The Todae library features a diverse range of educational and informative books & DVD's. Our range of books covers a wide variety of issues and topics including: Sustainable Living, Climate Change, Organic Living and Renewable Energy. Every book in our library is full of useful and insightful information that will enlighten you to the issues we face and the solutions available. Our range of books & DVD's also offers excellent ideas for gifts.
A Big Fix – Radical Solutions For Australia’s Environmental Crisis is written by Ian Lowe, who is a professor of science, technology and society at Griffith University in Brisbane. He is reviewer for the United Nations, president of the Australian Conservation Foundation and author of 16 other books.
Professor Lowe argues that the warnings from environmental scientists are urgent and unequivocal and suggests that resources are being used too quickly and environmental systems are being compromised, 'In short, we are consuming the future. Without a radical re-thinking of the way we currently live, our society is under serious threat'.
Professor Lowe proposes several radical solutions including a fundamental change to our personal values and social institutions and provides a vision of a healthier society.
Find out what you can do to help solve Australia’s environmental crisis from one of Australia’s preeminent environmentalists.
An Inconvenient Truth is a very important book which combines research from well respected scientists with a variety of other informative and easy to understand resources to produce a fascinating and illuminating book which details why we have to act on climate change NOW. Mr Gore argues that global warming is not just about science, nor is it just a political issue: it is a moral issue and we have a responsibility to do something about it.
Destined to become a classic, this accessible, entertaining, and thorough book is a unique reference for anyone who wants more information about global warming as well a guidebook for those who want to join the fight.
Pick up a copy of An Inconvenient Truth now to find out what is really going on in the world around you and what you can do to conserve energy and join the fight against climate change.
Right now, the rate of global warming may be 100 times faster than it has ever been. Very soon, the Earth will become hotter than at any time in human history. As the continents warm and the ice at the poles melt, oceans will rise, droughts will devastate crops, and entire species of plants and animals will become extinct. It now seems evident that this extremely rapid warming is being caused by us, the humans, rather than by geological or astronomical processes that were going on before we arrived.
Will Washington, London, and Tokyo be threatened by rising seas? Will the Great Plain and Ukraine revert to shifting desert sands? What changes in our economics, politics, and lifestyles will be brought about by the coming climate crisis? Here, for the first time in one place is the information we need to prepare ourselves and our children for this very different future.
Crimes Against Nature is an impassioned account of how Bush and big business are plundering the environment and raking in the profits. Robert F Kennedy Jr, one of the world's most prominent environmental lawyers charges the White House with the crime of pursuing private profit and personal power at the expense of clean air, clean water and wildlife habitats.
He shows how, in a government that boasts more CEOs than any in history, industry lobbyists wield an unprecedented power and politicians have rolled back environmental laws, suppressed damaging reports from their own departments and covered its own agenda with smart PR.
Written in the belief that there is another way, Crimes Against Nature powerfully makes the case for democracy against the corrosive effects of corporate corruption.
''Crude'' by Sonia Shah is a fascinating biography of oil and it''s crucial role in our everyday lives.
Oil fuels our cars and illuminates our cities and it's by-products fertilise our crops, pave our roads and make plastics.
The modern world is drenched in oil, and Crude tells the gripping story of how this came to be. Shah masterfully captures the many sides of the indispensable mineral that we someday may have to find a way to live without.
Want to lead the way in improving the environment, while saving money and improving your health?
Cutting Your Car Use by Anna Semlyen explores the options for those looking to reduce or give up their car use. This title examines the pollution and health issues which can be alleviated by a reduction in motoring, as well as comparing the financial cost of motoring with alternative forms of transport.
This title was originally released in the UK where it has sold over 60,000 copies, this edition is specially rewritten for North America, but the tips and advice apply no matter where in the world you are.
Learn how you can save money, benefit your health and improve everyone’s quality of life with Anna Semlyen’s Cutting Your Car Use.
Fermenting Revolution is Chris O’Brians guide to how to drink beer and save the world. This book traces the history of beer, as the worlds oldest beverage and its subsequent globilisation. O’Brian describes how craft breweries and home-brewing are forging stronger communities and how corporate mega-breweries are saving the world by pioneering industrial ecology. He also profiles the most inspiring and radical breweries, brewers and beer drinkers that are making the world a better place to live.
Fermenting Revolution is humorous and enlightening, pick up your copy today to find out how you too can save the world one beer at a time!
An ‘Inconvenient Truth’ identified the problem. Now ‘Our Choice’ offers the solution.
It is now abundantly clear that we have at our fingertips all of the tools we need to solve the climate crisis. The only missing ingredient is collective will.
‘Our Choice’ gathers in one place all of the most effective solutions that are available now and that, together, will solve this crisis. It is meant to depoliticize the issue as much as possible and inspire readers to take action – not only on an individual basis, but as participants in the political processes by which every country, and the world as a whole, makes the choice that now confronts us.
This is the book that blows the whistle on the politics of global warming in Australia. Why have our political leaders been so slow to act? How have big corporations succeeded in preventing real action? Who are the "greenhouse mafia"
In Scorcher, Clive Hamilton reveals a shadow world of lobbyists and sceptics, spin and hidden agendas. He investigates a deceitful government and a compliant media. And he lays out the facts about Kyoto, carbon emissions and what governments and individuals might do , and have done.
Written with humour, urgency and great authority, this is the definitive account of the politics of climate change in Australia.
Clive Hamilton is the executive Director of the Australia Institute and a leading authority on the economics and politics of climate change. His books include the bestsellers Growth Fetish, Affluenza (as co author) What's left? (Quarterly Essay 21) and Silencing Dissent (as co-editor and contributor).
Humanity's most urgent challenge in the 21st century is likely to be global warming, and the possibility of irreversible climate change. Stormy weather deals head-on with this challenge.
