This page is a list of environmental books.

In this context they are notable books that describe, as a major theme, the effects of human activity on the environment

Environment (biophysical)

The biophysical environment is the combined modeling of the physical environment and the biological life forms within the environment, and includes all variables, parameters as well as conditions and modes inside the Earth's biosphere. The biophysical environment can be divided into two categories:...

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Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...

 is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. This presentation may be accurate or not; that is, it can give either a true or a false account of the subject in question. However, it is generally assumed that the authors of such accounts believe them to be truthful at the time of their composition.

Title	Theme(s) and subtheme(s)	Author(s)	Year(s)
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus is a 2005 non-fiction book by American author and science writer Charles C. Mann about the pre-Columbian Americas...		Charles C. Mann	2005
Agricultural Involution: The Processes of Ecological Change in Indonesia	Agriculture	Clifford Geertz	1963
Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility Alternative Energy: Political, Economic, and Social Feasibility , a 2006 book by Christopher A. Simon, discusses the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy...	Energy	Christopher A. Simon	2006
AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors The AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, was first published by the U.S. Public Health Service in 1968. In 1972, it was revised and issued as the second edition by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . In 1985, the subsequent fourth edition was split into two volumes...	Pollution: air pollution		1968
An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming"	Global warming	Nigel Lawson	2008
Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants is a book about the composition and treatment of the various wastewater streams produced in the hydrocarbon processing industries...	Waste: petrochemical waste	Milton R. Beychok	1967
Atlas of Our Changing Environment Atlas of Our Changing Environment Atlas of Our Changing Environment is a series of atlases published by the United Nations Environment Programme. This series includes:*One Planet Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment*Africa Lakes: Atlas of Our Changing Environment...		United Nations Environment Programme
Babylon's Ark, The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo Babylon's Ark Babylon's Ark, The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo is a book written by South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony along with author Graham Spence...	Wildlife conservation	Lawrence Anthony
Beyond the Limits Beyond the Limits Beyond the Limits is a 1992 book continuing the modeling of the consequences of a rapidly growing global population that was started in Limits to Growth. Donella Meadows, Dennis Meadows, and Jorgen Randers are the authors and all were involved in the original Club of Rome study as well...		Donella Meadows, Dennis Meadows, Jorgen Randers	1992
Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak Beyond Oil Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert's Peak is a 2006 book by Kenneth S. Deffeyes. Deffeyes is a geologist who warned of the coming oil crisis in a previous book called Hubbert's Peak. In this book he explores the Earth's supply of potential replacement fuels...	Energy	Kenneth S. Deffeyes	2006
Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future is a book by Jeff Goodell which claims that coal mining is one of America's largest and most influential industries...	Pollution	Jeff Goodell Jeff Goodell Jeff Goodell is an American author and contributing editor to Rolling Stone magazine. Goodell's recent writings focus on energy and environmental issues. In 2006 he published his most popular book to date Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future...	2006
Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World - Told from Inside by the Man Who Ran It Biohazard (book) Biohazard, subtitled The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World - Told from Inside by the Man Who Ran It, is the title of a 1999 book by former Soviet biological warfare researcher Ken Alibek that purports to expose the former Soviet Union's extensive...		Ken Alibek	1999
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming Blessed Unrest Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming is a 2007 New York Times bestseller by Paul Hawken. The book is about the many non-profit groups and community organizations, dedicated to many different causes, which Hawken calls the “environmental...	Environmentalism	Paul Hawken	2007
The Blue Economy The Blue Economy The Blue Economy: 10 years - 100 innovations - 100 million jobs is a book by Gunter Pauli. The book expresses the ultimate aim that a Blue Economy business model will shift society from scarcity to abundance "with what we have", by tackling issues that cause environmental and related problems in...	Technology: biomimetics	Gunter Pauli	2010
Blueprint for Survival Blueprint for Survival A Blueprint for Survival was an influential environmentalist text that drew attention to the urgency and magnitude of environmental problems....	Survival	Edward Goldsmith	1972
Bountiful Harvest Bountiful Harvest Bountiful Harvest is a book by University of Houston economics professor Thomas R. DeGregori, debunking what he calls "anti-science environmental activists", and arguing for the employment modern agricultural innovations such as bioengineered foods, which he claims have increased life expectancy...	Anti-environmentalism	Thomas R. DeGregori	2002
Brittle Power: Energy Strategy for National Security Brittle Power Brittle Power: Energy Strategy for National Security is a 1982 book by Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, prepared originally as a Pentagon study, and re-released in 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The book argues that U.S. domestic energy infrastructure is very vulnerable to...	Energy	Amory Lovins Amory Lovins Amory Bloch Lovins is an American environmental scientist and writer, Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He has worked in the field of energy policy and related areas for four decades...	1982
Canada’s Deadly Secret: Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System	Various themes	Jim Harding	2008
The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era is a book by former oil geologist Jeremy Leggett about global warming.- Media :* -- reviewed by Elizabeth Vandermark -- The American Institute of Architects- External links :*...	Global warming	Jeremy Leggett	1999
Challenging the Chip Challenging the Chip Challenging the Chip is a 2006 book on "labor rights and environmental justice in the global electronics industry". It is published by Temple University Press, Philadelphia. In three parts, the book looks at global electronics, environmental justice and labor rights, and electronic waste and...	Waste: electronic waste	Ted Smith	2006
Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England Changes in the Land is a 1983 nonfiction book by historian William Cronon.-New paradigms:In this paradigm-shifting work, Cronon demonstrated the impact on the land of the widely disparate conceptions of ownership held by native Americans and English colonists. English law objectified land,...	Land and water: hunting and fishing	William Cronon	1983
The Chilling Stars The Chilling Stars The Chilling Stars is a non-fiction book about the possible causes and effects of global climate change by Henrik Svensmark and Nigel Calder. The paperback version was published by Totem Books on March 19, 2003...	Climate change: cosmic rays	Henrik Svensmark and Nigel Calder	2002; updated 2007
A Civil Action A Civil Action A Civil Action is a 1998 American drama film starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall, based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Harr...	Pollution: water pollution	Jonathan Harr	1996
Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change Climate Capitalism Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change is a 2011 book by L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen. It presents positive stories and examples of how profit-seeking companies are helping to save the planet...	Climate change	L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen	2011
Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action	Global warming	James E. Hans et al.	2008
The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity The Clean Tech Revolution The Clean Tech Revolution is a 2007 book by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder, who say that commercializing clean technologies is a profitable enterprise that is moving steadily into mainstream business...	Clean technology	Ron Pernick Ron Pernick Ron Pernick, co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution and co-founder and principal of Clean Edge, is "an accomplished market research, publishing, and business development entrepreneur with two decades of high-tech experience"...  and Clint Wilder Clint Wilder Clint Wilder is a veteran business and technology journalist who won the 2002 American Society of Business Publications Editors award for best feature series. He is also co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity, published in June 2007, which has been...	2007
