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The Agile City: Building Well-Being and Wealth in an Era of Climate Change (Book Review)
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There has been a profound change in the green movement over the last five years, the realization that solar panels on the roof and bamboo sheets on the bed are not enough; that where you live matters far more. We've seen a series of books that make this claim, including David Owen's Green Metropolis, Edward Glaeser's Triumph of the City, Ken Greenberg's Read the full story on TreeHugger
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So often we read books on ecology that detail the downfall of a species or habitat. Finally, here is a book that does the opposite, explaining instead the incredible comeback of one of the most important locales for marine biodiversity.
A lot of people will conflate Dale Peterson's The Moral Lives of Animals with an animal rights perspective. Animal rights advocates, however, might be the group most likely to take issue with the book. It's everyone else who stands to learn the most from it....
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The Essential David W. Orr
First, a quick bio for those of you who might not be familiar with David W. Orr: He the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics at Oberlin College and a James Marsh Professor at the University of Vermont, as well as a trustee for the Rocky Mountain Institute, among other things. Around 15 years ago, he organized the construction of one of the greenest buildings in North America, the 