It is the only book to pout simple and effective solutions to global warming in the hands of ordinary citizens, communities, businesses, power utilities, state governments, and national leaders In a clear and lively style, Stormy Weather explains how the planet got so over-heated, and then provides 101 solutions to help cool things down. These revolve around 12 core methods of reducing our use of fossil fuels and meeting our energy needs with solar, wind, tidal, and other renewable energies. Ten solutions each are suggested for individuals citizens organizations cities businesses states and provinces national governments developing nations and the world as a whole. Another five solutions are recommended specifically for auto companies, and fifteen for energy companies.
Meticulously researched, and including all the contacts necessary for further reading and action- including hundreds of websites - stormy weather is the most up to date resource yet on global climate change, and the best guide to what we can all do to turn our collective fate around. It is essential reading for making it through the 21st century.
The Carbon Busters Home Energy Handbook is an excellent guide to avoiding environmental problems such as climate change through intelligent application of appropriate technology, while making a profit.
Godo Stoyke provides detailed carbon accounting of a family’s carbon emissions and practical tips on how to systematically reduce them. The Carbon Busters Home Energy Handbook analyses various measures one can take to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions in the home and provides date on which yield the highest returns for the environment and the bank account.
Get yourself a copy of The Carbon Busters Home Energy Handbook today to begin empowering yourself to make energy efficient choices in the home and start saving money and the environment.
The Hype about Hydrogen offers an accessible explanation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. It takes a hard look at the practical difficulties of transitioning to a hydrogen economy and reveals why neither government policy nor business investment should be based on the belief that hydrogen cars will have meaningful commercial success in the near or medium term.
Joseph Romm argues that hydrogen is not economically feasible to use for transportation, nor will its use reduce global warming, because of the cost and greenhouse gases generated during production, the low energy content per volume and weight of the container, the cost of the fuel cells, and the cost of the infrastructure.
Get yourself a copy of The Hype about Hydrogen today to cut out the hype and find out the facts about hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
The Rough Guide to Climate Change is a complete, unbiased guide to one of the most pressing problems facing humanity.
From the current situation and back ground science to the government sceptics and possible solutions, this book covers the whole subject.
The guide looks at: visible symptoms of change from a warming planet how global warming works the evolution of our atmosphere over the last 4.5 billion years what computer simulations of climate reveal about our past, present, and future the sceptics: Who are they? What are their grounds for disagreeing with the crowd? Battle of the titans: the oil industry vs. the global commons global warming in the media: A review of the last few decades global solutions: What governments and scientists are doing to try and solve the problem plus much more.
The guide also includes lifestyle advice and tips for consumers who want to make a difference in tomorrow's climate, and comes complete with a glossary of websites for further information.
The Weather Makers is one of the most important books you will ever read. Flannery deals with the most controversial and important topic of our age, and examines the core issues in an informative yet accessible manner.
In this groundbreaking and essential new book, Tim Flannery argues passionately for the urgent need to address the implications of a global climate change that is damaging all life on earth and endangering our very survival.
Flannery tells the fascinating story of climate change spanning millions of years to help us understand the predicaments we face, he answers important questions such as what climate change means? How global warming will affect our lives? Is global warming the cause of wilder storms and more frequent drought? Are these events inevitable?
Pick up a copy of The Weather Makers today to learn all the important facts about climate change and what you can do to help slow it down.
In 1950, only thirty percent of the world's population lived in cities. By 2007, the planet's population has now doubled and today, as many people live in cities as populated the entire planet in 1950. Eighty percent of the planet's greenhouse gases are created by these energy-intensive urban centers. Thus, the key to creating climate change solutions resides with cities.
Author and city councillor Clive Doucet provides a razor-sharp insider's perspective, stating his central theme: 'It's not about planning. It's about politics.' Climate change is proceeding so quickly not for lack of knowledge, but because politicians who deviate from the car-based sprawl model cannot get elected.
Urban Meltdown describes how we got here, why we got here, and what can be done about it.
Tim Flannery's international bestseller ''The Weather Makers'' has changed minds and hearts about global warming. Now in a revised and more concise, accessible format ''We are the Weather Makers'' will allow readers aged nine to ninety to learn the facts about climate change.
In this passionate book Tim Flannery writes about cyclones and droughts, about coral reefs and polar bears, about wind energy and nuclear power. He reminds us that climate connects us all, from the Arctic to the Outback. We influence our climate by how we use our fuels, our water, our land - now we are the weather makers.
Humanity is sitting on a time bomb. If the vast majority of the world’s scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet's climate system into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced - a catastrophe of our own making.
Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil. Where does it come from? When will it run out? Where is it driving us? This is a superbly crafted, 90 minute documentary spanning 160 million years of the Earth's history to reveal the story of oil.
From the food on our tables to the fuel in our cars, crude oil seeps invisibly into almost every part of our modern lives. It is the energy source and raw material that drives transport and the economy. Yet many of us have little idea of the incredible journey it has made to reach our petrol tanks and plastic bags.
Coming in the wake of rising global concerns about the continued supply of oil, and increasingly weird weather patterns, award-winning Australian filmmaker, Dr Richard Smith takes us through time: from the birth of oil deep in the dinosaur-inhabited past, to its ascendancy as the indispensable ingredient of modern life. Filmed on location in 11 countries across five continents, Smith consults the leading international scientific experts to join the dots between geology and economy and provide the big- picture view of oil.
Smith says: When I first started getting interested in oil, I was amazed to find that not only did most people not really have a good idea what this stuff was, but it was hard to find a really definitive explanation from the experts on how it formed. Clearly, the science of oil was lagging behind the exploitation. The deeper I dug into the latest research on the subject, the more incredible links in the story began to drop into place."
[Crude] takes a step back from the day to day news to illuminate the Earth's extraordinary carbon cycle and the role of oil in our impending climate crisis. Nearly seven billion people have come to depend on this resource, yet the Oil Age, that began less than a century and a half ago, could be over in our lifetimes. Crude is essential viewing in the tradition of An Inconvenient Truth and Who killed the Electric Car?
