Get Your Read On
October 19, 2009 – 11:11 pm by MarinaHanes
Sitting inside this fall and winter with a good book can get you inspired to do something positive for the world around you. Plus, there are ways to read the books without actually buying a new hardcopy, so you can read all you want without wasting paper.
Climate Solutions: A Citizen’s Guide by Peter Barnes is a compact book that makes for an easy read. It discusses the climate crisis and policies that would provide solutions to the problem. However, it puts policy matters in a digestible format. If you have wanted to learn more about carbon capping, there is an entire chapter dedicated to this topic. Barnes has written a couple other books (Who Owns the Sky? and Capitalism 3.0), and you might also recognize his work if you read the New York Times or the Washington Post.
For a longer read, consider David Steinman’s A Safe Trip to Eden. This book presents the facts of how we have spent billions of dollars to fight the war on terror, but we have not spent even close to that amount when it comes to preserving the planet. Steinman presents 10 ways to prevent a global meltdown in the future.
Peter Ward, Ph.D.’s Under the Green Sky looks into our past extinctions and connects these events to our future. This paleontologist takes us back into time on a historical journey and poses theories for the years to come. If traveling through time and predictions intrigue your interest, this book is perfect for you.
Whichever books you decide to read this season, remember that there are eco-friendly ways to do your reading. Don’t forget to visit your local library, because if your local library doesn’t have the particular book you’re looking for, they will probably be able to request it from another library.
Tags: eco-friendly books, green books, reading