The Coal Question The Coal Question The Coal Question; An Inquiry Concerning the Progress of the Nation, and the Probable Exhaustion of Our Coal Mines was a book by economist William Stanley Jevons that explored the implications of Britain's reliance on coal. Given that coal was a finite, non-renewable energy resource, Jevons raised...	Coal: peak coal	William Stanley Jevons	1865
Coal River: How a Few Brave Americans Took on a Powerful Company–and the Federal Government–to Save the Land They Love Coal River (book) Coal River: How a Few Brave Americans Took on a Powerful Company–and the Federal Government–to Save the Land They Love is a book by Michael Shnayerson....	Mining: mountain removal mining	Michael Shnayerson	2008
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse (book) Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a 2005 book by Jared M. Diamond, professor of geography and physiology at University of California, Los Angeles...	Various themes	Jared Diamond	2005
The Coming Global Superstorm The Coming Global Superstorm The Coming Global Superstorm is a 1999 book by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber which predicts that global warming might produce sudden and catastrophic climatic effects.The book posits the following theory:...	Global warming	Art Bell and Whitley Strieber	1999
Confessions of an Eco-Warrior Confessions of an Eco-Warrior Confessions of an Eco-Warrior is a book written in 1991 by Dave Foreman.Dave Foreman was the New Mexico lobbyist for The Wilderness Society in the 1970s...	Eco-terrorism	Dave Foreman	1991
The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists	Consumerism	Michael Brower and Warren Leon	1999
Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power: A Critical Global Assessment of Atomic Energy Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power Contesting the Future of Nuclear Power: A Critical Global Assessment of Atomic Energy is a 2011 book by Benjamin K. Sovacool, published by World Scientific. The nuclear power industry is preparing for a nuclear renaissance, but this book states "that a global nuclear renaissance would bring immense...	Energy: nuclear energy	Benjamin K. Sovacool	2011
A Contract with the Earth A Contract with the Earth A Contract with the Earth is a book by Newt Gingrich and Terry L. Maple, with a foreword by E. O. Wilson. Its title is derived from a 10 point "contract" the authors put forward in the book.-Synopsis:...	Environmental protection and restoration	Newt Gingrich and Terry L. Maple	2007
The Control of Nature	Geoengineering	John McPhee	1989
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming is a book by the Danish statistician and political scientist Bjørn Lomborg. The book is a sequel to The Skeptical Environmentalist , which in English translation brought the author to world attention...	Global warming	Bjørn Lomborg	2007
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things is a 2002 non-fiction book by German chemist Michael Braungart and U.S. architect William McDonough. It is a manifesto detailing how to achieve their Cradle to Cradle Design model. It calls for a radical change in industry: a switch from a...		Michael Braungart	| 2002
The Deniers: The world-renowned scientists who stood up against global warming hysteria, political persecution, and fraud	Global warming: denial	Lawrence Solomon	2008
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness		Edward Abbey	1968
Diagnosis Mercury: Money, Politics and Poison Diagnosis Mercury: Money, Politics and Poison Diagnosis Mercury: Money, Politics and Poison is a 2008 book by Jane Hightower. The book explains that mercury is a poison and that the majority of mercury in the environment comes from coal-fired power plants. But the book is mainly concerned with human exposure from the eating of large predatory...	Toxic waste	Jane Hightower	2008
The Dirty Energy Dilemma: What’s Blocking Clean Power in the United States The Dirty Energy Dilemma The Dirty Energy Dilemma: What’s Blocking Clean Power in the United States is a 2008 book by academic Benjamin K. Sovacool, published by Praeger. In the book, Sovacool explores problems with the current U.S...	Energy	Benjamin K. Sovacool	2008
Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation	Energy: hydropower	Andri Snær Magnason	2006
Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet Eaarth Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet is a book written by Bill McKibben, published by Henry Holt and Company in 2010.In the opening chapter, McKibben presents an array of facts and statistics about changes that are already visible, supported by extensive footnotes...	Climate change	Bill McKibben	2010
Earth from the Air Earth from the Air Earth from the Air is a popular collection of environmental photographs taken from the air by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. They have been published in a number of books together with text describing environmental concerns related to the photographs....
Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit		Al Gore	1992
Eco-Imperialism: Green Power, Black Death Eco-Imperialism: Green Power, Black Death Eco-Imperialism: Green Power, Black Death is a 2003 book written by Paul Driessen.In the book Driessen introduces the idea of eco-imperialism as the forceful imposition of western environmental views on developing countries to their detriment....	Various themes	Paul Driessen	2003
Ecodefense: A Field Guide To Monkeywrenching Ecodefense Ecodefense: A Field Guide To Monkeywrenching is a book edited by Dave Foreman, with a foreword by Edward Abbey.- Background :Ned Ludd Books published the first two editions, with Abbzug Press publishing a third edition...	Eco-terrorism	Dave Foreman	1985
Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 is a 1986 book written by Alfred Crosby.-Contents:Crosby begins by pointing out that the populations of what he calls the "Neo-Europes" are primarily composed of European descendants. He asks why there are such large...	Introduced species: epidemics	Alfred Crosby	1986
Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems is a 2006 higher education textbook on general ecology written by Michael Begon, Colin R. Townsend and John L. Harper. Published by Blackwell Publishing, it is now in its fourth edition. The first three editions were published by Blackwell Science under the...		Michael Begon, Colin R. Townsend and John L. Harper	2006
The Economical Environmentalist The Economical Environmentalist The Economical Environmentalist is a book by Prashant Vaze about the effects of climate change and what practical measures can be taken to reduce the amount of energy one consumes...	Climate change: effects of climate change	Prashant Vaze
Ecotage! Ecotage! Ecotage! was a 1972 paperback book edited by Sam Love and published by Pocket Books.The book was a collection of ideas that had been solicited by the group Environmental Action over the previous year in preparation for the publication of the book, for using sabotage, attention-grabbing stunts, and...	Eco-terrorism	Sam Love	1972
Encounters with the Archdruid		John McPhee	1977
The End of Energy Obesity: Breaking Today's Energy Addiction for a Prosperous and Secure Tomorrow The End of Energy Obesity The End of Energy Obesity: Breaking Today's Energy Addiction for a Prosperous and Secure Tomorrow by Calgary-based energy economist Peter Tertzakian outlines the unsustainable nature of current global energy demand growth and identifies potential solutions, many of which come unexpectedly from...	Energy	Peter Tertzakian	2009
The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat The End of The Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World And What We Eat is a book by journalist Charles Clover about overfishing. Clover, an environment editor of the Daily Telegraph , describes how modern fishing is destroying ocean ecosystems. He concludes that current worldwide fish...	Overfishing	Charles Clover	2004 (UK), 2006 (US)
The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World The End of Oil The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World is a non-fiction book by American journalist and author Paul Roberts. Published in 2004, it is Roberts' book-length debut...	Energy	Paul Roberts	2004
The End of Nature The End of Nature The End of Nature is a book written by Bill McKibben, published by Anchor in 1989. It has been called the first book on global warming written for a general audience...	Global warming	Bill McKibben	1989
Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation Endemic Bird Areas of the World: Priorities for Biodiversity Conservation represents an effort to document in detail the endemic biodiversity conservation importance of the world's Endemic Bird Areas....	Wildlife conservation	Alison J. Stattersfield, Michael J. Crosby, Adrian J. Long and David C. Wege	1998
Endgame Endgame (Derrick Jensen books) Endgame is a two-volume work by Derrick Jensen, published in 2006, which argues that civilization is inherently unsustainable and addresses the resulting question of what to do about it. Volume 1, The Problem of Civilization, spells out the need to immediately and systematically destroy civilization... (two volumes)		Derrick Jensen	2006
Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths	Energy	Benjamin K. Sovacool Benjamin K. Sovacool Benjamin K. Sovacool is a Visiting Associate Professor at Vermont Law School and founding Director of the Energy Justice Program at their Institute for Energy and Environment. He was formerly an Assistant Professor and Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore.Sovacool's research...  and Marilyn A. Brown (editors)	2007
Energy Autonomy: The Economic, Social & Technological Case for Renewable Energy	Energy	Hermann Scheer	2007
Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology Engines of Creation Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology is a 1986 molecular nanotechnology book written by K. Eric Drexler with a foreword by Marvin Minsky. An updated version was released in 2007...	Nanotechnology	K. Eric Drexler	1986
Entropy: A New World View Entropy: A New World View Entropy: A New World View is a non-fiction book by Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard, with an Afterword by Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen. First published by The Viking Press, New York in 1980 ....	Resource conservation	Jeremy Rifkin and Ted Howard	1980
Enviro-Capitalists: Doing Good While Doing Well Enviro-Capitalists: Doing Good While Doing Well Enviro-Capitalists: Doing Good While Doing Well is a 1997 book written by economists Terry Lee Anderson and Donald R. Leal. In this book, Anderson and Leal further developed the concept of free market environmentalism, which they first described in their 1992 book Free Market Environmentalism...	Free-market environmentalism	Terry Lee Anderson and Donald R. Leal	1997
Environmental Principles and Policies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction Environmental Principles and Policies The book Environmental Principles and Policies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction, written by Professor Sharon Beder, examines six key environmental and social principles that have been incorporated into international treaties and national laws...	Various themes	Sharon Beder	2006
An Essay on the Principle of Population An Essay on the Principle of Population The book An Essay on the Principle of Population was first published anonymously in 1798 through J. Johnson . The author was soon identified as The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus. While it was not the first book on population, it has been acknowledged as the most influential work of its era...	Population	Thomas Robert Malthus	1798
Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada's Oil Sands Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada's Oil Sands Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada's Oil Sands is a book written by Canadian lawyer and political activist Ezra Levant, which makes a case for exploiting the Athabasca oil sands and its sister projects in Alberta...	Energy: petroleum energy	Ezra Levant	2010
The Everglades: River of Grass The Everglades: River of Grass The Everglades: River of Grass is a non-fiction book written by Marjory Stoneman Douglas in 1947. Published the same year as the formal opening of Everglades National Park, the book was a call to attention about the degrading quality of life in the Everglades and continues to remain an influential...	Nature conservation	Marjory Stoneman Douglas	1947
Everybody Loves a Good Drought Everybody Loves a Good Drought Everybody Loves a Good Drought is a book written by P. Sainath about his research findings of poverty in the rural districts of India. The book won him the Magsaysay Award.-Sources:****...		P. Sainath P. Sainath Palagummi Sainath is an Indian journalist. He calls himself a 'rural reporter', or simply a 'reporter' – and photojournalist focusing on social problems, rural affairs, poverty and the aftermaths of globalization in India...	1996
The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850–1920 documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage, through books, pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and motion picture footage drawn...  (collection of books and other publications)	Conservation movement
Factor 5: A Convenient Truth: Increasing Wealth and Reducing Resource Use Factor 5: A Convenient Truth Factor 5: Transforming the Global Economy through 80% Increase in Resource Productivity is a 2009 book by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker and an Australian team at The Natural Edge Project. The book suggests that sustainable development can be achieved by increasing resource productivity...	Resource efficiency	a team of authors and contributors led by Professor Ernst von Weizsacker	forthcoming
Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy is a 1989 book by Philip L. Fradkin which was republished in a second edition in 2004. The book is about the radiation exposure of people and their livestock living downwind from the nuclear weapons testing at the Nevada Test Site in the 1950s. The case of...	Radiation exposure: nuclear weapon tests	Philip L. Fradkin	1989
Famine 1975! America's Decision: Who Will Survive? Famine 1975! America's Decision: Who Will Survive? Famine 1975! America's Decision: Who Will Survive? is a best-selling 1967 book by William and Paul Paddock. The brothers describe the rapidly growing population of the world, and a situation in which they believe it would be impossible to feed the entire global population within the short term...	Overpopulation: food security	William and Paul Paddock	1967
The Fate of the Earth The Fate of the Earth The Fate of the Earth is a 1982 book by Jonathan Schell. This "seminal" description of the consequences of nuclear war "forces even the most reluctant person to confront the unthinkable: the destruction of humanity and possibly most life on Earth". The book revitalized the anti-nuclear movement ...		Jonathan Schell	1982
Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret Fateful Harvest Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret is a nonfiction book written by Duff Wilson, a reporter for the Seattle Times at the time. The book began as a series of newspaper reports, which made the issue a "national focus".The small town in question was...	Waste: toxic waste recycled in fertilizer	Duff Wilson	2001
Field Notes from a Catastrophe Field Notes from a Catastrophe Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change is a 2006 non-fiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert. The book attempts to bring attention to the causes and effects of global climate change. Kolbert travels around the world where climate change is affecting the environment in significant...	Climate change: causes and effects	Elizabeth Kolbert	2006
The Fitness of the Environment: An Inquiry into the Biological Significance of the Properties of Matter The fitness of the environment The Fitness of the Environment: An Inquiry into the Biological Significance of the Properties of Matter is a 1913 book written by Lawrence Joseph Henderson. In the book, Henderson discusses the importance of water and the environment with a respect to living things...		Lawrence Joseph Henderson	1913 (reissued 1970)
Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man's Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science		Curtis Ebbesmeyer and Eric Scigliano	2009
Food Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer—And What You Can Do About It	Food industry		2009
Free Market Environmentalism Free Market Environmentalism (book) Free Market Environmentalism is a book by Terry L. Anderson and Donald R. Leal that was of great importance to the free market environmentalist movement.It was intended as an ideological tract and call to action, rather than as an empirical study...	Environmental economics	Terry L. Anderson and Donald R. Leal
Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints series, presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints on whether garbage and toxic waste are serious problems, the effectiveness of recycling, and the innovations that will reduce waste...	Garbage and recycling		2009
The Gene Revolution: GM Crops and Unequal Development The Gene Revolution: GM Crops and Unequal Development The Gene Revolution: GM Crops and Unequal Development is a 2006 book by Professor Sakiko Fukuda-Parr.While some people do not support genetic manipulation , others view it as the necessary technological solution to limited agricultural output, increasing populations, and climate change...	Genetically modified organisms	Sakiko Fukuda-Parr	2006
Genethics: The Clash between the New Genetics and Human Values Genethics Genethics: The Clash between the New Genetics and Human Values is a 1990 book by David Suzuki and Peter Knudtson, published by Harvard University Press. Genethics is a guide for general readers to modern genetic technology and the myriad ethical issues it raises.David Suzuki is a well-known...	Genetic engineering	David Suzuki and Peter Knudtson	1990
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World The Ghost Map The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How it Changed Science, Cities and the Modern World is a book by Steven Berlin Johnson in which he describes the most intense outbreak of cholera in Victorian London - and what it means to us today, from the way we understand...	Pollution: water pollution	Steven Berlin Johnson	2006
Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism is a book by Professor Sharon Beder. It was first published in 1997 and there have been subsequent updated editions in 2000 and 2002. The book provides both a broad overview and detailed case studies of how large corporations attempt to control...	Anti-environmentalism and free-market environmentalism	Sharon Beder	1997, 2000, 2002
Global Warming: Opposing Viewpoints (2002) Global Warming: Opposing Viewpoints (2002) Global Warming: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints Series, presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints on questions about global warming: does it pose a serious threat; what causes it; what will its effects be; and should measures be taken to combat it? It was edited by...	Global warming