A thoughtful, surprising and really important film"
DAVID SUZUKI environmental guru, author, presenter of 'The Nature of Things'
About 70% of the food we eat contains genetically engineered ingredients and the biotech industry is spending $50 million a year to convince us that this technology is our only hope. Using hilarious and disturbing archival footage and featuring interviews with farmers, scientists, government officials and activists, FED UP! presents an entertaining and compelling overview of our current food production system from the Green Revolution to the Biotech Revolution and what we can do about it. FED UP! answers many questions regarding genetic engineering, the Green Revolution, genetic pollution and modern pesticides through interviews with Marc Lapp and Britt Bailey from the Center for Ethics and Toxics, Peter Rosset and Anuradha Mittal from Food First, Vandana Shiva from the Research Center for Science, Technology and Ecology, Ignacio Chapela from UC s Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, Martina McGloughlin, Director of UC Biotechnology Program and many others. It also introduces us to Bay Area organic farmers from Purisima Greens Farm and the Live Power Community Farm, presenting community supported agriculture (CSA) and small-scale organic farming as real alternatives to agribusiness and industrial food.
Film Date:
2002
Film Length:
56 min
In 200,000 years on earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high, but it is too late to be a pessimistl humanity has barely ten years to reverse the trend, become aware of the full extent of its spoilation of the Earth's riches and change its pattern of consumption.
By bringing us unique footage from over fitty countries, all seen from the air, by sharing with us his wonder and his concerm with this film Yann Arthus-Bertrand lays a foundation stone for the edifice that, together, we must rebuild.
Oil on Ice is a vivid, compelling and comprehensive documentary connecting the fate of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to decisions America makes about energy policy, transportation choices, and other seemingly unrelated matters. Caught in the balance are the culture and livelihood of the Gwichin people and the migratory wildlife in this fragile ecosystem.
Special Features:
Bonus interviews with Amory Lovins, Carl Pope and Wade Davis
Awards:
2004 Pare Lorentz Award (International Documentary Association)
Arctic Film Festival
MountainFilm, Telluride
Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival
Bioneers Moving Image Festival
Credits:
A Dale Djerassi/Bo Boudart Production in association with Lobitos Creek Ranch
Paradise With Side Effects is a documentary following two women from Ladakh, or Little Tibet, a remote region in the Himalayas, on a reality tour of London to see what life in the West is really like. The tour, sponsored by the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC), exposes the women to aspects of modern urban life, homelessness, old-age homes, massive garbage dumps, that contrast sharply with the idealized media and advertising images that colonize people’s minds in the less-developed parts of the world.
It provides fascinating insights into the pressures facing non-Western people as they confront the global economy. Conversations with Helena-Norberg-Hodge, Director of ISEC, reveal the thinking that lies behind the organization’s cutting edge work.
With stunning footage of Ladakh, this is a valuable resource for anyone concerned about the spread of the consumer culture and the ensuing destruction of the planet’s cultural diversity.
This DVD gives you a perspective on our society, the way we live and the way we think about our lifestyle compared to those in the less ''developed'' world.
Hosted and narrated by Cameron Diaz, this exciting four-part program circles the globe, exploring the remarkable ways that energy touches our daily lives. Cleverly weaving together the lives of astronauts in the Space Station, villagers in the Amazon, and an actress in Hollywood, the film examines vital energy issues and suggests ways that students can create a sustainable future.
In Connections, viewers discover how energy links us as a global community. Cradle to Cradle profiles architect William McDonough, a TIME magazine "Hero of the Planet," and his innovative green building designs. Energy Path answers the question ''When I turn on the light in my room, where does the electricity come from and how does it reach me?'' Be the Difference encourages personal action steps such as requesting renewable energy from utilities, driving hybrid cars, and buying energy-efficient appliances.
Power Shift serves as a terrific thought-starter and discussion tool for sparking a conversation around energy, sustainability, and technology.
"Power Shift gives us the essential steps that we must take to accelerate this transition to an economy that is based on renewable energy."-Global Energy Network Institute
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, so too has the suburban way of life become embedded in the American consciousness.
Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream.
But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary.
The consequences of inaction in the face of this global crisis are enormous. What does Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today’s suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done NOW, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia ?
Hosted by Barrie Zwicker. Featuring James Howard Kunstler, Peter Calthorpe, Michael Klare, Richard Heinberg, Matthew Simmons, Michael C. Ruppert, Julian Darley, Colin Campbell, Kenneth Deffeyes, Ali Samsam Bakhtiari and Steve Andrews.
DVD BONUS: Includes the vintage short films, In the Suburbs and Destination Earth, and producer/director commentary.
Film Date:
2004
Film Length:
78 mins
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Special Edition DVD 2-Disc Set There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.
From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications, government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by the introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply.
Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world’s food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.
Deborah Koons Garcia - Director, Writer, Producer
88 mins
DK Organic Home is THE Australian guide to clean, green living. Create a natural, safe and healthy living environment for you and your family. Topics discussed include home basics, energy saving, decorating, cleaning, laundry, recycling, healthy food, personal care, natural remedies, baby care, pets and working. The book is packed with information designed to raise awareness of the effects of our everyday housekeeping on our health and safety, and to show how easy it is to change even long term habits.
A great gift idea and useful home resource.
Australian resource section at the back.
Tanya Ha is an author, television presenter and sustainable living advocate. She has worked with Planet Ark for many years and is on the board of Sustainability Victoria. This book is a guide to greener living in all facets of our lives, and helps you to see that being green is easier than you think. Greeniology is a practical, comprehensive and fun guide to local environmental action in your home, at work and on holiday.
