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Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Create your own unique sustainable home and life with tools, tips, and inspiration from The Humane Home. Sarah Lozanova shows us how to evaluate all the ways our lifestyle and living choices can be more sustainable, from powering our homes to the food we consume and the air we breathe. Small steps empower us to act immediately by starting an herb garden, reducing utility bills, and learning how to conduct a home energy audit.
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Daniella Chace, a professional toxicologist and health writer, teaches readers how to identify potential toxins in the household, with an easy-to-follow, room-by-room evaluation. She explains the connection between toxins in everyday objects and chronic health issues, and offers strategies for eliminating toxins, along with easy recipes for effective homemade cleaning solutions"--
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In Meat Me Halfway, author and founder of the reducetarian movement Brian Kateman puts forth a realistic and balanced goal: mindfully reduce your meat consumption. The question is not how to ween society off meat, but how to make meat more healthy, more humane, and more sustainable"--
Author
Publisher
Abrams, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Nil Zacharias, the cofounder of multiple online platforms focused on the plant-based food space, and Gene Stone, author of FORKS OVER KNIVES,present an informative guide to eating vegan, with essential advice backed by the latest science alongside a selection of fun, healthy, and easy-to-make dishes from plant-based innovators, chefs, and influencers. Fran Costigan and Derek Sarno, brands like Beyond Meat and Ripple Foods, and restaurants such as...
Author
Publisher
Plume, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Clothing is one of the most personal expressions of who we are. In her landmark investigation Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, Elizabeth L. Cline first revealed fast fashion's hidden toll on the environment, garment workers, and even our own satisfaction with our clothes. The Conscious Closet shows exactly what we can do about it. Whether your goal is to build an effortless capsule wardrobe, keep up with trends without harming...
51) Sounds wild and broken: sonic marvels, evolution's creativity, and the crisis of sensory extinction
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A rich exploration of how the evolution of both natural and man made sounds have shaped us and the world, and how the world's acoustic diversity is currently in grave danger of being destroyed. We live on a planet that is wrapped in the diverse acoustic marvels of song and speech. Yet never has this diversity been so threatened as it is now. Braiding his experience as a listener and an ecologist with the latest scientific discoveries, David Haskell...
Author
Publisher
CICO Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Saving the planet for future generations is a laudable aim, but what about the current populace? Why wait when even small lifestyle changes can make a big difference now? Green Housekeeping is full of advice and information to help you take a more sustainable path. Recycling, reusing and shopping at farmers' markets are a good start, but cutting down on the use of poisonous chemicals is just as important - it's perfectly possible to clean a house...
Author
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Three hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of technology. Influenced by a confluence of humanism, colonialism, and racism, this mythology ignored local wisdom and indigenous innovation, deeming it primitive. Today, we have slowly come to realize that the legacy of this mythology is haunting us. Designers understand the urgency of reducing humanity's negative environmental impact, yet perpetuate the...
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"An exploration of the ways in which we use and dispose of plastic and how our dependence on plastic is negatively impacting our planet. The text concludes with a call to action for readers to help change the current rates of plastic use."--
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this superbly written book, fashion insider Lucianne Tonti looks beyond sustainable fashion to a future remade by natural fibres. An exploratory dive into the art and industry of clothing and an ode to the possibilities in nature, Sundressed is an accessible, engaging and optimistic challenge to designers, farmers and business to think bigger.If we grasp their potential, natural fabrics will revolutionize more than the way we dress. Regenerative...
Author
Publisher
Search Press Ltd
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Learn to make beautiful, stylish Christmas decorations using eco-friendly materials that won't cost a fortune or harm the planet! If you love Christmas, you'll love this book! It's filled with lots of ideas to create your own stylishly beautiful, eco-friendly Christmas. All you need to do is save up some recyclable or foraged items such as cardboard, newspaper, wine bottle corks, twigs and pine cones. You can choose your own color scheme to match...
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