The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management is a 2008 book by Pat Hutchings, Mike Kingsford and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg. It describes the organisms and ecosystems of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them. Issues discussed...	Various themes	Pat Hutchings, Mike Kingsford and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg	2008
The Green Bible The Green Bible The Green Bible is an English version of the New Revised Standard Version Bible with a focus on environmental issues and teachings. It was originally published by Harper Bibles on October 7, 2008. It is a study Bible featuring essays by N.T...	Religion		2008
The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems The Green Collar Economy The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems is a 2008 book by Van Jones. It outlines a plan for simultaneously solving socioeconomic inequality and environmental problems. The book has received favorable reviews from Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi, Laurie David, Paul Hawken,...	Economics	Van Jones
The Green Crusade The Green Crusade The Green Crusade is a 1998 book by Charles T. Rubin, a political science professor at Duquesne University, criticizing the environmentalist movement.Publishers Weekly wrote:...	Environmentalism	Charles T. Rubin	1998
Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage		Daniel C. Esty	2006
Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy is a 2007 book by Australian academic Mark Diesendorf. The book puts forward a setof policies and strategies for implementing the most promising clean energy technologies by all spheres of government, business and community organisations...	Energy	Mark Diesendorf	2007
Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence is a book by Robert Bryce which was released in 2008 and is published by PublicAffairs.-Synopsis:...	Energy: renewable energy	Robert Bryce	2008
Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis is a book by former oil geologist Jeremy Leggett about both oil depletion and global warming.- Media :* -- Julie Wheelwright -- The Independent 08 December 2005...	Energy	Jeremy Leggett	2005
Heaven and Earth: Global Warming — The Missing Science Heaven and Earth (book) Heaven and Earth: Global Warming – The Missing Science is a popular science book published in 2009 and written by Australian geologist, professor of mining geology at Adelaide University, and mining company director Ian Plimer...	Global warming	Ian Plimer	2009
Hell and High Water: Global Warming — the Solution and the Politics — and What We Should Do Hell and High Water (book) Hell and High Water: Global Warming — the Solution and the Politics — and What We Should Do is a book by author, scientist, and former U.S. Department of Energy official Joseph J. Romm, published December 26, 2006...	Global warming	Joseph J. Romm Joseph J. Romm Joseph J. Romm is an American author, blogger, physicist and climate expert who concentrates on methods of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming and increasing energy security through energy efficiency, green energy technologies and green transportation technologies...	2006
High and Dry: John Howard, Climate Change and the Selling of Australia's Future High and Dry (book) High and Dry: John Howard, Climate Change and the Selling of Australia's Future is a 2007 book written by Guy Pearse. In the book, Pearse accuses Prime Minister John Howard of "wilful blindness" on the issue of global warming...	Global warming	Guy Pearse	2007
The Hockey Stick Illusion: Climategate and the Corruption of Science The Hockey Stick Illusion The Hockey Stick Illusion: Climategate and the Corruption of Science is a book written by Andrew Montford and published by Stacey International in 2010...	Climate change	Andrew Montford	2010
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America Hot, Flat, and Crowded Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—And How It Can Renew America is a book by New York Times Foreign Affairs columnist Thomas Friedman, proposing that the solutions to global warming and the best method to regain the United States' economic and political stature in the world is...	Various themes	Thomas L. Friedman	2008
How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Stopping Climate Change How to Live a Low-Carbon Life How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Stopping Climate Change is a 2007 book by Chris Goodall, published by Earthscan. According to New Scientist, this book provides "the definitive guide to reducing your carbon footprint"...	Consumerism	Chris Goodall	2007
Human Ecology, Human Economy: Ideas for an Ecologically Sustainable Future Human Ecology, Human Economy: Ideas for an Ecologically Sustainable Future Human Ecology, Human Economy: Ideas for an Ecologically Sustainable Future is a 1997 book edited by Mark Diesendorf and Clive Hamilton. The authors' intent is to "develop some of the basic ideas, concepts and tools that are needed to create a set of preferred futures for the Earth"...		Mark Diesendorf and Clive Hamilton	1997
The Human Farm The Human Farm (book) The Human Farm: A Tale of Changing Lives and Changing Lands is a nonfiction book about sustainable farming in Honduras. It was published in 1994. It was written by Katie Smith Milway under the name Katie Smith. The Spanish translation, La Finca Humana, was published in 2004....	Agriculture: sustainable farming	Katie Smith Milway (as Katie Smith)	1994
The Hundred Year Lie: How Food And Medicine Are Destroying Your Health The Hundred Year Lie thumb|200px|The Hundred Year Lie, hardback editionThe Hundred Year Lie: How Food And Medicine Are Destroying Your Health is a book by investigative journalist Randall Fitzgerald that examines the rise of the local and global influence of the United States food and chemical industries, and argues...	Food industry	Randall Fitzgerald	2006
The Hype about Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate The Hype about Hydrogen The Hype about Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate is a book by Joseph J. Romm, published in 2004 by Island Press and updated in 2005. The book has been translated into German as Der Wasserstoff-Boom...	Climate change	Joseph J. Romm	2004
The Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives On a Cleaner Planet The Improving State of the World The Improving State of the World: Why We're Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives On a Cleaner Planet is a 2007 book by Indur M. Goklany, published by the Cato Institute. As per the title, it argues that the state of the world and humanity is rapidly improving.- Contents :The book lists...	Environmental skepticism	Indur M. Goklany	2007
An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems An Inconvenient Book An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems is a 2007 political narrative written and edited by conservative commentator Glenn Beck-Explanation of the book's title:...		Glenn Beck	2008
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It		Al Gore	2006
An Introduction to Sustainable Development An Introduction to Sustainable Development An Introduction to Sustainable Development is a 2007 Earthscan book which presents sustainable development as a process that "meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"...		Peter P. Rogers, with Kazi F. Jalal and John A. Boyd	2007
It's a Matter of Survival It's a Matter of Survival It's a Matter of Survival is a 1991 book by Anita Gordon and David Suzuki. Written for the general reader, the book looks ahead 50 years and explores the condition of human society and the environment. Suggestions are given about how to improve the future. The book originated as a radio series...	Survival	Anita Gordon and David Suzuki	1991
Killer Company: James Hardie Exposed Killer Company Killer Company: James Hardie Exposed is a 2009 Australian book by journalist Matt Peacock. The book documents how the use of harmful asbestos fibre in building materials produced by James Hardie Industries "led to the deaths of thousands of workers and customers, who were never informed of the...	Asbestos in construction: fibrosis	Matt Peacock	2009
Klima Macht Geschichte: Menschheitsgeschichte als Abbild der Klimaentwicklung Klima Macht Geschichte: Menschheitsgeschichte als Abbild der Klimaentwicklung Klima Macht Geschichte: Menschheitsgeschichte als Abbild der Klimaentwicklung is a book written by Kenneth J. Hsu, published in German by Orell Füssli Verlag on 17th October 2000. The English transliteration of the title is Climate Makes History: The History Of Mankind As A Reflection Of Climatic...	Climate change	Kenneth J. Hsu	2000
Last Chance to See Last Chance to See Last Chance to See is a 1989 BBC radio documentary series and its accompanying book, written and presented by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine. In the series, Adams and Carwardine travel to various locations in the hope of encountering species on the brink of extinction...	Wildlife conservation	Douglas Adams	1990
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder Last Child in the Woods Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder is a 2005 book by author Richard Louv that documents decreased exposure of children to nature in American society and how this "nature-deficit disorder" harms children and society...	Nature deficit disorder	Richard Louv	2005
The Legacy of Luna The Legacy of Luna The Legacy of Luna is a book written by Julia Butterfly Hill about her experiences while protecting a tree named "Luna." It is based on a true story, written like a diary of two years spent in an ancient redwood....	Forest conservation	Julia Butterfly Hill	2000
