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Sew your own

Zofia Walczak

22nd June, 2010

Sewing is activism, says John Paul Flintoff, as he takes us through the politics and pleasures of this long lost skill more...

Twelve by twelve: a one-room cabin off the grid & beyond the American dream

George Wigmore

3rd June, 2010

William Powers' new book is an interesting but at times tedious account of off-grid living more...

Amelia's Anthology of Illustration

Theodora Tsentas

30th April, 2010

In Amelia Gregory's dazzlingly colourful book, illustrators artistically interpret a variety of emerging renewable technologies more...

The Gaia Warriors by Nicola Davies

Grace ter Haar

9th February, 2010

An accessible, enjoyable book on climate change for the next generation of eco-warriors. Contributors include James Lovelock more...

Peak water: How we built civilisation on water and drained the world dry

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...

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...

Earth: art of a changing world

Chris Carroll

17th December, 2009

This eco-orientated exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts features art by the likes of Tracy Emin and Anthony Gormley 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...

Rush! The Making of a Climate Activist

Henry Unwin

6th October, 2009

Tamsin Omond's personal account of her journey from carefree student to 'climate suffragette' explores the world of climate activism in a manner that can only inspire more...

The End of Money and the Future of Civilization

Jaswinder Kaur

29th September, 2009

Thomas H Greco Jr's new book on money challenges the growth fetish and gives practical examples of how community-based exchange systems can save the economy, and the environment, from collapse more...

Kids' Taste Tent at the Organic Food Festival

The Organic Food Festival, Bristol

Emma Bocking

17th September, 2009

The largest festival of its kind in Europe was smaller this year but still a food lover's dream. Emma Bocking reports more...

Bats Sing, Mice Giggle: Revealing the secret lives of animals

Stephanie Wallis

7th September, 2009

A new book revealing the bizarre, lesser-known behaviour of animals will make you see them in a whole new light
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The Other CO2 Problem

Kate Herbert

1st September, 2009

Students at Ridgeway School in Plymouth show concern for ‘the other CO2 problem’ in an award-winning animated film about ocean acidification more...

Junky Styling: breathing life into last season's clothes

Matilda Lee

18th August, 2009

A clothing label, a destination shop, and a two-woman fashion powerhouse, Junky Styling has just published a step-by-step guide on how to make its most popular designs more...

The Fruit Hunters by Adam Leith Gollner

Miriam Bhacker

10th August, 2009

Adam Leith Gollner's new book is a journey of discovery through the science, history, art and politics of fruit more...

Will Jellyfish Rule the World? by Leo Hickman

Mariam Bhacker

6th July, 2007

Questions about climate change are given easy-to-understand answers in this green handbook for children by the Guardian's eco columnist Leo Hickman more...

Legal challenge to Treasury over RBS investments

Ecologist

2nd July, 2009

A green coalition has brought a legal challenge against the Treasury for refusing to rein-in the Government-owned RBS bank, which continues to invest in polluting industries more...

A Forest Garden Year

Mark Anslow

29th June, 2009

Leading UK expert in agro-forestry Martin Crawford shares his knowledge of permaculture forest gardens in this new DVD more...

Babs 2 Brisbane by Barbara Haddrill

Ed Hamer

19th June, 2009

Travelling from the UK to the Australia by land and sea is a mission - but it is possible. Ed Hamer is impressed by this travelogue which describes one woman's journey more...

Wangari Maathai - The Challenge for Africa

The Challenge for Africa - A New Vision

Will Bugler

19th June, 2009

This book by Wangari Maathai is a manifesto for change whose message is as vital for aid agencies and governments as it is for a woman farming a Kenyan hillside more...

Can you read this and not become a vegan?

Sophie Morris

19th June, 2009

Jeffrey Masson's powerful new book, The Face On Your Plate reveals the truth about food. Be it for health, environmental or animal welfare reasons, the less animal products we consume, the better. more...

Director Franny Armstrong filming on top of a taxi

The Age of Stupid film premiere

Sylvia Rowley

15th March, 2009

“What I don’t understand is where does everybody else get their apathy from?” Franny Armstrong is out to change the minds of 250 million people... more...

Radical Nature art exhibition

Will Bugler

19th June, 2009

A new exhibition at the Barbican explores the symbiotic relationship between art, architecture and environmentalism.

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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...