Greeniology contains all the information you need to begin cutting the impact of your lifestyle on the planet, you will learn how to cut your petrol usage, make your home more comfortable for you and your family, save money on power and water bills as well as live in a safer home. All this is possible and the best part is that it doesn’t have to be hard, living green is a lifestyle and Greeniology is the ultimate guidebook to get you started living in harmony with the natural world.
Pick up a copy today as a wonderful gift or a guide to get you and your family on the path to sustainable living.
Guerrilla Gardening outlines the power-to-the-people campaign for greening our cities. The term 'guerrilla' may bring to mind a small band of armed soldiers, moving in the dead of night on a stealth mission. In the case of guerrilla gardening, the soldiers are planters, the weapons are shovels, and the mission is to transform an abandoned lot into a thing of beauty. Once an environmentalist's nonviolent direct action for inner-city renewal, this approach to urban beautification is spreading to all types of people in cities around the world.
These modern-day Johnny Appleseeds perform random acts of gardening, often without the property owner's prior knowledge or permission. Typical targets are vacant lots, railway land, underused public squares, and back alleys. The concept is simple, whimsical and has the cheeky appeal of being a not-quite-legal call to action. Dig in some soil, plant a few seeds, or mend a sagging fence one good deed inspiring another, with win-win results all around.
Tips for effective involvement include:
finding plants and seeds cheap (or free)
handling city officials
getting the dirt on soil
planting to bring back the birds
knowing when to ask permission and when to seek forgiveness
Social activists, city dwellers and long-time gardeners will delight in this fast-paced and funny call to arms.
David Tracey is a journalist and environmental designer who operates EcoUrbanist in Vancouver. He is Executive Director of Tree City Canada, a non-profit ecological engagement group.
The Chemical Maze, Your guide to food additives and cosmetic ingredients. Australian-based, Bill Statham has pulled together an easy to use guide of chemicals including their names, numbers, functions and uses and potential health effects. A great way to sift through the mumble jumble.
The DEAL (Diet, Environment, Attitude, Lifestyle) by Dr. Peter Dingle- A Twenty-first Century Survival guide for parents. This is a fantastic book, one of those ones you can''t put down. Dr Dingle is a senior lecturer in environmental and nutritional toxicology and leading researcher in health and environment at Murdoch University, WA.
Contents: Part 1. Choices, Challenges and Change. What we think is what we get attitude.We are what we eat, digest and absorb. Diet. Where we live is important. Environment.
Part 2. Ideal solutions, our life in practice, Weight control in kids, ADD and ADHD, Asthma, Depression, Stress, Other disorders, Studying and exams.
Part 3. Dealing with the system, Finding a doctor and understanding the medical system, The health system of the future
In The Ethics of What We Eat, Peter Singer and Jim Mason help us to gain a deeper understanding of the environmental and ethical impact of the choices we make about food in our daily lives, their findings are shocking and illuminating.
Singer and Mason scrutinise methods of production for every food group, including the factory farming of cattle and pigs, of chicken and fish, as well as the recent increase of genetically modified foods now available on our supermarket shelves.
They also explore the burgeoning organic food movement, the fair trade movement, the pros and cons of buying locally, and how it is possible to be an ethical consumer in the twenty-first century.
Pick up a copy of The Ethics of What We Eat today to learn the true ecological and ethical impact of the food choices you make.
Go Green Get Gorgeous!
The promise of beauty is as close as the drugstore aisle. But while conventional products say they'll make you more beautiful, they contain toxins and preservatives that are both bad for the environment and bad for your body - including synthetic fragrances, petrochemicals, and even formaldehyde. In the end, they damage your natural vitality and good looks.
Fortunately, fashion writer, nutritionist, and beauty maven Julie Gabriel helps you find the true path of natural, healthy, green beauty. Int the Green Beauty Guide she helps you decipher products labels and avoid toxic and damaging chemicals with the detailed Toxic Ingredients List. You'll also learn valuable tips on what your skin really needs to be healthy, glowing, and youthful, and the last research and advice on the best organic products, including : makeup, hair care, teeth care, moisturizers, acne treatments, makeup remover, shampoos, conditioners, fragrances, sun protection, bug repellants, vitamins and supplements for radiant hair and skin, baby products and much more!
With her thorough and helpful advice, fabulous homemade beauty recipes, products recommendations and ratings, and Toxic Ingredients List, Julie Gabriel gives you all the information you need to go green without going broke and become a more natural, healthy, and beautiful you.
The Green Garden: How To Live Well Be Green and Make a Difference is part of the Greeniology series by Tanya Ha, which is a fun, practical set of guides that shows people how to make their homes, offices and lives more sustainable, more comfortable, healthier and cheaper to run.
The Green Garden includes a guide to using rainwater and grey water practically in your garden, drought tolerant and wildlife friendly plant choices, natural pest control and organic gardening, composting and worm-farming, landscaping to save energy and much more.
Get a copy of The Green Garden, by Tanya Ha, today to make your garden truly green.
Chasing the Sun is Neville Williams’ inspiring account of his twelve year quest to bring solar power and light to people in the developing world who have no electricity. This book describes the founding of the non-profit Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) in 1990 which promoted solar power for a decade by setting up pilot solar rural electrification programs in eleven developing countries, including Zimbabwe, India, Nepal, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and China. This project led to the authors launching of the commercial Solar Electric Light Company in 1997 which became the 'SELCO' group of companies that has overcome daunting challenges to bring solar electricity to 50,000 families in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Chasing the Sun asks why if millions of people in the developing world can utilize solar energy, why we in developed countries such as Australia cannot? Pick up your copy of chasing the Sun today to become inspired about solar energy.
Electric Water is an accessible yet in-depth look at the possibilities of combining energy and water in a way that would contribute to the reversal of global warming and the restoration of the planet. This book looks at the possibilities of harnessing the potential energy from rain and sunlight with the aid of simple technology that already exists.