The Limits to Growth	Population	Donella Meadows, Dennis Meadows, Jørgen Randers, and William W. Behrens III	1972
Living in the Hothouse: How Global Warming Affects Australia	Climate change	Ian Lowe	2005
The Living Soil The Living Soil The Living Soil by Lady Eve Balfour is considered a seminal classic in organic agriculture and the organic movement. The book is based on Balfour's agricultural and medical research, and the initial findings of the first three years of the Haughley Experiment, the first scientific, side-by-side...	Organic farming	Lady Eve Balfour	1943
The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century The Long Emergency The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century is a book by James Howard Kunstler exploring the consequences of a world oil production peak, coinciding with the forces of climate change, resurgent diseases, water scarcity, global economic instability and...	Various themes	James Howard Kunstler	2005
Making Peace with the Planet Making Peace with the Planet Making Peace With the Planet is a 1990 book by Barry Commoner. Commoner argues that, despite billions of dollars spent to save the environment, America is still in a deep environmental crisis. The book argues that environmental pollution can be prevented only through fundamental redesign of the...		Barry Commoner	1990
Man and Nature Man and Nature Man and nature; or, Physical geography as modified by human action is a book written by George Perkins Marsh in 1864.It is one of the first works to document the effects of human action on the environment and it helped to launch the modern conservation movement. Marsh argued that ancient...	Environmental degradation	George Perkins Marsh	1864
Managing Urban America Managing Urban America Managing Urban America is a book that provides an academic overview and introduction to local urban planning and management in the United States, written by David R. Morgan and Robert E. England...	Urban planning	David R. Morgan and Robert E. England	1979
Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition is a 2003 book by Bent Flyvbjerg, Nils Bruzelius, and Werner Rothengatter, published by Cambridge University Press. "Megaprojects" is the term applied to multi-billion dollar infrastructure developments such as massive dams and bridges, and to elaborate...	Megaprojects	Bent Flyvbjerg, Nils Bruzelius, and Werner Rothengatter	2003
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming Merchants of Doubt Merchants of Doubt is a 2010 book by the American science historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway. It identifies parallels between the climate change debate and earlier controversies over tobacco smoking, acid rain and the hole in the ozone layer...	Global warming	Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway	2010
Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World is a video by Harvard anthropologist David Maybury-Lewis.This refers to a series of 10 VHS videos of 60 minutes each... (book companion to series of videos)		David Maybury-Lewis	1992
Miners’ Lung: A History of Dust Disease in British Coal Mining Miners’ Lung: A History of Dust Disease in British Coal Mining Miners’ Lung: A History of Dust Disease in British Coal Mining by Arthur McIvor and Ronald Johnston is a 2007 book which is part of the Studies in Labour History series...	Mining: coal mining	Arthur McIvor and Ronald Johnston	2007
Moving Mountains: How One Woman and Her Community Won Justice From Big Coal Moving Mountains: How One Woman and Her Community Won Justice From Big Coal Moving Mountains: How One Woman and Her Community Won Justice From Big Coal is a 2007 book published by the University of Kentucky Press. The award-winning book is written by Virginia resident Penny Loeb, a former senior editor at U.S...	Mining: coal mining	Penny Loeb	2007
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution	Ecosystem services: full cost accounting	Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, and Hunter Lovins	1999
A Nature Conservation Review A Nature Conservation Review A Nature Conservation Review is a 2-volume work by Derek Ratcliffe, published by Cambridge University Press in 1977. It set out to identify the most important places for nature conservation in Great Britain... (2 volumes)	Nature conservation	Derek Ratcliffe	1977
The Navajo People and Uranium Mining The Navajo People and Uranium Mining The Navajo People and Uranium Mining is a non-fiction book edited by Doug Brugge, Timothy Benally, and Esther Yazzie-Lewis; it uses oral histories to tell the stories of Navajo Nation miners and families in the uranium mining industry. The foreword is written by Stewart L. Udall, former U.S. House...	Mining: uranium mining	Doug Brugge, Timothy Benally, and Esther Yazzie-Lewis	2006
The New Green Consumer Guide The New Green Consumer Guide The New Green Consumer Guide is a practical lifestyle book written by Julia Hailes and published by Simon and Schuster on May 21, 2007. The aim of the book is to make the ordinary layman engage in the role that he or she must play in the green mission of today.Julia Hailes is a freelance...	Consumerism	Julia Hailes	2007
Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy Non-Nuclear Futures: The Case for an Ethical Energy Strategy is a 1975 book by Amory B. Lovins and John H. Price. The main theme of the book is that the most important parts of the nuclear power debate are not technical disputes but relate to personal values, and are the legitimate province of...	Energy	Amory B. Lovins and John H. Price	1975
Nourishing the Planet Nourishing the Planet In July of 2009, the Worldwatch Institute received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a two-year research project assessing agricultural innovations that nourish people and the planet...	Agriculture: sustainable agriculture
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals is a nonfiction book by Michael Pollan published in 2006. In the book, Pollan asks the seemingly straightforward question of what we should have for dinner. As omnivores – the most unselective eaters – we humans are faced with a...	Food industry	Michael Pollan	2003
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth Operating manual for Spaceship Earth Operating Manual For Spaceship Earth is a short book by R. Buckminster Fuller, first published in 1968, following an address with a similar title given to the 50th annual convention of the American Planners Association in the Shoreham Hotel, Washington D.C., on 16 October 1967...		Buckminster Fuller	1969, 2008
Our Angry Earth: A Ticking Ecological Bomb Our Angry Earth Our Angry Earth: A Ticking Ecological Bomb, is a non-fiction book and polemic against the effects humankind is having on the environment by the science fiction writers Isaac Asimov and Frederik Pohl....	Various themes	Isaac Asimov and Frederik Pohl	1991
Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis	Climate change	Al Gore	2009
Our Green Book Our Green Book Our Green Book is a magazine/reference guide series that helps users find a business or organization that offers green products or services in a specific metropolitan area. The series began in 2009 with an edition that only focused on New York City green industry...	Consumerism		annually since 2009
Our Plundered Planet Our Plundered Planet WIKIPEDIA Our Plundered Planet is a book published in 1948 that was written by Fairfield Osborn about environmental destruction by humankind. The book is a critique of humankind's poor stewardship of Earth. It typifies the earliest apocalyptic environmental literature, in which human beings are...		Henry Fairfield Osborn, Jr.	1948
Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution Our Posthuman Future Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution is a 2002 non-fiction book by Francis Fukuyama. In it, he discusses the potential threat to liberal democracy that use of new and emerging biotechnologies for transhumanist ends poses....	Biotechnology	Francis Fukuyama	2002
Our Synthetic Environment Our Synthetic Environment Our Synthetic Environment is a book published in 1962 that was written by Murray Bookchin under the pseudonym of "Lewis Herber".The book warns of the dangers of pesticide use and it predates Silent Spring, a more widely known book on the same topic....	Pesticides	Murray Bookchin (pseudonym "Lewis Herber")	1962
Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World is a 1994 book by Kevin Kelly. Major themes in Out of Control are cybernetics, emergence, self-organization, complex systems and chaos theory and it can be seen as a work of...	Various themes	Kevin Kelly	1994
Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil is a 2004 book written by David Goodstein. It describes peak oil and the future of civilization.-Synopsis:...	Energy	David Goodstein	2004
The Party's Over: Oil, War, and the Fate of Industrial Societies The Party's Over: Oil, War, and the Fate of Industrial Societies The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies, by Richard Heinberg , is an introduction to the concept of peak oil and petroleum depletion....	Energy	Richard Heinberg	2003
The Pesticide Question: Environment, Economics and Ethics The Pesticide Question The Pesticide Question: Environment, Economics and Ethics is a 1993 book edited by David Pimentel and Hugh Lehman. The book argues that modern agriculture cannot completely do without synthetic chemicals, but that it is technologically possible to reduce the amount of pesticides used in the United...	Pesticides	David Pimentel and Hugh Lehman (editors)	1993
