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Seedbombs: Going Wild with Flowers
Ruth Styles
28th April, 2011
Josie Jeffery’s opus is a call to arms for gardeners and the community spirited alike, says Ruth Stylesmore...
Eco Chic: The Fashion Paradox
Ruth Styles
21st April, 2011
Sandy Black offers a fascinating account of the fashion industry’s attempts to balance the conflicting demands of style-hungry consumers and the impact it has on the planet, says Ruth Styles more...
Saving the World’s Wildlife: WWF’s First Fifty Years
Ruth Styles
14th April, 2011
Written to coincide with the WWF’s half century, Saving the World’s Wildlife is a fascinating account of the 50-year history of the world’s most famous eco charity more...
When The Killing’s Done
Jeff Holman
7th April, 2011
T.C. Boyle’s latest opus might be a bit of a bonkbuster but it makes a serious point about the threat posed by non-native species to the world’s ecosystems more...
The New North: The World in 2050 by Laurence Smith
Jeff Holman
31st March, 2011
Global weather patterns have always been unpredictable but current changes are being amplified by the impact of people, consumption and pollution. In The New North, Laurence Smith looks at what the next four decades could bring – both for the weather and for us more...
5 of the best… eco-friendly children’s books
Phoebe Doyle
15th March, 2011
Parenting journalist and blogger, Phoebe Doyle, rounds up the best books for your budding eco-warriors more...
Electric Bicycles: The Complete Guide - Buyer's Guide, Technology, History
Ali Thomas
10th March, 2011
As the world looks to sustainable transport methods as one way to meet carbon emission targets, Ali Thomas says that the electric bike could be the car alternative we’ve been searching formore...
Fleeing Vesuvius: Overcoming the Risks of Economic and Environmental Collapse
Tom Antebi
3rd March, 2011
Although arguably reductive in its initial analysis, Fleeing Vesuvius is a refreshingly uncompromising critique on almost every aspect of current global trends more...
Consumptionomics
Katharine Helmore
24th January, 2011
Asia is growing at an unprecedented rate and consumption is following a similar trajectory. This, argues businessman Chandran Nair in his new book, could have dramatic consequences for the environment more...
Food Justice
Ruth Styles
13th January, 2011
In Food Justice, Robert Gottilieb and Anupama Josh make a compelling case for a more integrated approach to changing the way we eat, says Ruth Styles more...
The Ecologist's top ten eco summer reads
Claire Baylis
29th July, 2010
Seven top environmentalists recommend their reads for the summer, covering everything from psychological thrillers to steady state economics more...
Peak Water: civilisation and the world's water crisis
Emma Bocking
14th January, 2010
Alexander Bell's Peak Water offers a fascinating insight into our changing relationship with water more...
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We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples
Emma Bocking
7th January, 2010
Survival International has commissioned a weighty coffee-table book with beautiful photographs and something unique: the words of tribal peoples themselves more...
How to publish a green book
15th December, 2009
Emma Bocking
Pioneers in the publishing industry have been making tracks in reducing the environmental impact of printing and selling books more...
The Nature Book: What it is and how it lives
Emma Bocking
3rd December, 2009
At times awkwardly funny, informative and charming, Marianne Taylor's book is an easy first step into British natural history more...
Drivers of Change, by Chris Luebkeman
Rebecca Heald
5th August, 2009
When it comes to playing cards, this is a rigged deck. Rigged, that is, with information on pretty much every single important social, environmental and economic issue humankind is ever likely to face... more...
Ecological Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Laura Sevier
1st June, 2009
Anyone who cares about the environment needs to be making more informed choices at the checkout. Laura Sevier meets an author promoting ethical shopping more...
Q & A: Jay Griffiths. author of 'Wild: An Elemental Journey'
Laura Sevier
1st June 2009
The author on wilderness, activism, homemade veggie lasagne and the value of sturdy boots more...
Time's Up! by Keith Farnish
Polly Cook
12th March, 2009
Conveniently crafted into four manageable sections, this book attempts to cover everything and anything that climate change has, and will, destroy - and presents some radical solutions more...Members
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