Christopher Swan extrapolates from current mainstream trends in solar energy and wind power and offers a clear vision of how the world's energy and water infrastructure could be transformed.
Get your copy of Electric Water today to find out all the facts about our potential renewable energy future.
Craig Morris’ Energy Switch is essential reading in a time when fossil fuel based energy systems are still dominant and the need for a switch to renewable energy sources grows ever more pressing. Morris describes how declining oil supplies and the environmental impact of the coal industry dictate a switch to renewable energy sources for a sustainable future.
Morris examines the benefits and failings of sources that will impact upon our renewable energy based future: oil, nuclear, coal, biomass, natural gas, wind, PV, geothermal, hydrogen, wave and tidal power, while weighing up issues such as ecological tax reform and tax rebates, quotas and net metering, and the role of privatisation.
Energy Switch examines the United States’ position as a renewable energy leader two decades ago, but how it now lags behind countries such as Japan and Germany. Morris is the author of a book in German which examines the rationale of Germany’s switch to renewable energy systems.
Pick up your copy of Energy Switch today to get informed about renewable energy and find out what action is necessary to implement real change.
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy is a positive, proactive book that proposes a set of policies and strategies for implementing the most promising cleaner energy technologies by all spheres of government, business and community organisations.
Mark Diesendorf argues that ecologically sustainable energy technologies based on energy efficiency, renewable energy and natural gas are commercially available today, and that their implementation could halve Australia's greenhouse gas emissions within just a few decades. This book argues that despite being a coal- and oil-dependent country, Australia could achieve an ecologically sustainable energy system.
Get yourself a copy of Greenhouse Solutions With Sustainable Energy today to find out how the global warming problem can be solved with sustainable energy.
Pow! Meet The Renewables is a quirky, informative and educational book aimed at introducing primary school aged children to the science of energy and helping to teach them the benefits of sustainable energy.
The complex science of Energy is simplified so that everyone can better understand the mechanisms at play. Coal, Oil, Gas as well as Wind, Sun, Water, Biomass and Geothermal all present their case.
The facts, insights and solutions are packaged in a unique blend of text, illustration and humour. This book, while designed for students who are asking the difficult questions, provides easily accessible knowledge for parents and teachers alike.
Pick up a copy of Pow! Meet The Renewables today as a great educational resource to help educate your child about the benefits of renewable energy.
Renewable City is an original guide to an entirely unprecedented urban transformation, to cities and towns powered by renewable energy. Squarely focused on action, it supports design, planning and management decisions and serves as a practical guide to practitioners, academics and political leaders in communities and cities worldwide.
Peter Droege is an expert on renewable energy and its role within the fields of urban design, development and urban infrastructure. Droege has performed academic roles at major universities in the United States and Japan, and is presently holding professorial positions at the Universities of Newcastle, Australia and Beijing, China as well as being a chairperson of the World Council for Renewable Energy.
Get hold of a copy of Renewable City today to inform yourself about modern renewable energy systems and how it is possible to phase them in.
Robert Sharman has been using and installing renewable energy systems for over 20 years, Renewable Energy is his manual to explain the technology in an accessible format.
This book contains information relevant to home owners, motor home builders and caravanners, covering solar, wind, micro hydro and steam. Useful information on how to design, install and use a renewable energy system and understanding the Australian standards for design is included.
Pick yourself up a copy of Renewable Energy today to get hold of all the information you need to start your own renewable energy project.
Simple Biodiesel is a wonderful book which offers all you need to know to start making your own biodiesel fuel from waste vegetable oil. Robert Sharman’s guide to making your own biodiesel is simple, thorough and accessible. Through his own trials he has become totally self-sufficient and has encouraged others in his community in Tasmania to try alternative power. And now, through this book, he is reaching out to the wider community and empowering people, through practical knowledge, to take control of their energy supplies.
Pick up your copy of Simple Biodiesel today to find out all you need to know about how to make use of a simple, cheap and efficient fuel source that will save the environment and your fuel bill.
Mobbs and his wife Heather Armstrong have used their experience to help and encourage others to do the same. Filled with practical information and advise this is, above all, a practical guide to self-sufficiency.
The sustainable house is much like any other to live in. It looks little different to its neighbours and contains the same modern appliances. So, whether you are planning to build or renovate, Sustainable House gives detailed information to help you achieve a sustainable, environmentally friendly home.
This little book might just change your life, or at the very least your home. Todae's 1000 New Eco Designs and Where to Find Them by Rebecca Proctor is a eco style handbook showcasing 1000 contemporary home furnishing and decorating products. Not only does it feature beautifully crafted, unique and innovate products set out in a simple but visually inspiring manor, but it also tells you where to find them! This book will guide you through the often complex issues behind creating an eco product and each product is accompanied by icons that highlight the individual product’s green credentials such whether materials are recycled, sustainable, carbon neutral, non toxic, locally sourced or are manufactured under low-waste conditions, making it easy for you to chose the right product for your home. Flick through New Eco Designs And Where To Find Them and you’ll want everything from floor to ceiling!
Find out how your daily lifestyle affects the health of the planet, and what you can do to help support it. This book gives you all the information you need to choose the most ecologically sound option in all aspects of your life. Todae's 1001 Ways You Can Save the Planet gives you the tools to choose wisely before you clean, shop, cook, eat, relax, travel, and more. Whether it be in your home and garden, your workplace or community, the ultra-concise explanations, amazing facts and everyday sage advice offered in this compact companion will capture your imagination and sharpen your desire to make your significant contribution. Todae 's 1001 Ways You Can Save the Planet teaches you about greenhouse gases and climate change, how you can stop your lifestyle from affecting the health of the planet, and what you can focus on to really make a difference. Get yourself a copy of 1001 Ways You Can Save the Planet today to start saving money, conserving resources and making a real positive contribution to the environment.
