This classic describes the widespread ecological degradation from pesticides. Still relevant.
Gore’s groundbreaking, battle cry of a follow-up to the bestselling Earth in the Balance.
Speth, Dean of the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, says that although the planet is in a state of crisis, it is not too late to make effective, even dramatic, changes on a domestic level.
lesson in the political economy of limited resources anywhere.
British reporter Lynas says, “Every time America votes, the world holds its breath…. Climate change begins and ends in America.” Political, but timely.
images of devastating bombs and burning zeppelins (the Hindenburg) for most of us, but it inspires visionaries like Peter Hoffmann to picture clear skies and safer roads. Hoffmann’s book Tomorrow’s Energy traces the history of the volatile gas and explores options for its use as fuel.
Popular sociologist and writer Gladwell explains how word-of-mouth social epidemics begin and build. Fascinating read and important for those aiming to change the world.
A classic about the impact of our food production system on the environment and our own health.
Sheldrake urges us to move beyond a mechanistic view of nature.
One of Vonnegut’s very best novels – it starts on the day of the Hiroshima bombing, and explores how mankind self-destructs. Fantasy?
A classic. Funny, irreverent, and scarily realistic. A cosmic construction team obliterates Earth in order to build a freeway.
An amazing, odd novel. An unnamed narrator studies under a telepathic gorilla – who tells him all about man’s beginnings and impact on Earth. Read it.
We recommended the book, and we recommend the film.
Birds live on the land, in the water, and in the sky – and this gem of a movie combines breathtaking birds-eye views with little commentary. Watch it in awe.
Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law star in a Stephen Spielberg motion picture. The polar ice caps have melted and coastal cities are under water. But humans adapt, in part by creating realistic robots.
Another visual masterpiece with a tribal soundtrack. Image and music combine to show us how we’re all connected. Trippy.
One of the simplest – and most expensive – movie sets ever. The flat, calm, weatherless sea provides a constant backdrop in this 1995 Kevin Costner film about the descendants of those who have survived the melting of the ice caps.