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What An Owl Knows
People have mixed feelings about owls. They’re silent nocturnal hunters with haunting cries. They appear in our stories, myths and even cave paintings. In this book, Jennifer Ackerman surveys the latest research about owls, the scientists who study them, and the ways we humans relate to them. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged birds, book review, Jennifer Ackerman, nature, nonfiction, owls
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Democracy in a Hotter Time
Democracy in a Hotter Time is a collection of essays about the relationship between climate change and democracy. The contributors do a good job diagnosing democracy’s problems dealing with the “long emergency” of climate change, but few propose practical solutions. I was disappointed by this book. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment, Politics
Tagged book review, climate change, democracy, governance, nonfiction
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Not the End of the World
Not the End of the World is a powerful antidote to climate doom-ism. Hannah Ritchie shows how our situation today, awful as it is, is still far better than the past. And she points to solutions that could make the future even better. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged biodiversity, book review, climate change, deforestation, hannah ritchie, nonfiction, sustainability
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The Rights of Nature
In 2017, New Zealand’s Parliament passed a law granting legal personhood to the Whanganui River. Granting legal rights and personhood to nature might seem crazy at first. But David Boyd explains in this book that extending rights to non-humans isn’t so strange after all, and could help save the planet. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment, Law and justice
Tagged animal rights, book review, climate change, environmental law, nonfiction, rights, rights of nature, social science, sustainability
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being
The Creative Act is an unconventional book, a collection of short reflections gleaned from Rick Rubin’s career as a nine-time GRAMMY award-winning music producer.
It offers insight into being an artist/creator and inspiration to do artistic, creative work. The key is being open to the creative energy of the Universe. Continue reading
Unwinding Anxiety
Judson Brewer says anxiety is a habit, a learned behavior. In Unwinding Anxiety he presents a helpful framework for dealing with anxiety centered on hacking your brain’s reward system to reduce or eliminate it. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Health and wellness
Tagged anxiety, book review, judson brewer, meditation, nonfiction, psychology, stress, worry
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Five Times Faster
We’re not on track to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. While there has been some progress, it hasn’t been nearly fast enough. In the last two decades, the amount … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Economics, Environment
Tagged book review, clean energy transition, climate change, COP28, diplomacy, fossil fuel, nonfiction, Paris Agreement, UNFCCC
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Nonfiction November 2023 Week 5: New To My TBR
It’s time to wrap up Nonfiction November for another year. Lisa @ Hopewell’s Public Library of Life is hosting. “It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back … Continue reading
Water Always Wins
Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of both flooding and drought all over the world. Erica Gies thinks our modern obsession with controlling water has made things worse. In her book Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, climate change, erica gies, flooding, infrastructure, nonfiction, water
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Nonfiction November 2023 Week 4: Worldview Shapers
It’s Week 4 of Nonfiction November and Rebekah @ She Seeks Nonfiction is hosting. The topic is worldview shapers: “One of the greatest things about reading nonfiction is learning all kinds of things about our world which you never would have … Continue reading
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