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Earth Day 2024 - NW Library: eBooks

Explore our Earth Day LibGuide, offering a curated selection of resources including books, eBooks, and educational videos to empower sustainable action and environmental awareness.

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eBooks: Earth Day

Book cover for 'Rethinking food and agriculture new ways forward' by Kassam, A. H.; Kassam, Laila

Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward

Given the central role of the food and agriculture system in driving so many of the connected ecological, social and economic threats and challenges we currently face, Rethinking Food and Agriculture reviews, reassesses and reimagines the current food and agriculture system and the narrow paradigm in which it operates. Rethinking Food and Agriculture explores and uncovers some of the key historical, ethical, economic, social, cultural, political, and structural drivers and root causes of unsustainability, degradation of the agricultural environment, destruction of nature, short-comings in science and knowledge systems, inequality, hunger and food insecurity, and disharmony.

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Book cover for 'Hollywood's dirtiest secret: the hidden environmental costs of the movies' by Vaughan, Hunter,

Hollywood's Dirtiest Secret: The Hidden Environmental Costs of the Movies

In an era when many businesses have come under scrutiny for their environmental impact, the film industry has for the most part escaped criticism and regulation. Hunter Vaughan offers a new history of the movies from an environmental perspective, arguing that how we make and consume films has serious ecological consequences. He examines the environmental effects of filmmaking from Hollywood classics to the digital era, considering how screen media shapes and reflects our understanding of the natural world.

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Book cover for 'From Enron to Evo pipeline politics, global environmentalism, and Indigenous rights in Bolivia' by Hindery, Derrick

From Enron to Evo Pipeline: Politics, Global Environmentalism, and Indigenous Rights in Bolivia

Throughout the Americas, a boom in oil, gas, and mining development has pushed the extractive frontier deeper into Indigenous territories. Centering on a long-term study of Enron and Shell’s Cuiabá pipeline, From Enron to Evo traces the struggles of Bolivia’s Indigenous peoples for self-determination over their lives and territories. In his analysis of their response to this encroaching development, author Derrick Hindery also sheds light on surprising similarities between neoliberal reform and the policies of the nation’s first Indigenous president, Evo Morales.

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Book cover for 'Rooted in the earth reclaiming the African American environmental heritage' by Glave, Dianne D

Rooted in the Earth: Reclaiming the African American Environmental Heritage

Rooted in the Earth, environmental historian Dianne D. Glave overturns the stereotype that a meaningful attachment to nature and the outdoors is contrary to the black experience. In tracing the history of African Americans' relationship with the environment, emphasizing the unique preservation-conservation aspect of black environmentalism, and using her storytelling skills to re-create black naturalists of the past, Glave reclaims the African American heritage of the land.

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Book cover for 'The fate of the forest developers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon' by Hecht, Susanna B.; Cockburn, Alexander

The Fate of the Forest Developers, Destroyers, and Defenders of the Amazon

The Amazon rain forest covers more than five million square kilometers, amid the territories of nine different nations. It represents over half of the planet's remaining rain forest. Is it truly in peril? What steps are necessary to save it? To understand the future of Amazonia, one must know how its history was forged... Susanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn show in compelling detail the panorama of destruction as it unfolded and also reveal the extraordinary turnaround that is now taking place, thanks to both the social movements, and the emergence of new environmental markets.

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Book cover for 'Pollution is colonialism' by Liboiron, Max

Pollution is Colonialism

In Pollution is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. They point out that even when researchers are working toward benevolent goals, conducting environmental science and activism is often premised on a colonial worldview and access to land. Focusing on plastic pollution, Liboiron models an anticolonial scientific practice aligned with Indigenous, and particularly Métis, concepts of land, ethics, and relations.

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Book cover for 'The Day the World Stops Shopping How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves' by MacKinnon, J. B.

The Day the World Stops Shopping How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves

The day the world stops shopping how ending consumerism saves the environment and ourselves.