This pocket sized guidebook should be a bible for all Sydney cyclists. The author, Bruce Ashley (also the author of Cycling Around Sydney), has spent the past two years developing the new and improved 2nd edition of Bike it! To create an invaluable guide for beginners and experienced cyclists alike.
The first half of the book provides useful information to help get around Sydney safely including tips on riding in traffic and the second half helps you to plan your route by providing detailed street maps.
Get out and about and see Sydney on your own two wheels with Bruce Ashley’s Bike it! A Sydney Back Street Guide For Cyclists.
Todae's Let’s Turn It Off is an excellent resource for parents and a great way to teach young children to read, as well as about the importance of energy conservation and sustainable living at a young age, starting them off on the right foot and giving them the best possible chance to develop an appreciation and respect for the environment. Todae's Lets Turn It Off is playfully written and beautifully illustrated, pick up a copy today to teach your kids the value of energy conservation.
Todae's Let’s Save Water is a great tool to teach children the basics of reading while beginning to instil in them a respect and value for the environment. This book is perfect for kids three and over and will hold their attention with its beautiful illustrations while the message is simple enough for them to comprehend. Todae's Let’s Save Water contains a variety of great tips which kids and parents can try at home to conserve water. Grab a copy of Let’s Save Water to get your kids started reading while teaching them the value of water conservation and respect for the environment.
Most parents these days wish to protect their children from the vast array of unknown and potentially harmful chemicals which are added to many commercially available products or used in the manufacturing process, but it is no easy task with over 100,000 synthetic chemicals available on the market and over 1500 new chemicals being produced annually. Over half of these chemicals have never been tested for their toxicity on the human body.
These chemicals accumulate in the food chain and end up in bodies, they are then passed onto developing children across the placenta, through breast milk, in food and water, or the creams, lotions, soaps and personal care products we lather and bathe them in.
Chemical Free Kids: Raising Healthy Kids In A Toxic World is an important resource for parents which addresses the issue of chemicals and their impact on human health and specifically on children and young people.
Inform yourself on what chemicals you are putting into your own and your children’s bodies with Dr Sarah Lantz Chemical Free Kids: Raising Healthy Kids In A Toxic World.
Cycling Around Sydney is a complete guide to seeing all of Sydney in a totally different way! Whether you’re an experienced cyclist or a newcomer to the sport there will be something for you in this book. This book is brought to you by Bicycle New South Wales, the states leading cycling advocacy body.
This book provides 25 classic Sydney bike rides with maps and easy to follow directions, it allows you to explore your surrounds in a healthy, active and environmentally friendly way. This book is an inspirational guide to discovering a whole new side of Sydney while using your car less and reducing your carbon footprint, so grab yourself a copy today and start really seeing Sydney!
Eco Kids – Raising Children Who Care For The Earth is a wonderful book by Dan Chiras about instilling sound ethical and ecological values in children at a young age so that they grow up to be proud and caring guardians of the earth.
Eco Kids examines the need for parents to instil in their children a love of the planet, that in order to forge a sustainable future, we need citizens who care for the Earth, who understand that planet care is the ultimate form of self-care.
Eco Kids is about effecting change in the lives of young people that will ensure a sustainable future for their generation and their children’s generation. EcoKids presents a coherent plan that will help parents foster love for nature, teach children the importance of environmental protection, and promote environmental values and inspire action - actions that will last a lifetime.
Help inspire a love of the earth in your children and instil sound ethical and ethological values with Dan Chiras’ Ecokids.
Due to the fact that most of the world’s population now live in cities, to properly address the issues of environmental degradation and peak oil, it is necessary to focus on the city. This book looks at redesigning and rebuilding cities and towns with long term sustainability in mind.
EcoCities describes the place of the city in nature and history, while paying special attention to the key question of accessibility and transportation, and outlines design principles for the EcoCity. The book then outlines the tools by which a gradual transition to the EcoCity could be accomplished.
Pick yourself up a copy of Ecocities to find out what it is necessary for the majority of the worlds population to begin solving environmental issues and contribute to a more sustainable future.
Ecological Architecture by Chris Van Uffelen presents about 100 of the most outstanding recent projects in the field of ecological architecture, which is gaining relevance and momentum in the modern world. Sustainable building concepts have become important topics in contemporary architecture and the use of renewable resources and the intention to build in harmony with nature are characteristic aspects for this development.
This beautiful volume collates many fine examples of ecologically conscious architecture which, apart from using ecological building materials, also draw attention to reaching a high degree of independence from fossil energy sources and aim for a high energy efficiency level.
Read this beautiful volume today to appreciate some of the greatest developments in ecological architecture in recent times.
ECOpreneuring is a guidebook for those looking to have a life filled with purpose as well as simply running a business, it’s a fresh and dynamic approach to entrepreneurial thinking, blending passion for the planet with small business pragmatics and smashing the stereotype that "doing good" and "running a business" can't go hand in hand.
ECOpreneuring is written by John Ivanko and his wife Lisa Kivirist as a guide for current and prospective business owners, it offers guidance in purposeful management, marketing in the green economy and running a lifestyle business.
Grab your copy of ECOpreneuring today to find out what it takes to run a profitable yet sustainable business in the current market.
Leaders in the fields on architecture, fashion and design, from all corners of the globe, offer their thoughts on designing with sustainability in mind in Experimental Eco Design! This innovative and inspiring book proves that you don’t have to compromise on style in order to care for our planet. It showcases renewable, safe and efficient products that are clever and hip and highlights new ways of thinking about sustainable design and illustrates good working practises. It also includes an extensive directory of sources of materials, manufacturers, design studios, and organisations. Expand your mind with Experimental Eco Design!
We all know about the Earth's environmental crisis, but there is someone who can truly make a difference: you. If you text your friends or chat with them online, download music to your iPod, or toss bottles and papers into recycling bins, you're already more eco-savvy than you think. It's just as easy to do even more to help save the earth, and Generation Green shows you how.
