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This month, BookHugger presents Let Them Eat Shrimp by Kennedy Warne. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with the authors on August 25 at 3pm Eastern....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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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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This month, BookHugger presents The Agile City by James S. Russell. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with the author on July 21 at 3pm Eastern....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.
The Death and Life of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka is about human potential as much as it is about ecosystem recovery. We already know our capacity to destroy habitats and fisheries -- we are witnessing that this very moment with the Read the full story on TreeHugger
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This month, BookHugger presents The Death and Life of Monterey Bay by Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka. Readers can order a discounted copy today to get ready for the live chat with the authors on May 13 at 3pm Eastern....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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This month, BookHugger presents Hope Is and Imperative by David Orr. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with Orr on May 25 at 3pm Eastern. (NOTE: The chat has been postponed one day and will now occur on Wednesday, May 25.)...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Yesterday, I published my review of David W. Orr's new book, a compilation of essays from the past three decades. As a follow up, here's a Q&A that I did with professor Orr, who was gracious enough to answer all my questions.
TreeHugger: It has now been about 15 years since you worked on the Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, one of the greenest buildings in the world at the time, and probably still today. Looking back, what would you have done differently? Do you think that the designin...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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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 Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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