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Book cover for 'On digital advocacy saving the planet while preserving our humanity' by Boué, Katie

On Digital Advocacy Saving the Planet While Preserving Our Humanity

Whether you hike, bike, camp, climb, hunt, ride, paddle, paint, garden—whatever way you get out and enjoy nature, you leave an impact on the outdoors every time you step out your front door. Every step your boots take down dusty trails, every bolt your clip draws into, every time you cruise down a dirt road, till the soil, you leave an impact. 

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Book cover for 'Planting an idea a guidebook to critical and creative thinking about environmental problems' by Apps, Jerold W..; Kassulke, Natasha

Planting an Idea: A Guidebook to Critical and Creative Thinking About Environmental Problems

A first-of-its-kind handbook, allowing the reader to combine the processes of critical and creative thinking with a detailed discussion of the environmental challenges facing our planet Planting an Idea is part guidebook for better critical and creative thinking and part overview of the environmental challenges that face our planet today.

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Book cover for 'Hope matters: why changing the way we think is critical to solving the environmental crisis' by Kelsey, Elin

Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way we Think is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis

A much-needed, evidence-based argument for hope in a world living through planetary crisis... Hope Matters boldly breaks through the narrative of doom and gloom that has overtaken conversations about our future to show why hope, not fear, is our most powerful tool for tackling the planetary crisis.

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Book cover for 'Plastic free the inspiring story of a global environmental movement and why it matters' by Prince-Ruiz, Rebecca

Plastic Free the Inspiring Story of a Global Environmental Movement and Why it Matters

In July 2011, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz challenged herself to go plastic free for the whole month. Starting with a small group of people in the city of Perth, the Plastic Free July movement has grown into a 250-million strong community across 177 countries, empowering people to reduce single-use plastic consumption and create a cleaner future... Plastic Free offers hope for the future through the stories of those who have taken on what looked like an insurmountable challenge and succeeded in innovative and practical ways, one step--and one piece of plastic--at a time.

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Book cover for 'As the world burns the new generation of activists and the landmark legal fight against climate change' by Van der Voo, Lee

As the World Burns: The New Generation of Activists and the Landmark Legal Fight Against Climate Change

As the World Burns by investigative reporter Lee van der Voo follows the plight of the young plaintiffs, chronicling their legal battle as their childhoods are consumed by another year of drought and wildfire, floods and hurricanes, and the most tumultuous political season in modern history. As the World Burns is climate breakdown like you’ve never seen it—through the eyes of the young.

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Book cover for 'No one is too small to make a difference' by Thunberg, Greta

No One is Too Small to Make a Difference

The groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations... No One Is Too Small to Make A Difference brings you Greta in her own words, for the first time. Collecting her speeches that have made history across the globe, from the United Nations to Capitol Hill and mass street protests, her book is a rallying cry for why we must all wake up and fight to protect the living planet, no matter how powerless we feel. Our future depends upon it.

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Book cover for 'A field on fire: the future of environmental history' by Hersey, Mark D.; Steinberg, Theodore

A Field on Fire: the Future of Environmental History

The eighteen essays in "A Field on Fire" present new research paths in topics that are especially promising but insufficiently developed or altogether neglected in the field of environmental history.

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Book cover for 'Building something better: environmental crises and the promise of community change' by Malin, Stephanie A.; Kallman, Meghan Elizabeth

Building Something Better: Environmental Crises and the Promise of Community Change

As the turmoil of interlinked crises unfold across the nation and world -- crises ranging from climate disasters to the rise of authoritarianism to state-sponsored violence -- social scientists can explain what is happening and why. Malin and Kallman offer an accessible, clear book, showing how communities are building better systems and how sociology can help us understand how and why they do this challenging work.

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Related eBooks: Connect with Nature

Book cover for 'Grow bag gardening: the revolutionary way to grow bountiful vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers in lightweight, eco-friendly fabric pots' by Espiritu, Kevin

Grow Bag Gardening: The Revolutionary Way to Grow Bountiful Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Flowers in Lightweight, Eco-friendly Fabric Pots

Grow oodles of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers with no heavy lifting or digging required! Grow bag gardening utilizes lightweight, eco-friendly, fabric planter bags to grow great plants with minimal space and care. Get all the know-how you need to successfully grow a hearty homegrown harvest in Grow Bag Gardening.

