Read-Alikes

Books that will inspire you as Chad's book did!

A Citizen's Guide to Ecology
QH 541 .S54 2003
Presents a clear and current understanding of the ecological world, and how individual citizens can participate in practical decisions on ecological issues.
Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future
TN 805 .A5 G665 2006
Our shiny white IPod economy is propped up by dirty black rocks. Because we have failed to develop alternative energy sources, coal has become the default fuel for the 21st century. Veteran journalist Goodell examines the faulty assumptions underlying coal's revival and shatters the myth of cheap coal energy.
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalists's Guide to Global Warming
QC981.8.G56 L657 2007
Gaia's Revenge: Climate Change and Humanity's Loss
GF 75 .L564 2007
Highlighting the connections between climate change and human security, the authors describe the profound social, political, and human changes that could take place in the coming years.
Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints
TD 791 .G37 2007
Are we really running out of landfill space? Is recycling actually helpful? Is sewage sludge safe? Are incinerators better than recycling for Third World countries?
Garbage Land: On the Secret Train of Trash
HD4484.N7 R68 2006
So what actually happens to our recycles, our kitchen garbage, our lawn clippings? You might be surprised where they end up.
Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage
HD4483 .R64 2005
The grisly, oddly fascinating world of trash, including mob-controlled cartels and high-tech rural mega-fills operated by billion-dollar garbage corporations.
Great Lakes Water War
HD1695.G69 A56 2006
Will we divert water from the Great Lakes? A balanced, comprehensive look behind the scenes at the conflicts and compromises surrounding this globally significant resource.
High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxins, and Human Health
TD799.85 .G76 2006
What happens to your computer when you replace it? Your iPod? Your cell phone? High tech may be sleek but it’s not clean.
Inconvenient Truth (Video)
QC981.8.G56 I533 2006
Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming.
Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods
SD129.H53 A3 2001
A young woman climbed a 200-foot 1,000 year-old redwood in December 1997. She didn't come down for 738 days. This is her story.
Life on the Mississippi
PS 1314 .A1 1996
What was the Mississippi River and its culture like 150 years ago? America's best storyteller Mark Twain shows us.
The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook: 77 Essentials Skills to Stop Climate Change—Or Live Through It
QC981.8.G56 R68 2007
Think Boy Scout Handbook crossed with WorldChanging atop the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook. This official companion to the Live Earth concerts offers equal parts tongue-in-cheek suggestions, practical advice, and factual information.
Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and the Environment
RC 268.25 .S74 1997
Scientist and cancer survivor Steingraber investigates the connection between high levels of environmental toxins and cancer rates in her native rural Illinois.
The Lorax
PZ 8.3 .G276 Lo 1971
Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty.
The Monkey Wrench Gang
PS 3551 .B2 1999
Four irate rebels join forces to wage war on the stripminers, clear-cutters, and the highway and dam and bridge builders who are turning their natural habitat into a wasteland. An ecofiction classic.
T-Shirt Travels (Video)
HD 9940 .Z33T74 2001
What happens to all those old clothes you bring to the Salvation Army or Goodwill?
True Green: 100 Everyday Ways You Can Contribute to a Healthier Planet
GE 195 .M45 2006
Whether you live in a city apartment, a suburban house, or a country farm, these simple, straightforward methods produce positive effects not just on our planet but on your pocketbook, too.
Who Killed the Electric Car? (Video)
TL220 .W46 2006
Investigates the development and demise of the fuel-efficient, environment-friendly electric car.