The Phoenix Project: Shifting from Oil To Hydrogen The Phoenix Project: Shifting from Oil To Hydrogen The Phoenix Project: Shifting from Oil To Hydrogen is a 360-page book authored by Harry Braun that provides a plan for the USA to shift from oil and other fossil and nuclear fuels to wind powered hydrogen production systems by 2020...	Energy	Harry Braun
Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble	Various themes	Lester R. Brown	2006
Plows, Plagues and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate Plows, Plagues and Petroleum Plows, Plagues and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate is a 2005 book published by Princeton University Press and written by William Ruddiman, a paleoclimatologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia. He has authored and co-authored several different books and academic...	Various themes	William Ruddiman	2005
The Population Bomb The Population Bomb The Population Bomb was a best-selling book written by Paul R. Ehrlich and his wife, Anne Ehrlich , in 1968. It warned of the mass starvation of humans in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation, as well as other major societal upheavals, and advocated immediate action to limit population growth...	Population	Paul R. Ehrlich	1968
Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World is a 2004 book by Richard Heinberg in which Heinberg discusses peak Oil and its attendant implications for the global economy...	Energy	Richard Heinberg
Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future is a book by Robert Bryce about energy, mainly from a United States perspective.It was published in 2010 by PublicAffairs...	Energy	Robert Bryce	2010
Power, Profit and Protest: Australian Social Movements and Globalisation Power, Profit and Protest Power, Profit and Protest: Australian Social Movements and Globalisation is a 2003 book by Verity Burgmann. The book was originally published in 1993, and the 2003 edition is substantially expanded. There is a new chapter on "social movements and social change", and another on the "anti-corporate...		Verity Burgmann	2003
Putting biodiversity on the map: priority areas for global conservation Putting biodiversity on the map: priority areas for global conservation Putting biodiversity on the map: priority areas for global conservation by C. J. Bibby, N. J. Collar, M. J. Crosby, M.F. Heath, Ch. Imboden, T. H. Johnson, A. J. Long, A. J. Stattersfield and S. J...	Biodiversity conservation	C. J. Bibby, N. J. Collar, M. J. Crosby, M.F. Heath, Ch. Imboden, T. H. Johnson, A. J. Long, A. J. Stattersfield and S. J. Thirgood	1992
Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear Option	Various themes	Ian Lowe Ian Lowe Ian Lowe is President of the Australian Conservation Foundation, Professor of Science, Technology and Society and former Head of the School of Science at Griffith University, as well as an adjunct professor at Sunshine Coast University and Flinders University. In 1996 he was chair-person of the...	2007
The Real Global Warming Disaster (Is The Obsession With 'Climate Change' Turning Out To Be the Most Costly Scientific Blunder In History?) The Real Global Warming Disaster The Real Global Warming Disaster is a 2009 book by English journalist and author Christopher Booker written from a standpoint of environmental scepticism which aims to show how scientists and politicians came to believe in anthropogenic global warming.In the book, Booker...	Global warming	Christopher Booker Christopher Booker Christopher John Penrice Booker is an English journalist and author. In 1961, he was one of the founders of the magazine Private Eye, and has contributed to it for over four decades. He has been a columnist for the Sunday Telegraph since 1990...	2009
Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment Red Sky at Morning (Speth book) James Gustave Speth authored the book Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment, which Yale University Press published in 2004. A central premise of the book is that environmentalism, so far, has been unsuccessful in protecting the natural environment on Earth...	Environmentalism	James Gustave Speth	2004
Reflections in Bullough's Pond: Economy and Ecosystem in New England Reflections in Bullough's Pond Reflections in Bullough's Pond: Economy and Ecosystem in New England is a book by Diana Muir. The Providence Journal called Bullough’s Pond "a masterpiece," and Publishers Weekly called it "lyrical"...	Agriculture and fossil fuels	Diana Muir	2000
Renewable Electricity and the Grid: The Challenge of Variability Renewable Electricity and the Grid Renewable Electricity and the Grid: The Challenge of Variability is a 2007 book edited by Godfrey Boyle which examines the significance of the issue of variability of renewable energy supplies in the electricity grid.-Themes:...	Energy	Godfrey Boyle	2007
Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth about Climate Change Requiem for a Species Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth about Climate Change is a 2010 book by Australian academic Clive Hamilton which explores climate change denial and its implications. It argues that climate change will bring about large-scale, harmful consequences for habitability for life on Earth...	Climate change: climate change denial	Clive Hamilton	2010
The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back - and How we Can Still Save Humanity The Revenge of Gaia The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back – and How we Can Still Save Humanity is a book by James Lovelock.- External links :* The Revenge of Gaia * , edited extract from The Guardian, 24 March 2006...	Various themes	James Lovelock	2007
Risk Governance: Coping with Uncertainty in a Complex World Risk Governance: Coping with Uncertainty in a Complex World Risk Governance: Coping with Uncertainty in a Complex World is part of The Earthscan Risk in Society Series of books. Published in 2008, the book brings together and updates the well-known work of risk theorist and researcher Ortwin Renn, integrating concepts of risk in the social, engineering and...		Ortwin Renn	2008
The Riverkeepers: Two Activists Fight to Reclaim Our Environment as a Basic Human Right The Riverkeepers The Riverkeepers: Two Activists Fight to Reclaim Our Environment as a Basic Human Right is an academic work by John Cronin and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., with the foreword by Al Gore....	Pollution: water pollution	John Cronin and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (foreword by Al Gore)	1997
The Sacred Balance The Sacred Balance The Sacred Balance is a book by environmentalist David Suzuki, which is in its second edition as of 2007. The book explores human society's impact on the natural world, both for the planet and the people living on it. Suzuki reveals how dependent humankind is upon the planet's water, soil,...	Various themes	David Suzuki
Sammy & Sue Go Green Too! Sammy & Sue Go Green Too! Sammy & Sue Go Green Too! is the first in a series of children's books by Suzanne "Sue" Corso and her daughter, Samantha "Sammy" Corso, intended to raise awareness about environmentally friendly living....	Lifestyle	Suzanne Corso
A Sand County Almanac A Sand County Almanac A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There is a 1949 non-fiction book by American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist Aldo Leopold. Describing the land around the author's home in Sauk County, Wisconsin, the collection of essays advocate Leopold's idea of a "land ethic", or a...	Nature conservation	Aldo Leopold	1949, reprinted 1966
Science Under Siege: The Politicians' War on Nature and Truth Science Under Siege Science Under Siege: The Politicians' War on Nature and Truth is a 1998 book by journalist Todd Wilkinson. Wilkinson describes the careers of a variety of publicly employed scientists who, in the course of their work for government agencies, found habitat degradation, threatened species, or other...		Todd Wilkinson	1998
Scorched: South Africa's Changing Climate	Climate change	Leonie Joubert	2007
Secrets and Lies	Anti-environmentalism	Nicky Hager and Bob Burton.	1999
Selling Solar: The Diffusion of Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets Selling Solar Selling Solar: The Diffusion of Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets is a 2009 Earthscan book by Damian Miller. Dr Miller argues that, in order to solve the climate crisis, the world must immediately and dramatically accelerate the commercialization of renewable energy technology...	Energy	Damian Miller	2009
The Shamba Raiders: Memories of a Game Warden The Shamba Raiders The Shamba Raiders: Memories of a Game Warden was written by Bruce Kinloch. It is a non-fiction account of his experiences in Africa and was first published in 1972...	Wildlife conservation	Bruce Kinloch	1972, 1988, and 2004
A Short History of Progress A Short History of Progress A Short History of Progress is a non-fiction book and lecture series by Ronald Wright about societal collapse. The lectures were delivered as a series of five speeches, each taking place in different cities across Canada as part of the 2004 Massey Lectures which was broadcast on the CBC Radio...	Environmental history	Ronald Wright	2004
Siberia, Siberia Siberia, Siberia Siberia, Siberia is a non-fiction book by the Russian writer Valentin Rasputin. It was originally published in Russian in 1991 by Molodaya Gvardiya Publishers. The second and third editions appeared in 2000 and 2006; an English translation is available as well.Rasputin is a Russian novelist based...	Environmental degradation	Valentin Rasputin	1991, English translation 1996