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Book cover for 'Rebugging the planet the remarkable things that insects (and other invertebrates) do - and why we need to love them more' by Hird, Vicki

Rebugging the Planet: The Remarkable Things That Insects (and Other Invertebrates) Do - and Why We Need to Love Them More

Rebugging the Planet shows us small changes we can make to have a big impact on our littlest allies: Learn how to rebug parks, schools, pavements, verges and other green spaces.

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Book cover for 'Gardening basics for dummies' by Frowine, Steven A.

Gardening Basics for Dummies

You're now officially out of excuses for not planting the garden of your dreams. Even if you've never sowed a seed nor pulled a weed, Gardening Basics For Dummies contains everything you need to know about flowers, beds, borders, trees, shrubs, and lawns to create your own private paradise.

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Book cover for 'Field guide to urban gardening: how to grow plants, no matter where you live' by Espiritu, Kevin

Field Guide to Urban Gardening: How to Grow Plants, No Matter Where you Live

If you think it’s impossible to grow your own food because you don’t have a large yard or you live in the city…think again. There is a plethora of urban gardening options to create beautiful, productive edible gardens no matter where you live. The key to succeeding as an urban gardener is to choose the method(s) that make sense for your unique living situation and then give your plants what they need to thrive.

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Book cover for 'On the trail: a history of American hiking' by Chamberlin, Silas

On the Trail: A History of American Hiking

The first history of the American hiking community and its contributions to the nation's vast network of trails In the mid-nineteenth century urban walking clubs emerged in the United States. A little more than a century later, tens of millions of Americans were hiking on trails blazed in every region of the country. This groundbreaking book is the first full account of the unique history of the American hiking community and its rich, nationwide culture.

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Book cover for 'No-waste organic gardening: eco-friendly solutions to improve any garden' by Coronado, Shawna

No-Waste Organic Gardening: Eco-Friendly Solutions to Improve Any Garden

In this second book in the internationally successful No-Waste Gardening series, learn how to recycle and repurpose your way to a successful, productive, and eco-friendly organic garden! In No-Waste Organic Gardening, author Shawna Coronado guides you toward a more sustainable landscape with dozens of tips, tricks, and solutions that save you time and money--all while saving the planet.

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Book cover for 'Vegetable Gardening for Dummies' by Nardozzi, Charlie

Vegetable Gardening for Dummies

Complete with full-color illustrations, this handy reference guide provides tips on planting and fertilizing different types of vegetables, purchasing the best equipment, ridding the garden of pests, designing a garden of any desired size, and more.

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Common insects of Texas and surrounding states: a field guide by Abbott, John C.; Abbott, Kendra

Common Insects of Texas and Surrounding States: a Field Guide

This is a field guide to Texas insects (though virtually all of the species described also appear in a neighboring state). The format targets users of field guides who want to begin with pictures and the most basic identifying information, but it also maximizes the number of species that can be covered in book form.

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Book cover for 'Zero Waste Gardening' by Raskin, Ben

Zero Waste Gardening

Zero-Waste Gardening is your essential go-to guide to growing your own food for maximum taste and minimum waste... Peppered with root-to-stalk cooking techniques, and edibility tips including which crops you can eat straight away, this is a plot-to-plate handbook for everyone with a green-thumb. Perfect for new and experienced growers, zero-food waste followers, city gardeners, and the ecologically minded, this is the only gardening book you will ever need!

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Book cover for 'Miniature lives: identifying insects in your home and garden' by Gleeson, Michelle

Miniature Lives: Identifying Insects in Your Home and Garden

Miniature Lives provides a range of simple strategies that people can use to identify and learn more about the insects in their Australian homes and gardens. Featuring a step-by-step, illustrated identification key and color photographs, the book guides the reader through the basics of entomology. Simple explanations, amusing analogies and quirky facts convey information on diet, life cycle, habitat and risks in a way that is both interesting and easy to understand.

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The Tarrant County College District Libraries are pleased to provide a wide assortment of digital displays and online exhibits designed to educate, inform, entertain, and engage our entire community, and to help support the learning experience outside of the traditional classroom environment.  To view more of these web-based displays, visit our Digital Display Archive page.