it: 'There is no hope whatsoever in another ten years of incremental change.' Radical transformation is needed, including mass civil disobedience - this really is the last chance saloon for avoiding climate-driven societal collapse. When Jonathon Porritt says this, the world has to listen.' -- Prof. Rupert Read, University of East Anglia, author This Civilisation is Finished and national spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion'Despite daunting obstacles, and a rapidly shrinking window of opportunity, Jonathon Porritt argues that the balance of factors at play can still lead to a positive outcome as we grapple to find our balance within the natural world. Will we make it? Not without confronting the status quo and the elites that defend it, with civil disobedience and the solidarity of the engaged young and old offered as crucial ingredients. The decade of the 2020s will be decisive, and Hope in Hell offers a blueprint for determining which fork in the road we will take.' -- Chris Rapley CBE (Professor of Climate Science, University College London)'This excellent book does not shy away from the terrifying facts of what is happening to our planet. Porritt lays them out calmly and precisely. Yet he also has hope - hope that the COVID pandemic has helped to kindle. Hope in Hell provides a blueprint of how we can rapidly decrease emissions, lessen inequalities and capitalise on this unique moment for change, ensuring a better world for all. Essential reading.' -- Rosie Boycott'Yet another brilliant book from Jonathon Porritt. An eloquent, thoughtful, and compelling affirmation that we can address the climate crisis if we set our minds to it.' -- Christiana Figueres'Hope in Hell provides a brilliant analysis of humanity’s impact on the Earth. Jonathon Porritt still allows us a little hope, but absolutely no excuses for further delay, urging radical political action. Don’t read this unless you are prepared to strive for the rest of your days in service of future generations; you will be emotionally enlisted, and unable to claim ignorance in your defence.' -- Helen Browning, Soil Association'We teeter, like the coach at the end of The Italian Job, on the brink of irreversible disaster. Pulling back from that peril may be seen as impossible, but Jonathon Porritt’s Hope in Hell shows us how it can be done. It’s so full of wisdom, clarity and inspiration that it should be compulsory reading for every world leader; and, more importantly perhaps, for every young person looking for real hope in today’s encircling gloom.' -- Joanna Lumley'Not for the first time, Jonathon Porritt has put his finger on the pulse - not the flickering pulse of a Covid-19 patient, but the racing pulse of the whole of humanity in extreme danger as a consequence of the existential threat of climate change. And he's absolutely right: the coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a realisation that the social and economic priorities of the past cannot be those of the future.' -- David Puttnam'Hope in Hell will become an indispensable handbook in the pre-eminent planetary struggle of our times. It is truthful, trenchant and yet refreshingly hopeful.' -- Sting'Is there time? Just. Is there hope? Plenty. Hope in Hell is brave, urgent and wise - in fact, one of the most important books any of us may read.' -- John Vidal'Perhaps the greatest strength of this brilliantly vigorous book is its insistence on the interconnection of all the issues that matter most for our future. 'Climate justice' is bound up with all other sorts of justice – with all the challenges of racial, social and gendered inequality; with the fate of democracy itself; with the nature of human intelligence and compassion. Combining urgency and hopefulness with rare clarity, Jonathon Porritt reminds us that we have the information, and we have the technology: what we need is imagination and will, and the trust that allows us to take the brave collective steps that are needed now. It’s a terrific book, and couldn’t be more timely – the post-COVID world will need just this kind of synoptic picture and I hope the book will be recognised as a major tract for the times.' -- Rowan Williams'Jonathon Porritt has produced a book which is a roadmap, a bible and a manual all in one - to fill the very heart of all those supporting progressive politics and today's Green New Deal. Our job has just begun, and in Hope in Hell, we've been given the best piece of ammunition to help us do our duty to the planet. It should be read aloud in every classroom, university and home in the land. Thank you, Jonathon.' -- Gordon Roddick'Jonathon Porritt draws on five decades of experience to present this vital book, one that will change how you think about climate change and transform what you will want to do about it - hopefully, just in time to save our collective future.' -- Tony Juniper, environmentalist'This book offers real hope as to how we might re-set our economies, post the coronavirus crisis. But that hope has to be earned; as Porritt puts it: 'There is no hope whatsoever in another ten years of incremental change.' Radical transformation is needed, including mass civil disobedience - this really is the last chance saloon for avoiding climate-driven societal collapse. When Jonathon