• Lays out the inside scoop on the biggest issues affecting our planet, such as global warming and overflowing landfills
• Offers dozens of tips on how to shop, dress, eat, and travel the green way
• Includes interviews with teens like you who are involved with fun, innovative green causes
• Shows that being environmentally conscious can be a natural part of your life -- and your generation's contribution to
turning things around.
It doesn't matter if you can't vote or drive. Your efforts , big or small, will contribute to saving the planet. It's time for all of us to take action. It's time to go green!
Green Building and Renovating is part of the Greeniology series of books by Tanya Ha. These are a series of practical, useful guides to making greener choices in our daily lives and making our homes, offices and lives more sustainable, more comfortable, healthier and cheaper to run.
Green Building and Renovating is a great title which supplies all the useful knowledge and advice you need to know when looking to buy a property that will help you optimise your living experience and lead a cleaner, greener life. The book contains a wealth of handy tips on choosing materials to help you build a healthier living environment for yourself, your family and the planet.
This guide will help you plan your house to have lower running costs and maximise your energy and water efficiency, as well as containing useful tips for renovations to maximise the efficiency of existing residences.
Get yourself a copy of Green Building and Renovating today to start planning out a cleaner, greener future for you and your family.
Let’s face it, the environment is in trouble. Global warming and climate change are a reality and our Western lifestyle is largely to blame. The good news is that there are many simple ways to turn things around, even if you are a busy, car-driving, resource-guzzling city dweller.
Over the next few years the choices you make will have an enormous impact. But out of the mountain of conflicting information, how do you know which choices are the right ones?
In this practical, straight-talking book, environmental scientist Rebecca Blackburn targets three main areas - home, food and transport - and shows how small changes of habit can have a large effect.
Timely, useful and beautifully packaged, ''Green is Good'' is an essential book for every modern household - and a perfect gift for anyone who cares about the future.
Green Remodelling, by David Johnston, is a comprehensive guide to renovation and remodelling of homes in a way that is healthy for you, your family and the environment. This book outlines the many benefits that changes such as upgrading heating and water fittings can have for the environment and your bank account!
Green Remodelling helps design buildings that are affordable to build, operate and maintain. Johnston outlines room by room the simple connections that make our homes work as a system and how we can better harmonise ourselves, our homes and the environment.
This guidebook to better living contains checklists, expert opinions and personal stories which make it a joy to read. Green Remodelling is an excellent resource for architects or renovation contractors but is presented firstly to be a guide for the homeowner.
Get your hands on a copy of Green Remodelling today to learn how to live in harmony with the environment while saving resources and money.
Green Stuff for Kids is a young readers' guide to what's up with the planet and what they can do to make a difference. Jam-packed with fun facts, eco-activities, information and green tips, this book covers a huge range of environmental issues and hot topics, including air pollution, biodegradability, climate change, e-waste, litter, natural disasters, recycling and water conservation.
Find out the who, what, where, why and how of environmental science. Put into action the book's eco-tips, such as how to save energy and water, how to recycle properly and how to avoid buying products made from threatened species.
Follow step-by-step guides on how to make a worm farm, make gardens wildlife friendly and grow food.
Our beautiful but fragile planet really is a great place to live and well worth looking after. Green Stuff for Kids is all about exploring green issues and finding out what makes the planet tick.
Dr Peter Dingle presents a captivating book that will truly change the way you live. Is Your Home making You Sick is an illuminating book which helps to highlight the mixture of chemical and biological toxins which inhabit our homes as well as the various sources of radiation which contaminate our living spaces. Most importantly we find out what we can do to improve the air quality and overall health of our homes.
Is Your Home Making You Sick is essential reading for anyone who wants to prevent allergies as well as a variety of other health problems amongst your family. Pick up your copy today to start making your home a healthier place to live.
This is a wonderful book that is perfect for children three years and older. It is full of easy to read text and bright colourful pictures to help maintain young children’s interest while beginning to teach them about the value of recycling and developing their reading skills.
Lets Use It Again is full of useful tips which kids can understand and will help get them started on a sustainable lifestyle, “when Zac the lion goes shopping he always takes his own bag, so he can use it over and over again!”
Teach your kids the value of recycling and help develop their literacy skills with Andrew Hopgood’s Lets Use It Again.
Ever wanted a house that generates its own solar electricity, ventilates and cools itself without cost or pollution, and treats its own grey water for irrigating the garden?
Making Your Home Sustainable by Derek Wrigley is a practical and easy-to-follow guide for home-owners, builders and architects who are concerned about the effects of climate change and environmental degradation and want to do something about reversing the trend.
Derek Wrigley shows how simple modifications to existing homes can help to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and utilise natural rather than imported energies and resources.
Written by the author of three of the most influential books on Peak Oil, Peak Everything is a fascinating book that should be essential reading for anyone who cares about the environment at this unique moment in time.
The 20th century could be seen as the era of excess, as industry, population, energy and food consumption skyrocketed, however drastic changes must be made to cope with the changing conditions of the 21st century due to huge changes in resource limits, population, climate change and economic growth.
To adapt to this profoundly different world, we must begin now to make radical changes to our attitudes, behaviours and expectations. Peak Everything tells how we might make the transition from The Age of Excess to the Era of Modesty with grace and satisfaction, while preserving the best of our collective achievements. It is a must-read for individuals, business leaders and policy makers who are serious about effecting real change.
Get your copy today to enlighten yourself about the changes that are necessary to adapt to our changing world and what you can do personally to ease the transition.
Concerns over climate change and energy depletion are increasing exponentially. Mainstream solutions still assume a panacea that will cure our climate ills without requiring any serious modification to our way of life.
Plan C explores the risks inherent in trying to continue our energy-intensive lifestyle. Using dirtier fossil fuels (Plan A) or switching to renewable energy sources (Plan B) allows people to remain complacent in the face of potential global catastrophe. Dramatic lifestyle change is the only way to begin to create a sustainable, equitable world.