Silence of the Songbirds Silence of the Songbirds Silence of the Songbirds is a book by bird lover and scientist Bridget Stutchbury about the rapid decline and loss of many species of songbirds. Some major threats covered include pesticides, sun-grown coffee, city lights, cowbirds, and global warming...	Various themes	Bridget Stutchbury	2007
Silent Spring Silent Spring Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin on 27 September 1962. The book is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement....	Pesticides	Rachel Carson	1962
Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet , ISBN 9780007209057 is a 2007 non-fiction book by author Mark Lynas about global warming.- Themes :The book is a meta-analysis that details the science of climate change...	Climate change	Mark Lynas	2007
The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World The Skeptical Environmentalist The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World is a book by Danish environmentalist author Bjørn Lomborg, controversial for its claims that overpopulation, declining energy resources, deforestation, species loss, water shortages, certain aspects of global warming, and an...	Various themes	Bjørn Lomborg	2001
Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered Small Is Beautiful Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered is a collection of essays by British economist E. F. Schumacher. The phrase "Small Is Beautiful" came from a phrase by his teacher Leopold Kohr...	Various themes	E. F. Schumacher	1973
Small is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size Small is Profitable Small is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size is a 2002 book by energy analyst Amory Lovins and others. The book describes 207 ways in which the size of "electrical resources"—devices that make, save, or store electricity—affects their economic value...		Amory Lovins	2002
State of the World  (book published annually)		Worldwatch Institute	annually since 1984
State of the World 2008: Innovations for a Sustainable Economy State of the World 2008 State of the World 2008: Innovations for a Sustainable Economy was a book published by the Worldwatch Institute in January 2008. The focus of State of the World 2008 is on the innovations which will make a sustainable economy possible at the global level.The book is written by Christopher Flavin...		Worldwatch Institute	2008
Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming Storm World In his book Storm World: Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming, Chris Mooney discusses tensions between two different approaches to analyzing global warming and its effect on hurricanes.- Reviews :...	Global warming	Chris Mooney	2007
Storms of My Grandchildren Storms of My Grandchildren Storms of My Grandchildren is climate scientist James Hansen's first book, published by Bloomsbury Press in 2009. The book is about threats to people and habitability for life on earth from global warming.-Themes:...	Climate change: fossil fuels	James Hansen	2009
Straight Up: America's Fiercest Climate Blogger Takes on the Status Quo Media, Politicians, and Clean Energy Solutions Straight Up (book) Straight Up: America's Fiercest Climate Blogger Takes on the Status Quo Media, Politicians, and Clean Energy Solutions is a book by author, blogger, physicist and climate expert Joseph J. Romm. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and former Acting Assistant...	Various themes	Joseph J. Romm Joseph J. Romm Joseph J. Romm is an American author, blogger, physicist and climate expert who concentrates on methods of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming and increasing energy security through energy efficiency, green energy technologies and green transportation technologies...	2010
State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability is a book by Worldwatch Institute, published by W. W. Norton & Company...	Sustainability and consumerism	lead author: Erik Assadourian	2010
Struggle for the Land: Native North American Resistance to Genocide, Ecocide and Colonization Struggle for the Land Struggle for the Land: Native North American Resistance to Genocide, Ecocide and Colonization is a book by Ward Churchill. It is a collection of essays on the efforts of Native Americans in the United States and in Canada to maintain their land tenure claims against government and corporate...	Various themes	Ward Churchill	1993, 1999, 2002
Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges Surviving the Century: Facing Climate Chaos and Other Global Challenges, edited by Herbert Girardet, is the first major book from the World Future Council, published by Earthscan in 2007...	Various themes	Herbert Girardet	2007
Taken By Storm Taken By Storm Taken By Storm is a book about the global warming controversyby Christopher Essex and Ross McKitrick.The authors argue that politicians and others claim far more certainty than is justified by the science:...	Global warming	Christopher Essex and Ross McKitrick
Tasmania's Wilderness Battles: A History Tasmania's Wilderness Battles Tasmania's Wilderness Battles: A History is a 2008 book by Greg Buckman. Wilderness areas in Tasmania have been the sites of extensive conflict between government and environmentalists for the past 30 years, also with between environmentalists and extractive business.This history presents a...	Wilderness conservation	Greg Buckman	2008
Ten Technologies to Save the Planet Ten Technologies to Save the Planet Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate or Ten Technologies to Save the Planet is a popular science book by Chris Goodall first published in 2008 and re-issued in 2009 by Profile Books... (first edition) or Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate (second edition)	Various themes	Chris Goodall Chris Goodall Christopher Frank William Goodall is an English businessman and author. He is an alumnus of St Dunstan’s College, University of Cambridge, and Harvard Business School ....	(first edition) 2008; (second edition) 2009
A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World	Energy	Peter Tertzakian	2007
Trading Up: Consumer and Environmental Regulation in a Global Economy Trading Up (David Vogel) Trading Up: Consumer and Environmental Regulation in a Global Economy is a book by UC Berkeley political scientist and business professor, David Vogel. It examines the impact of free trade on environmental regulations...	Environmental regulation	David Vogel	1995
The Ultimate Resource The Ultimate Resource The Ultimate Resource is a 1981 book written by Julian Lincoln Simon challenging the notion that humanity was running out of natural resources...	Resources	Julian Lincoln Simon	1981
The Unfinished Twentieth Century The Unfinished Twentieth Century In the 2001 book The Unfinished Twentieth Century, author Jonathan Schell suggests that an essential feature of the twentieth century was the development of humankind's capacity for self-destruction, with the rise in many forms of "policies of extermination"...	Energy: nuclear energy	Jonathan Schnell	2001
The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization The Upside of Down The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization is a non-fiction book published in 2006 by Thomas Homer-Dixon, a professor at the University of Toronto....	Various themes	Thomas Homer-Dixon	2006
Voices from the Gathering Storm: The Web of Ecological-Societal Crisis Voices From The Gathering Storm: The Web of Ecological-Societal Crisis Voices from the Gathering Storm: The Web of Ecological-Societal Crisis is a book that was published in 2005.It was edited by Joseph Arcos, Mary Argus and Frederick DiCarlo.-Contributors:*Thomas Berry* Sharon L. Camp* Francesco diCastri...		18 contributors	2005
Walden Walden Walden is an American book written by noted Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau...	Lifestyle	Henry David Thoreau	1854
The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change The Weather Makers The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change is a book by Tim Flannery.The book received critical acclaim. It won the major prize at the 2006 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, and was short-listed for the 2010 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature.-Description:The book...	Climate change	Tim Flannery	2005
The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes From a Climate-Changed Planet The Weather of the Future The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes From a Climate-Changed Planet is a 2010 book by climatologist Heidi Cullen. Cullen takes as her starting point the "clear and present dangers" posed by the greenhouse gases which result from the burning fossil fuels. She...	Climate change	Heidi Cullen	2010
When Corporations Rule the World When Corporations Rule the World When Corporations Rule the World is an anti-globalization book by David Korten. Korten examines the evolution of corporations in the United States and argues that corporate libertarians have 'twisted' the ideas of free market economist Adam Smith's view of the role of private companies.Korten...		David Korten	1995
Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto Whole Earth Discipline Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto is the sixth book by Stewart Brand, published by Viking Penguin in 2009. He sees Earth and people propelled by three transformations: climate change , urbanization and biotechnology...	Various themes	Stewart Brand	2008
Why We Disagree About Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity Why We Disagree About Climate Change Why We Disagree About Climate Change: Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity was written by Mike Hulme and was published by the Cambridge University Press in 2009. As of May 2011 it has sold over 11,000 copies and was jointly awarded the 2010 Gerald L Young Prize for the best book in...	Climate change	Mike Hulme	2006
Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice Wild Law (book) Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice is a book by Cormac Cullinan that proposes recognizing natural communities and ecosystems as legal persons with legal rights. The book explains the concept of wild law, that is, human laws that are consistent with earth jurisprudence...	Environmental justice	Cormac Cullinan	2003
Wild Solutions: How Biodiversity is Money in the Bank Wild Solutions Wild Solutions: How Biodiversity is Money in the Bank is a 2001 book by biologists Andrew Beattie and Paul R. Ehrlich. The authors explain the value of "wild solutions" to technical and medical problems that may reside in the diversity of the Earth's estimated 5 to 10 million species...	Biodiversity	Andrew Beattie and Paul R. Ehrlich	2001
Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures	Wildlife conservation	Richard Leakey
The Windward Road The Windward Road The Windward Road: Adventures of a Naturalist on Remote Caribbean Shores, was written by Archie Carr and originally published in 1956. It is an account of Dr. Carr's travels around the Caribbean to study sea turtles and their migratory and behavior patterns, especially Kemp's Ridley, a species...	Conservation: wildlife conservation	Archie Carr Archie Carr Archie Fairly Carr, Jr. was an American herpetologist, ecologist and a pioneering conservationist. He was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida. In 1987 he was awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award by the Ecological Society of America...	1956
Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs and Security Winning the Oil Endgame Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs and Security is a 2005 book by Amory B. Lovins, E. Kyle Datta, Odd-Even Bustnes, Jonathan G. Koomey, and Nathan J. Glasgow, published by the Rocky Mountain Institute...	Energy	Amory Lovins	2005
Wintergreen Wintergreen (book) Wintergreen, written in 1987, is a book by Robert Michael Pyle. It describes the devastation caused by unrestrained logging in Washington's Willapa Hills. It was also the winner of the John Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Nature Writing....	Logging	Robert Michael Pyle	1987
The World Without Us The World Without Us The World Without Us is a non-fiction book about what would happen to the natural and built environment if humans suddenly disappeared, written by American journalist Alan Weisman and published by St. Martin's Thomas Dunne Books. It is a book-length expansion of Weisman's own February 2005 Discover...		Alan Weisman	2007
Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System Worms Eat My Garbage Worms Eat My Garbage: How to Set Up & Maintain a Worm Composting System is a book by Mary Appelhof self-published under the company name Flower Press. The book gives instruction for vermicomposting...	Waste management	Mary Appelhof	revised 2007

Fiction

Title	Theme(s)	Author(s)	Year
Antarctica Antarctica (novel) Antarctica is a novel written by Kim Stanley Robinson. It deals with a variety of characters living at or visiting an Antarctic research station...	Nature conservation	Kim Stanley Robinson	1997
Blockade Blockade (novel) -Plot summary:The protagonist is Miklos Bollok, a logging company owner who uses corrupt politicians to clear-fell the last remaining wilderness in Victoria, Australia. He is stymied by a direct action campaign by conservationists...	Logging	Derek Hansen	1998
The Caretaker Trilogy The Caretaker Trilogy The Caretaker Trilogy is a series of science fiction thrillers with an ecological theme, written for young adults by the award-winning American novelist and screenwriter, David Klass... (series)	Oceans; Amazon rainforest	David Klass	beginning in 2006
Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston Ecotopia Ecotopia: The Notebooks and Reports of William Weston is the seminal utopian novel by Ernest Callenbach, published in 1975. The society described in the book is one of the first ecological utopias and was influential on the counterculture, and the green movement in the 1970s and thereafter.-The...	Various themes	Ernest Callenbach	1975
Ecotopia Emerging Ecotopia Emerging Ecotopia Emerging by Ernest Callenbach is a fictionalized history of the events leading up to the secession of Northern California, Oregon and Washington to form the steady-state, environmentalist nation of Ecotopia along the Pacific Coast of the United States...	Various themes	Ernest Callenbach	1981
The Forgotten Enemy The Forgotten Enemy "The Forgotten Enemy" is a short story by Arthur C. Clarke that appeared in the science fiction magazine New Worlds, in August 1949. It was included in Clarke's collection of science fiction short stories Reach for Tomorrow, in 1956...	Climate change	Arthur C. Clarke	1949
Freedom	Population; Limits to growth; Mountaintop removal	Jonathan Franzen Jonathan Franzen Jonathan Franzen is an American novelist and essayist. His third novel, The Corrections , a sprawling, satirical family drama, drew widespread critical acclaim, earned Franzen a National Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction...	2010
A Friend of the Earth A Friend of the Earth T. Coraghessan Boyle's novel A Friend of the Earth is a story of environmental destruction. The novel is set in 2025; as a result of global warming and the greenhouse effect, the climate has drastically changed, and, accordingly, biodiversity is a thing of the past.-America in 2025:Due to habitat...	Various themes	T. Coraghessan Boyle	2000
Hoot Hoot (novel) Hoot is a young-adult novel by Carl Hiaasen. The story takes place in Coconut Cove, Florida, where Roy and his two new friends try to stop construction of a pancake house which would destroy a colony of burrowing owls who live on the site...	Wildlife conservation	Carl Hiaasen	2002
The Lorax The Lorax The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and first published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler. As in most Dr...	Various themes	Dr. Seuss	1971
Make Room! Make Room! Make Room! Make Room! Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 science fiction novel written by Harry Harrison exploring the consequences of unchecked population growth on society. The novel was the basis of the 1973 science fiction movie Soylent Green, although the movie changed much of the plot and theme, and introduced...	Population	Harry Harrison	1966
The Monkey Wrench Gang The Monkey Wrench Gang The Monkey Wrench Gang is a novel written by American author Edward Abbey , published in 1975.Easily Abbey's most famous fiction work, the novel concerns the use of sabotage to protest environmentally damaging activities in the American Southwest, and was so influential that the term "monkeywrench"...	Eco-terrorism	Edward Abbey	1975
A Planet for the President A Planet for the President A Planet for the President is a novel by Alistair Beaton. Set in the not-too-distant future, it satirically ponders the question of what action the President of the United States might take if he finally realized that global climate change is converting the earth into an increasingly uninhabitable...	Various themes	Alistair Beaton	2004
Process of Elimination Process of Elimination Process of Elimination is a Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Supermystery novel.Nancy and Bess join many from all over the world to participate in a conference concerning the environment, but they soon pick up the murder of Carl Dubchek, a conference supervisor...
Rainforest Rainforest (novel) Rainforest is a 1987 novel by Jenny Diski about a young female English academic whose ambitions are to lead a sane and sensible life and to contribute to humankind's understanding of the natural world but who eventually has a mental breakdown when faced with too many people surrounding her who,...		Jenny Diski	1987
State of Fear State of Fear State of Fear is a 2004 techno-thriller novel by Michael Crichton concerning eco-terrorists who attempt mass murder to support their views. The novel had an initial print run of 1.5 million copies and reached the #1 bestseller position at Amazon.com and #2 on the New York Times Best Seller list for...	Various themes	Michael Crichton	2004
Zodiac Zodiac (novel) Zodiac: An Eco-Thriller is Neal Stephenson's second novel, which tells the story of an environmentalist, Sangamon Taylor, uncovering a conspiracy involving industrialist polluters in Boston Harbor. The "Zodiac" of the title refers to the brand of inflatable motor boats the hero uses to get around...	Toxic waste	Neal Stephenson	1988

See also

• Climate change in literature
  Climate change in literature
  Anthropogenic climate change is an emerging topic in literature, increasingly taken as a major theme or element of plot.-Non-fiction:An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It is a 2006 book by Al Gore released in conjunction with the film An...
  
  
• Eco-terrorism in fiction
• List of Australian environmental books
• List of books about energy issues
• List of books about nuclear issues
• List of books about renewable energy
• List of environmental issues
• List of environmental law reviews and journals
• List of environmental periodicals
• List of environmental reports
• List of environmental websites
• Lists of environmental publications

External links

• Biology Library News: Best Sellers in Environmental Science
• Natural Resources Library - Best Sellers in Environmental Studies, December 2006 - Present, As Compiled by YBP Library Services News
• eScholarship: Environmental Information Sources: Websites and Books