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• The Overstory

  a Novel

  Powers, Richard, 1957-

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  A novel of activism and natural-world power presents interlocking fables about nine remarkable strangers who are summoned in different ways by trees for an ultimate, brutal stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest.

• The Day the River Caught Fire

  How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement

  Wittenstein, Barry,

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  The true story of how a 1969 fire in one of the most polluted rivers in America helped foster awareness of water pollution and how the river's fate contributed to the environmental movement.

• Tokyo Digs a Garden

  Lappano, Jon-Erik, 1983-

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  Canadian author and illustrator. Tokyo lives in a small house between giant buildings with his family and his cat, Kevin. For years, highways and skyscrapers have been built up around the family's house where once there were hills and trees. Will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fire Weather

  the Making of a Beast

  Vaillant, John,

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  Canadian author. A stunning, panoramic exploration of the symbiotic relationship between humans and combustion and why we are entering a new century of fire. In May 2016, the city of Fort McMurray in Alberta--the seat of the Canadian oil industry,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No New Things

  a Radically Simple 30-day Guide to Saving Money, the Planet, and Your Sanity

  Piper, Ashlee,

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  For nearly two years, Ashlee Piper challenged herself to buy nothing new. And in the process, she got out of debt, cut clutter, crushed her goals, and became healthier and happier than ever-all the things she'd always wanted to do but "never had…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Firestorm

  the Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster

  Soboroff, Jacob,

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  On the morning of January 7, 2025, a message pinged the phone of Jacob Soboroff, a national correspondent for MS NOW. 'Big Palisades fire. We are evacuating,' his brother texted within minutes of the blaze engulfing the hillside behind the home…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pipe Dreams

  The Fight for Canada's Energy Future

  Poitras, Jacques

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  Canadian author. Pipe Dreams is the dramatic story of the rise and fall of the Energy East pipeline and the broader battle over climate and energy in Canada. The project was to be a monumental undertaking, beginning near Edmonton, AB, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

  Thunberg, Greta, 2003-

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  Greta Thunberg was born in 2003. In August 2018, she decided not to go to school one day, starting a strike for the climate outside the Swedish Parliament. Her actions ended up sparking a global movement for action against the climate crisis. No One…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Changes Everything

  Capitalism Vs. the Climate

  Klein, Naomi, 1970-

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  Canadian author. Naomi Klein's most important book yet - about the economic drivers that are warming our planet and how the climate crisis can yet spur economic, cultural and political transformation. Klein argues that our current growth-based…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wave to Earth!

  Earth Day - Ages 5+

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  Kids will learn what it means to take care of Earth and all of the life it supports with these fun and educational apps, interactive books, and activities. Learn how to keep the Earth happy; Learn about the water crisis; Discover animals and their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Book Is a Knife

  Radical Working-class Strategies in the Age of Climate Change

  Fox, L. E,

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  Fox, L. E, An incendiary anti-capitalist response to climate change rooted in hope for the future, this book is a tool or a weapon, depending on how you use it Despite the naysayers, climate change is a fact. We know that global temperatures are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cobalt

  Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower

  Angus, Charlie, 1962-

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  Canadian author. The world is desperate for cobalt. It fuels the digital economy and powers everything from cell phones to clean energy. But this 'demon metal,' this 'blood mineral,' has a horrific present and troubled history. Then there is the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Is a River Alive?

  Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-

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  At the heart of Is a River Alive? is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings, who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Macfarlane takes the reader on a mind-expanding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mother Earth Is Our Elder

  a Northern Indigenous Perspective on the Climate Crisis

  Lafferty, Catherine, 1982-

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  Canadian author. Dene activist and writer Katlia teaches us Indigenous ways to protect and learn from Mother Earth. The Dene in Canada's Northwest Territories have lived alongside nature for many generations. From battling environmental racism on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Earth Transformed

  An Untold History

  Frankopan, Peter,

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  Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Earth Day

  Grack, Rachel,

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  Earth Day is a call to be "green." This means thinking like a conservationist about everything from what grocery bag to use to what type of transportation to take. Elementary students just might be inspired to clean up a park or plant a tree after…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Speak Through the Mountain

  Mohamed, Premee,

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  Canadian author. The enlivening follow-up to the award-winning sensation The Annual Migration of Clouds Traveling alone through the climate-crisis-ravaged wilds of Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 19-year-old Reid Graham battles the elements and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Celebrating Earth Day

  Linde, Barbara M.

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  Children around the world know that Earth Day is a holiday to show support for environmental causes, such as tree-planting initiatives or beach cleanups. But it actually started in 1970 as a way to protest the issues concerning the environment!…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Cause

  a Novel of Truth and Reconciliation in Our Polarized Future

  Doctorow, Cory,

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  Canadian author. It's thirty years from now. We're making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But what about all the angry old people who can't let go? For young Americans a generation from now, climate change isn't…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sustained

  Creating a Sustainable House Through Small Changes, Money-saving Habits, and Natural Solutions

  Batista, Candice,

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  Households are among the biggest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Could the secrets of saving the environment (and money) be closer to home than we thought? Looking for easy, budget-friendly ways to reduce your…Read moreRead more of this annotation