The converging crises of Peak Oil, Climate Change and increasing inequity are presented in a clear, concise manner, as are the twin solutions of community (where cooperation replaces competition) and curtailment (deliberately reducing consumption of consumer goods). Plan C shows how each person's individual choices can dramatically reduce CO2 emissions. It offers specific strategies in the areas of food, transportation and housing.
Plan C is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in living a lower-energy and sustainable lifestyle.
The Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook is a guide to producing mouth-watering meals at home for people who care about the source of what they eat. All dishes contained in this book are made from ingredients sourced from reputable companies, guaranteed to come from farmers and suppliers getting a better, fairer deal for their work.
Recipes for over 100 delicious main courses, entrees and deserts are included in The Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook, which are supplied by a host of top cooks, stars and celebrities; including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Sophie Grigson, Joanne Harris, Steve Redgrave and Ruth Roger.
Pick up a copy of The Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook today to start enjoying these amazing recipes at home, which will taste all the better knowing that they are ethically produced.
The Home Energy Diet is an excellent guide to getting to know the energy consumption of your home. Scheckel describes how your home uses and loses energy, which you pay for, and provides helpful advice and tips on how to decrease your energy consumption.
Using less energy in the home will ensure that you save money on your power bills but also make a positive contribution to the environment by reducing your carbon footprint.
The Home Energy Diet encourages readers to learn about their own home through easy-to-follow ways of measuring, metering, investigating, and considering habits related to household energy use so that they can make informed decisions about cost-effective improvements and upgrades.
Get yourself a copy of The Home energy Diet and start saving the environment and your power bills!
The Rough Guide to Ethical Living is essential reading for anyone who wants to live without causing harm but does not know where to start in today’s world. This book tackles the big questions regarding climate change, sweatshops, fair-trade, ethical investment, and organic food and contains some great research regarding which products or companies we should support or avoid as well as which ‘ethical’ claims we can trust.
This book contains useful up-to-date information regarding many of the issues consumers currently face regarding diet, clothing and travel, while providing all the necessary information so that you can start making ethical choices in your life to work towards a sustainable future.
Get your copy today to empower yourself with the knowledge to change your life.
The Slow Guide to Sydney is a guide to making the most of what you have, it is a handbook for anybody looking for a sea change without shifting postcodes. It celebrates Sydney and all that's unique, local, natural, traditional, sensory and most of all gratifying about living in this corner of the world.
The Slow Guide is meant as an antidote to the popular media's obsession with new and trendy, it celebrates Sydney and the people who live there. Pick up a copy today and learn to appreciate the world around you.
The Sustainability Advantage is a practical guide to improving a business’s bottom line through adopting sustainable practices. The Sustainability Advantage is written by a business professional for business professionals and convincingly argues that saving the world and making a profit is not a mutually exclusive proposition, but rather that the incorporation of sustainable practices into a company’s business model can help a company to grow and develop and ultimately turn a greater profit. Good environmental and social programs make good business sense.
The Sustainability advantage provides a guide to easier hiring and retention of top talent, increasing employee productivity, reducing manufacturing and commercial costs, reducing risk, increasing revenue and easier financing, all structured around sound environmental principles.
Pick yourself up a copy of The Sustainability Advantage today to find out how sustainable practices can help your business to succeed.
Kim Mackay and Jenny Bonnin show us just how easy it is to make a difference to our environment every day in the little things we do and choices we make. Global warming and climate change are now accepted as reality so it is time for all of us to take responsibility and reduce our ecological footprint; the good new is it doesn’t have to be hard!
True Green suggests 100 small ways in which you can make a big difference, at home, in the garden, at work and while travelling. Practical, positive and easy to use, this essential reference shows how making simple changes in your everyday life can contribute to a healthier planet.
Pick up your copy of True Green – 100 Ways to Save the Planet today and start making a difference NOW!
True Green Home is made for those who truly want to change the way they live to help ensure a cleaner earth and a more sustainable future. True Green Home features 100 practical and effective tips that you can implement at home, and features chapters on structure, services, the kitchen, the laundry and bathroom, the bedroom, living areas, appliances, and the garden.
True Green Home is suitable for home-owners and renters alike, you'll be surprised how easy it is to make a difference around the house that will have a positive impact on the environment.
Get yourself, or someone you know, a copy of True Green Home and start contributing to a cleaner earth and a more sustainable future.
True Green Life is written to help empower individuals to change their lives and the impact that they have on the environment. Our human activities are a major contributor to greenhouse gases and global warming. From burning coal to driving a car, all of our actions on both an industrial and individual level have an environmental cost. But how you decide to live your life and what you do each day to reduce your carbon footprint is a vital part of reducing the impacts of climate change.
Pick up a copy of True Green Life to empower yourself to start living a truly green life.
XS Green is a follow up book to Phyllis Richardson’s XS, which focuses on unique, modern small buildings and the ecological benefits that can be had by building in harmony with the environment.
XS Green focuses on the beauty of various small structures that are built to work with nature; from traditional huts through to charmingly surreal modern structures, all of the buildings presented in this book are unique and beautiful.
XS Green is a truly unique book which celebrates the possibilities that are created when architects choose to work with nature rather than fight it. Pick up your copy of XS Green today to see what is possible when architects and builders work with nature to create truly beautiful modern buildings.
Your Green Home is a guide catering to the increasing amount of home owners today who want houses that are healthy to live in and cause minimal damage to the environment. That's what green building is all about.
Your Green home is written for home owners planning a new home, either working with architects and builders or serving as your own general contractor, and offers advice on home location and its relationship to the community, site design, construction systems, building design to optimise energy performance, renewable energy systems, indoor environmental quality, water efficiency and material selection.
Get yourself or someone you know a copy of Your Green Home to help you on your way to building a truly green home.
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