The Biobased Economy

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edited by Hans Langeveld, Jahan Sanders and Mariek Meeusen, Earthscan 2010 A useful summary of all the issues involved in human use of biological systems. A balanced discussion of all the contentious issues of using biomass for fuel and as substitutes for petroleum in materials, and using agricultural land and …

Keeping the Lights On: Towards Sustainable Electricity

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by Walt Patterson, Earthscan 2007, 2009 Walt Patterson is a physicist who knows sustainability issues in their many dimensions. This book is the most succinct guide to how societies can design their production, distribution and end use of electricity. Deep thinking for professionals and environmental activists alike. – Hazel Henderson

Globalization and Emerging Societies

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edited by Jan Nederveen Pieterse and Boike Rehbein, Palgrave MacMillan 2009 Keen observers of globalization processes have dished up a rich feast of research from the emerging countries of the South. With emphases on poverty, power and new models of development, this book belongs on any shelf of key studies …

The Biochar Debate

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by James Bruges, Chelsea Green 2009 A timely handbook to understand the new debate about biochar – newly prominent as a means of combating climate change. This ancient method used by indigenous peoples in Latin America to maintain soil fertility can also increase its ability to store carbon. However, it …

A Renewable World: Energy, Ecology, Equality

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A report for the World Future Council by Herbert Girardet & Miguel Mendonça, Green Books Ltd. 2009 A clear, beautiful and intelligent look at our common future from the perspective of members of the World Future Council. Herbert Girardet, the famed British architect, and co-author Miguel Mendonça have produced a …

The Surprising Solution: Creating Possibility in a Swift and Severe World by Bruce Piasecki, Sourcebooks, Inc., 2009

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A detailed description of how corporations can ameliorate the growing global environmental crises. Piasecki provides a wealth of information for thoughtful corporate managers and questioning investors. The history of financial movements and corporate evolution alone is worth the read. Even better, Piasecki offers substantive arguments based on real world examples …