In searching for a book from our Climate Change collection, I wanted to find something that would give me, the average person, advice on what they can do to help the environment (and myself along the way). Enter Sophie Egan’s “How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That are Good for You, Others,... Continue Reading →
WE ARE THE ARK: Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature with Acts of RestorativeKindness, by Mary Reynolds, illustrations by Ruth Evans. ARK stands for Acts of Restorative Kindness, a grassroots movement started by the author, a “reformed” internationally acclaimed landscape designer. As she describes it, “an ARK is a resorted native ecosystem”. It’s a... Continue Reading →
A sequel to An Inconvenient Truth, Vice-President Al Gore updates and revises his original work from 2007. Gore’s book is not a simple presentation of facts around the climate crisis, but a call to action. He offers specific actions we can take as individuals. While the book has an American focus when it comes to... Continue Reading →
Milman details the frightening decline of insects in this book citing the UN assessment and other dire warnings that half a million insect species are under threat of extinction. Without intervention, moretracts of land will become biodiversity desserts and the whole chain of life will be disrupted and endangered, from the disappearance of insect-eating birds... Continue Reading →
The author is the founder and director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), a non-profit, US-based network dedicated to safeguarding organic standards and promoting a healthy, just, and regenerative system of food, farming, and commerce. His book outlines a path that moves from degeneration of the land through destructive food, agriculture and land use practices... Continue Reading →
"Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens was published in 2018 and was quickly chosen to join Reese Witherspoon's bookclub. Naturally, this helped launch the novel into even more fame, and it has been a top-pick for readers ever since. Here at TBPL, it was the 5th most circulated adult fiction book of 2021. "Where... Continue Reading →
Parents today are understandably concerned with raising children who care about the planet. There are many ways to teach them to protect their immediate surroundings, and more importantly, planet Earth! A great approach is through books. Countless children’s books at the Thunder Bay Public Library offer meaningful information about saving the planet by exploring topics... Continue Reading →
The past few weeks have been awash with news of environmental protests, green plans, carbon taxes, species diversity and sustainability. While some have embraced the message of a need for a greener future, others have expressed concerns about the costs both economically and culturally as we look to change our current lifestyles. The idea that... Continue Reading →
Up until recently, I didn't really think about where my clothes originated from. I usually bought $5 shirts from Wal-Mart or other similar outlets, always looking for the best deals and not considering the longevity of my clothes. In short, I was your typical consumer. In Overdressed, Elizabeth L. Cline investigates how the current age... Continue Reading →
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