Is the entire global ecosystem on the verge of collapse? Anthony D. Barnosky explores the threats facing the natural world and outlines some solutions
… Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming Andrea Kayne | 24th August 2009 … Change Biodiversity Conservation Ecosystmes Global Warming heatstroke-cover2.jpg Is the entire global ecosystem on the verge of collapse? …
Their grasp of science can’t be faulted but William Antholis and Strobe Talbott need to offer solutions too, says Mark Newton
… Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming Mark Newton | 20th October 2011 … Does the world really need another book on global warming? No matter how many more lines … science is sound; the importance of tackling global warming is clear for all to see. They …
In his fascinating account of the dialogue on climate change between Western and Inuit voices, Timothy B. Leduc argues that it’s time to start paying attention to the ecological wisdom of native peoples because it might just hold the key to halting global warming
… because it might just hold the key to halting global warming With the last 11 years … of climate, culture and change in relation to global warming, focusing in particular on the … so. The book explores the grave impact that global warming is having upon the northern …
Edgar Vaid reviews “Convivial Policies for the Inevitable” by Michael Bassey which warns we may be forced to start relating to each other in long-forgotten ways, because there is no alternative.
… Global warming, peak oil, economic chaos Edgar … contents, is implicit in its sub-title: Global Warming, Peak Oil, Economic Chaos . … The chief villain contributing to global warming through increased … of oil accept that the “prospect of global climate change means carbon abundance – …
This slight tome from journalist Eric Sorensen and the team at the Seattle based Sightline Institute is a great introduction to bringing the front line against global warming home.
… | 9th October 2008 Reviews Book Review Book Global Warming Society This slight tome from … to bringing the front line against global warming home. A lively and accessible primer on how to cool global warming at an individual level, this …
We all know that coal and steam vanquished over water power in Britain's - and the world's - industrial revolution, writes Irma Allen. But as Andreas Malm sets out in his fascinating new book, the deciding factors in that victory were the unconstrained mastery over people and nature that coal provided mill owners. And so the model was set for the fossil age that may only now be coming to an end.
… the rise of steam power and the roots of global warming Irma Allen | 27th April 2016 … age that may only now be coming to an end. If global warming is the "unintended by-product … why this occurred goes to the "roots of global warming" as it reveals the vested …
Gaia Vince's remarkable book is far more than a litany of the problems of global warming and mass extinction, writes Robert Hunziker. It's also an inspiring account of how people can respond to such crises in wonderful, imaginative, creative ways, achieving seemingly impossible tasks from seeding glaciers in the Himalayas, to holding back the desert with dew.
… is far more than a litany of the problems of global warming and mass extinction, writes … disorder because of heightened concerns about global warming, awakening in the middle of the … Remarkably, the very people most impacted by global warming / radical climate change are …
Edgar Vaid reviews a book which aims to convey the knowledge revealed by current climate research through the power of images, graphics, and case studies.
… dignified with equal coverage - anthropogenic global warming is accepted as apodictic. One … he thought he knew or imagined about global climate mechanisms is actually much … described the effect of carbon dioxide on global warming, suspicions began to arise that …
For today's tourists and travellers the elephant in the room is the jumbo jet which whisks us to our destinations - but pollutes the air, promotes destructive development, and isolates us from the the real world. Rose Bridger reviews 'Beyond Flying'.
… Beyond Flying: Rethinking air travel in a globally connected world Rose Bridger | 23rd … symbol and for "being part of a connected global culture" . They do not respond to dry … feel marked out as an oddity. But from a global perspective, flight is, in the main, …
In a hard-hitting new investigation, Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway report on the scientists prepared to distort the truth on the key issues of our time - from tobacco to climate change to coal fired power stations
… report claiming that the sun was to blame for global warming. They produced an unpublished … results with which they disagree.’ Killing global warming Did it work? Yes. As Naomi … the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming ‘This divergence between the …
The Shadows of Consumption: Consequences for the Global Environment is the latest offering from Canadian academic and former chess champion, Peter Dauvergne.
