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Eco-renovation:
The Ecological home improvement guide by Edward Harland
(Resurgence Books, 1999)
Shows how you can apply ecological thinking to planning
a wide range of home improvements: reduce your heating
bills substantially; choose the most energy-efficient
appliances; select ecologically benign building materials
and finishes and protect your family's health from toxic
substances in the home
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Go
M.A.D.! (Go Make A Difference 2): 500 Daily Ways to Save
the Planet edited by Jo Bourne and Emma Jones (Think Publishing,
2003)
If you care about the environment and aren't sure how
to make a difference, look no further. This guide includes
500 easy-to-do ideas to help you help change your life
and therefore help the planet. It covers information on
how we can all get involved in pushing for change at the
policy level.
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Green
Living in the Urban Jungle by Lucy Siegle (Green Books,
2001)
Embracing an eco-friendly lifestyle can be a daunting
prospect for the average urban dweller. This book explores
everything from severing the cord to your local supermarket
and looking at some other more exciting shopping options,
to thinking creatively about recycling and transport and
enjoying a green night out.
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High
Tide: News from a warming world by Mark Lynas (Flamingo,
March 2004)
Climate change is no longer a concern for the future.
It's happening right now, and in this book the author
takes us around the world to show that the impacts of
global warming are already having a tangible effect on
people's lives. From houses being washed over by sand
in China to the thawing of the Alaskan Arctic, the author
witnesses some of the worst impacts of climate change
at first hand.
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Silent
Spring by Rachel Carson (Penguin Books, 2000)
A new edition of the iconic book that founded the Green
movement. Carson describes how pesticides and insecticides
are applied almost universally to farms, forests, gardens
and homes with scant regard to the contamination of the
environment and the destruction of wildlife.
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Strangely
Like War: The global assault on forests by Derrick Jensen
and George Draffan (Green Books, April 2004)
Today, with three-quarters of the world’s original
forests gone and the pace of cutting, clearing, processing,
and pulping ever accelerating, the authors lay bare the
stark scenario we face unless deforestation is slowed
and stopped.
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You
Can Change the World: An action handbook for the 21st
century by Erwin Laszlo (Positive News, 2002)
With an introduction by Mikhail Gorbachev, this timely
book address every one of us and helps us to understand
the current situation of our planet - our shared situation
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Links
Biodiversity:
What is it?
Gives a definition of biological diversity and what you can
do to help endangered species. There’s a great section
for kids here.
Centre for Alternative
Technology
Environmental charity aiming to 'inspire, inform, and enable'
people to live more sustainably. Offers practical solutions
to environmental problems; key areas of work are renewable energy,
environmental building, energy efficiency, organic growing and
alternative sewage systems. Lots of tips and downloadable booklets
with advice
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Channel
4 Science – Global Warming – Back to the Future?
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A sobering article on the long-term effects that global warming
will have on our planet.
Friends of the
Earth
Excellent site with tons of information on the dangers of global
warming and pollution, corporate hazards, how to get green electricity
and much more. There’s even a section where advisors will
respond to your e-mail if you have any questions.
Greenpeace
International campaigning organisation whose aim is to expose
environmental criminals and to challenge governments and corporations
when they fail to safeguard our environment.
Is
the World’s Oil Running Out Fast?
Recent article from BBC news on the worldwide oil crisis
and the predicted end of cheap oil. The number of major new
oil fields discovered around the world fell to zero for the
first time in 2003, despite an obvious increase in technological
expertise.
People
and Planet
An excellent website with articles and images on a wide range
of issues: deforestation, biodiversity, climate change, renewable
energy, health and pollution and much more.
Rainforest
Concern
Protecting the world’s tropical rainforests and the incredible
biodiversity they contain. The site has lots of useful information
on global warming and a good section for kids.
Rainforest
Rescue International
Promoting the conservation of tropical rainforest in a
manner that will lead to long lasting social, economical and
environmental benefits to the people of the Tropical Rainforests.
Veg-Oil
Car.com
Site which aims to help and guide those interested in running
vehicles from vegetable oil on the practicalities, pitfalls
and legal issues in the UK. |
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