New Society Publishers: 243 books
by Joseph Keon
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
North Americans are some of the least healthy people on Earth. Despite advanced medical care and one of the highest standards of living in the world, one in three Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and 50% of US children are overweight.This crisis in personal health is largely...
Earth Repair
A Grassroots Guide to Healing Toxic and Damaged Landscapes
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Hundreds of thousands of acres of land have been contaminated by pesticides, improperly handled chemicals, dirty energy projects, toxic waste, and other pollutants in the United States alone. This toxic legacy impacts the environment, our health, our watersheds, and land that could otherwise be used...
by Peter Ladner
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Our reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic and health care costs and beset by rising food prices. With only a handful of corporations responsible for the lions share of the food on our supermarket shelves, we are incredibly vulnerable...
by Boutard, Anthony
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Cultivated from sea level to mountaintop, from parched deserts to sodden rain forests, from the rocky Gaspé Peninsula to the plains of Argentina, corn is the grain of the Americas. In terms of culinary uses, it is amazingly diverse, reflecting the breathtaking variety of the continents and environments...
Living Room Revolution
A Handbook for Conversation, Community and the Common Good
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Every man for himself! For too long we have lived in a competitive, consumer-oriented culture, destroying the well-being of people and the planet. We believe that money brings happiness, yet all too often, the opposite is true. The pursuit of wealth at any cost corrupts our values and diminishes our...
Building Natural Ponds
Create a Clean, Algae-free Pond without Pumps, Filters, or Chemicals
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2017
Typical backyard ponds are a complicated mess of pipes, pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals designed to adjust pH and keep algae at bay. Hardly the bucolic, natural ecosystem beloved by dragonflies, frogs, and songbirds.The antidote is a natural pond, free of hassle, cost, and complexity and...
Conceiving Healthy Babies
An Herbal Guide to Support Preconception, Pregnancy and Lactation
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Healthy babies don’t just happen. The lifestyle of the prospective parents is a crucial factor in promoting fertility and ensuring a successful pregnancy. But the average North American diet is saturated with processed foods, and environmental toxins are rampant — we must take responsibility for...
by Greenebaum, Steven
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Whatever your spiritual path, chances are that the primary tenets of your faith include universal love, acceptance and compassion. Yet three thousand years after Moses, twenty-five hundred years after the Buddha, two thousand years after Jesus and fifteen hundred after Muhammad, we are still divided...
Ecothrifty
Cheaper, Greener Choices for a Happier, Healthier Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without our grandmothers knew the importance of responsible, thrifty choices. But somewhere along the way we succumbed to the belief that we can get everything for next to nothing, have it shipped halfway around the world and then, more often than not, just...
by Bob Willard
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
This practical easy-to-follow guidebook helps sustainability champions at any level in a company lead a transformation to a smarter more successful and more sustainable enterprise. The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook outlines the transformational steps to take tips and techniques to use and...
by Andrés R. Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Every 15 seconds on our Earth Island a child dies from waterborne disease. Three times an hour another species becomes extinct. Each day we consume 85 million barrels of oil and pump 23 million tons of carbon dioxide into an already warming atmosphere. But against this bleak backdrop beacons of hope...
Better World Shopping Guide
Every Dollar Makes a Difference
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
According to the latest research, the average American family spends nearly 22,000 a year on goods and services thats 22,000 votes for the world you want to live in. Do you want to ensure your money is supporting companies who work to make the world a better place, or risk it going to corporations who...
by Jim Cassio and Alice Rush
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
People of all ages and backgrounds are seeking work in career fields that will help save the planet yet many people are unaware of the variety of green careers available. This unique career guidance book based on labor market research covers green jobs representing almost every area of career interest.The...
by Astyk, Sharon
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Other books tell us how to live the good life - but you might have to win the lottery to do it. Making Home is about improving life with the real people around us and the resources we already have. While encouraging us to be more resilient in the face of hard times, author Sharon Astyk also points...