Porritt says this, the world has to listen.' -- Prof. Rupert Read, University of East Anglia, author This Civilisation is Finished and national spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion'Despite daunting obstacles, and a rapidly shrinking window of opportunity, Jonathon Porritt argues that the balance of factors at play can still lead to a positive outcome as we grapple to find our balance within the natural world. Will we make it? Not without confronting the status quo and the elites that defend it, with civil disobedience and the solidarity of the engaged young and old offered as crucial ingredients. The decade of the 2020s will be decisive, and Hope in Hell offers a blueprint for determining which fork in the road we will take.' -- Chris Rapley CBE (Professor of Climate Science, University College London)'This excellent book does not shy away from the terrifying facts of what is happening to our planet. Porritt lays them out calmly and precisely. Yet he also has hope - hope that the COVID pandemic has helped to kindle. Hope in Hell provides a blueprint of how we can rapidly decrease emissions, lessen inequalities and capitalise on this unique moment for change, ensuring a better world for all. Essential reading.' -- Rosie Boycott'Yet another brilliant book from Jonathon Porritt. An eloquent, thoughtful, and compelling affirmation that we can address the climate crisis if we set our minds to it.' -- Christiana Figueres'If you wonder how we got where we are, where we’re going, and what to do; if you wonder why your child is willing to be arrested; if you think there must still be a way to change and avoid extinction, then Hope in Hell is the book for you. The text is like the Mississippi river, deep, wide, full of life and fast moving, a terrific read, pulling you towards the delta and gulf we approach: The great awakening, the tipping point, where the ecological disasters are so great that humanity is finally convinced to act. I would rarely say this, but I think you need this book. It is going to help you. It is a vital narrative. An essential resource if you have any hope for the unknown future of yourself, your children and all life on this planet.' -- Mark Rylance“Hope in Hell sits at a pivotal moment in the history of humanity and the planet. It rehearses our most dread fears and rigorously explores the terrors of what is likely to come. But it is threaded through with just enough hope to promise a very different future for our children – if, that is, we take the right actions, right now. This book mixes intellectual acuity, fastidious research, a call to arms and a deeply personal plea. That plea has touched and inspired me. We should all read this important book.” -- Kevin McCloud

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Book Synopsis''Read this book, think and then act - it''s our only hope.'' Chris Packham,MCS Ocean AmbassadorThank you for choosing this book - it shows that you care about the future of our planet. Whether you decide to go plastic free for an hour, a day or a year, this book will equip you with little steps we can each take to make a big difference. Let''s turn the tide on plastic now - our oceans will thank you for it.Choking. Starving. Poisoning.This is what plastic litter is doing to marine life. Our oceans are, quite simply, facing environmental disaster. Yet by taking some simple steps and making a few changes to your daily routine, you can help to change this.How to Live Plastic Free will teach you everything you need to know about reducing your plastic usage on a daily basis. The chapters start with a typical morning routine and take you through your day, giving you tips and practical advice for reTrade ReviewInspiring * In the Moment magazine *One for the dedicated eco-warriors, this book provides tips for... protecting our oceans and you might also find that you save money in the process * The Independent *So here are the three simple choices; you can stick your head in the beach and hope that when you pull it out the nightmare has gone away, you can carry on regardless hoping that 'they' will fix the problems (but note - 'they' won't, 'they' won't even try until it's too late) or you can get up and get on with changing the world yourself. Which means that actually there isn't a choice at all. Read this book, think and then act - it's our only hope.' * Chris Packham, MCS Ocean Ambassador *It offers simple straightforward advice for everyday life. If you're trying to make changes at home, this is a brilliant handbook written by people who, like you and me live 'normal' lives and who have witnessed the struggle, first-hand, when trying to live a plastic free life. A good read from cover to cover or a pick up and put down book, it's full of advice on going plastic free from the time you get up until the time you go to bed with all the activities you can think about in between - babies, holidays, pets, cooking, clothes - they've left no stone unturned. And all with a good dose of humour and history thrown in! I love the sea and the coast and have always been passionate about the health of the ocean, so when it comes to taking on board the tips in this book - I'm in. * Deborah Meaden, MCS Ocean Ambassador *

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