… 2008 Reviews Book Book Review Consumption Global Production Waste Consumerism Society … Shadows of Consumption: Consequences for the Global Environment is the latest offering from … of taking individual responsibility for global trends. The book’s central question, …
If you only pick up one green book this year, make it Jeremy Rifkin’s The Third Industrial Revolution. It will change the way you think, says Mark Newton
… thought things couldn’t get any worse, the global economy is on the brink of collapse. In … that we can find the solutions to these global environmental and economic crises. Not … they can contribute with rebuilding the global economy in an entirely new way - one …
Part travelogue, part lament for a threatened way of life, Ruth Styles says that Bruce Parry’s latest book, Arctic, shows us exactly what we stand to lose if global warming isn’t stopped - today
… 3rd February 2011 Reviews Arctic Bruce Parry Global Warming Wildlife Oil Sands Canada … shows us exactly what we stand to lose if global warming isn’t stopped - today That global warming is having a devastating effect …
Although arguably reductive in its initial analysis, Fleeing Vesuvius is a refreshingly uncompromising critique on almost every aspect of current global trends
… critique on almost every aspect of current global trends With a depth of analysis that … telling us that we are in the midst of a global emergency; peak oil and the financial … is at the root of a substantial proportion of global issues, is a multi-faceted model, of …
Combining a detailed dissection of our unsustainable economy with an introduction to Buddhism, Sulak Sivaraksa’s economic vision provides an alternative to globalisation
… economic vision provides an alternative to globalisation In the wake of the global economic crisis, with a population of … pie-in-the-sky, how can it be funded? Can globalisation provide it? Does world …
Pioneering environmentalist Bill McKibben hopes to take his readers by the collars and shake them in his new climate change wake-up call, Eaarth
… irreversible, effects of the 1C rise in global average temperatures that we have … the person who has spearheaded the 350.org’s global campaign to put the latest science at the heart of the global talks on climate change, he has little …
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
… Climate Change Polar Region new-north.jpg Global weather patterns have always been … factors: demographics, demand for resources, globalisation and climate change. Each topic, … thawed region is likely. That increasing global consumption will lead to rising demand …
Helen Caldicott outlines the most pressing issues in the world today and provides a basic framework for solutions
… Save The Planet Helen Caldicott Solutions Global Warming Deforestation … we have not witnessed is a dramatic shift in global policy to counter the effects of … Helen Caldicott outlines the current global situation with regards to the world's …
Bruce Nixon’s call to arms examines the perils of the global economic system, and challenges us to think sustainably, writes Bethany Hubbard
… call to arms examines the perils of the global economic system, and challenges us to … to a sweeping overhaul of the entire global economic system. ‘We need a shift from … to Nixon, currently at three times the global per capita target. The book is ripe …
In his brisk guide to the complex issue of climate change, Danny Chivers is out to convince you that this problem is one for the here and now
… is the biggest hindrance in the fight against global warming. Multifaceted Problems Chivers … Chivers says that real change on a global level cannot take place without … and why so many are still unconcerned by global warming. The tough tone taken by …
Elizabeth DeSombre and J. Samuel Barkin’s readable prose makes unpicking the complex politics and economics behind the fishing industry look as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
… to unravel than the Gordian knot. Penned by global policy experts, Elizabeth DeSombre and … renewable resource pool and differ from other global commodities as there is no market … and consumption from local catches to global, million dollar trawlers add interest. …
The main engine of economic exploitation is the financial system's ever increasing extraction of value through interest payments, according to economist Michael Hudson. Paul Craig Roberts finds his analysis all too accurate, as the over-financialized economies of western countries head down a spiral of poverty, decline, injustice and despair.
… Host': the financial system is destroying the global economy Paul Craig Roberts | 12th … between rich and poor. The promises of globalism are a myth. Debt slavery Even …
Seeds are the gift of nature and past generations to us, and our gift to the future. Karl Grossman reviews 'Seedtime' - and finds that we must make that gift wholesome and fruitful - not a Pandora's box of genetically modified horrors.
… legacy ... to control almost one-third of the global seed trade?" asks Chaskey. And he tells … foundational herbicide product, Roundup." A global challenge There is a global challenge to GMOs, notes Chaskey. "The …