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- Wild buildings and bridges : architecture inspired by nature / by Kaner, Etta.; Wiens, Carl.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.Explains how architects today look to plants and animals to help solve their design challenges.LSC
- Subjects: Architecture; Building;
- Natural style : using organic and eco-conscious materials for earth-friendly designs / by Sobesky, Janet,author.;
- Subjects: Interior decoration; Green products.;
- Green clean : natural cleaning solutions for every room of your home / by Schoff, Jill Potvin,author.;
- "The author presents natural, nontoxic alternatives to chemical-based cleaning products for the home. Each chapter covers a different area of the home, including bathroom, kitchen, outdoor areas, garages and basements, windows and window treatments, and flooring, as well as a section on cleaning your car naturally"--
- Subjects: House cleaning; Cleaning compounds; Natural products.;
- Progress : how one idea built civilization and now threatens to destroy it / by McDonald, Samuel Miller,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."Progress is power. Narratives of progress, the stories we tell about whether a society is moving in the right or the wrong direction, are immensely potent. Progress has built cities, flattened mountains, charted the globe, delved the oceans and space, created wealth, opportunity, and remarkable innovation, and ushered in a new epoch unique in our planet's 4.5-billion-year history. But the modern story of progress is also a very dangerous fiction. It shapes our sense of what progress means, and justifies what we will do to achieve it -- no matter the cost. We continue to subscribe to a set of myths, about dominion, growth, extraction, and expansion, that have fueled our success, but now threaten our -- and all species' -- existence on a planet in crisis. In Progress, geographer Samuel Miller McDonald offers a radical new perspective on the myths upon which the modern world is built, illuminating its destructive lineage and suggesting an urgent alternative. Drawing on interdisciplinary research across anthropology, history, philosophy and geography, McDonald argues that if humanity is to thrive, then we must dismantle, reimagine, and create anew what progress means"--
- Subjects: Progress; Progress; Progress;
- Stuck monkey : the deadly planetary cost of the things we love / by Hamilton-Paterson, James,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'Stuck Monkey', James Hamilton-Paterson uncovers the truth behind the everyday habits fuelling the climate crisis. Drawing on eye-opening research and shocking statistics, he mercilessly dissects a wide spectrum of modern life: pets, gardening, sports, vehicles, fashion, wellness, holidays, and more. Ferociously unflinching and intelligent, this book will make you think twice about the "innocent" habits we often take for granted.
- Subjects: Consumer behavior; Consumers; Consumption (Economics);
- What in the world is a green school? / by Gaarder-Juntti, Oona,1979-;
- "Grades K-4"--T.p. verso.LSC
- Subjects: School buildings;
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- Naturally sustainable style : inspirational ideas for beautiful eco-friendly homes / by Lake, Selina,author.; Whiting, Rachel,photographer.; revision of:Lake, Selina.Natural living style.;
- "Interiors stylist and author Selina Lake reveals how to create a beautiful and stylish home that is kind to the planet, using organic materials and preloved items"--
- Subjects: Interior decoration; Sustainable living.;
- Climate-wise landscaping : practical actions for a sustainable future / by Reed, Sue,1953-author.; Stibolt, Ginny,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index."Climate-Wise Landscaping presents hundreds of practical actions to help homeowners and gardeners shrink the carbon footprint of every landscape, and create yards that will flourish in new, challenging conditions. Ideal for homeowners, gardeners, and landscape professionals who want to be part of the solution to climate change."--
- Subjects: Landscape gardening; Landscaping industry; Sustainable living.;
- Adventures in the anthropocene : a journey to the heart of the planet we made / by Vince, Gaia.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
- Subjects: Global environmental change.; Global environmental change;
- The gardener's guide to weather & climate / by Allaby, Michael.;
- Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
- Subjects: Gardening.; Gardening; Crops and climate.;
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