Environmental Movement

The inspiring true story of the woman who gave nature a voice — and sparked a global movement. In 1962, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring shocked the world. With poetic clarity and scientific precision, she revealed the hidden dangers of pesticides like DDT, challenging powerful corporations and awakening the public to the fragile balance of life on Earth. But Rachel’s journey began long before that pivotal moment. The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson traces her remarkable path: From a shy girl exploring the streams and forests of Pennsylvania… To a pioneering scientist and bestselling ...

John Muir is regarded as the 'father of America's national parks' and is a towering figure in the history of that country's involvement with ecology. Born into a harsh home in Dunbar, Scotland he would often escape to revel in the birds and wildlife of the area. When his father suddenly uprooted...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Vermount From independent republic to progressive beacon, Vermont's story is unlike any other in American history. This comprehensive narrative traces the Green Mountains from their ancient geological formation through the Abenaki nations who first called them home, to the rowdy Green Mountain Boys who defended their land grants against New York, to the modern state that has become a laboratory for environmental protection and social innovation. Vermont spent fourteen years as a sovereign nation with its own currency, postal service, and constitution...

The Adirondack region of New York's rural North Country forms the nation's largest State Park, with a territory as large as Vermont. Planning experts view the APA as a triumph of sustainability that balances human activity with the preservation of wild ecosystems. The truth isn't as pretty. The story of the APA, told here for the first time, is a complex, troubled tale of political dueling and communities pushed to the brink of violence. 

The Environmental Movement is an informative introduction to this significant social movement, which arose in the United States in the late 1800s in response to the nation's dwindling forests and the pollution caused by an increasing number of factories. The vibrant text chronicles the accomplishments of conservationists such as Gifford Pinchot and John Muir, who helped the movement gain a foothold in the United States.

GLOBAL IN SCOPE, FEARLESS IN TONE AND DARING ABOUT WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN NEXT 'Refreshing and exhilarating . . . [a] vital book' GUARDIAN 'The world is on fire, and this is the book we need in this moment' ANGELA SAINI, author of THE PATRIARCHS 'Fantastic and timely . . . I highly recommend this...

Bright Green Lies exposes the hypocrisy and bankruptcy of leading environmental groups and their most prominent cheerleaders. The best-known environmentalists are not in the business of speaking truth, or even holding up rational solutions to blunt the impending ecocide, but instead indulge in a mendacious and self-serving delusion that provides comfort at the expense of reality. They fail to state the obvious: We cannot continue to wallow in hedonistic consumption and industrial expansion and survive as a species. 

How would you like to wake up one day to discover that you could no longer travel when and where you wished? How about learning tomorrow that the industry in which you work has been outlawed and you no longer have a job? Worse, what if your property was rezoned to prohibit single-family residences, requiring you to move to an apartment complex? Outrageous? Of course, but there is a program being proposed and implemented that leads to all of the above and more. It is called Agenda 21/2030. And, every member country of the United Nations has agreed to implement it under international controls...

The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental change Paul Hawken has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot...

Architects of the Nineteenth Century: Biographical Studies of the Figures Who Shaped Modern Culture, Politics, and Art BOOK TWO: John Ruskin Explained: Art, Architecture, Nature, Social Reform, and the Moral Vision That Shaped the Modern World is a comprehensive and deeply engaging biography of one of the most influential and challenging thinkers of the nineteenth century. Spanning art criticism, architecture, economics, education, and environmental thought, this book presents John Ruskin not as a narrow Victorian moralist, but as a visionary whose ideas continue to shape modern debates ...

John Muir Explained: Wilderness Philosophy, Environmental Ethics, and the Spiritual Foundations of American Conservation explores the life, ideas, and lasting influence of one of the most important figures in environmental thought. More than a naturalist or preservationist, John Muir was a philosopher of the wild whose vision reshaped how Americans understood nature, morality, and humanity’s place within the living world. This book offers a deep and accessible examination of Muir’s ideas, tracing how his experiences, spirituality, and observations formed a coherent philosophy that ...

In The Nature of the Religious Right, Neall W. Pogue examines how white conservative evangelical Christians became a political force known for hostility toward environmental legislation. Before the 1990s, this group used ideas of nature to help construct the religious right movement while developing theologically based, eco-friendly philosophies that can be described as Christian environmental stewardship. On the twentieth anniversary of Earth Day in 1990, members of this conservative evangelical community tried to turn their eco-friendly philosophies into action.

The rain had been falling for six days, and somewhere in the back of Nora Vale's mind, a clock was ticking. Briar Creek is an isolated community of eleven hundred people tucked into a crease in the Blue Ridge. For over a century, the people and the mountain have shared a quiet existence. But as relentless storms batter the slopes and the ground reaches its absolute breaking point, that fragile agreement is about to be violently revoked. When the earth finally gives way, it takes the roads, the power grids, and the only routes to safety with it. Now, entirely cut off from the outside world, ...

One in three women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer—a situation that can throw even the most self-assured individual into a crisis of body, mind, and spirit. To survive, and more than that, to thrive, we must rally all of our inner resources. On Cancer as a Turning Point...

The Healing Power of Senses: Your New Found Truth The Healing Power of Senses is a heartfelt invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with the wisdom of your own body. In a world that rushes us from task to task, where screens and schedules pull us away from ourselves, this book offers something rare and vital: a return to the present moment through the power of your senses. Rather than offering rigid routines or complex theories, this book gently guides you back to what’s already within and around you—sound, scent, sight, touch, taste, light, movement, and space. These ...

A vital guide for collective political action against the climate apocalypse, from bestselling progressive intellectual Malcolm Harris—“a brilliant thinker and writer capable of making the intricacies of economic conditions supremely readable” (Vulture). Climate change is the unifying...

Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction: A Call to Action for Biodiversity A Planet on the Brink We stand at a crossroads in history, facing a challenge of staggering proportions. Earth’s sixth mass extinction is not a distant, abstract threat; it is unfolding around us in real-time. Species are vanishing at an alarming rate, ecosystems are unraveling, and the delicate web of life that sustains us all is fraying under the weight of human activity. Yet within this crisis lies an extraordinary opportunity—a chance to reverse course and become stewards of the living planet, preserving its wonders ...

The World We Need provides a vivid introduction to America's largely unsung grassroots environmental groups - often led by activists of color and the poor - valiantly fighting back in America's so-called sacrifice zones against industries poisoning our skies and waterways and heating our planet. Through original reporting, profiles, and interviews, we learn how these activist groups, almost always working on shoestring budgets, are devising creative new tactics.

Protect the Mother of All Mothers is a heartfelt call to humanity to rediscover its deepest values—love, compassion, peace, and responsibility toward our planet. Drawing a profound parallel between the unconditional love of a biological mother and the life-sustaining gifts of Mother Earth, this book presents a powerful message built upon four guiding pillars: Honoring mothers and their invaluable contributions, Valuing humanity through empathy and mutual respect, Nurturing Mother Nature through sustainable practices, and Sustaining life through collective selfless service. Against the ...

Mals, Italy, has long been known as the breadbasket of the Tyrol. But recently the tiny town became known for something else entirely. A Precautionary Tale tells us why, introducing readers to an unlikely group of activists and a forward-thinking mayor who came together to ban pesticides in Mals by a referendum vote, making it the first place on Earth to accomplish such a feat, and a model for other towns and regions to follow. For hundreds of years, the people of Mals had cherished their traditional foodways and kept their local agriculture organic. Their town had become a mecca for tourists drawn by the alpine landscape, the rural and historic character of the villages, and the fine breads, wines, cheeses, herbs, vegetables, and the other traditional foods they produced.