Category Archives: Environmentalism

Social Anxiety and Social Phobia in Youth: Characteristics, Assessment, and Psychological Treatment (Series in Anxiety and Related Disorders)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The youngster who won’t talk to anyone. The child who avoids social and extracurricular activities. The teenager who has trouble performing before others. Many children experience social anxiety in certain settings. Some, however, perhaps as many as 4%, experience a … Continue reading →

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The New Economics of Sustainable Consumption: Seeds of Change (Energy, Climate and the Environment)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

This book offers a fresh look at sustainable consumption, exploring how grassroots community action can spread ideas in society. It presents a “New Economics” approach based on alternative measures of wealth and value, examining how these are put into practice … Continue reading →

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Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

From Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Humes comes Eco Barons, the story of the remarkable visionaries who have quietly dedicated their lives and their fortunes to saving the planet from ecological destruction. While many people remain paralyzed by the scope of … Continue reading →

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A Question of Balance: Weighing the Options on Global Warming Policies

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

As scientific and observational evidence on global warming piles up every day, questions of economic policy in this central environmental topic have taken center stage. But as author and prominent Yale economist William Nordhaus observes, the issues involved in understanding … Continue reading →

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Sustainability by Design: A Subversive Strategy for Transforming Our Consumer Culture

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

The developed world, increasingly aware of ?inconvenient truths” about global warming and sustainability, is turning its attention to possible remedies?eco-efficiency, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, among others. But such measures are mere Band-Aids, and they may actually do more … Continue reading →

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Making a Living: Work and Environment in the United States

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

In an innovative fusion of labor and environmental history, Making a Living examines work as a central part of Americans’ evolving relationship with nature, revealing the unexpected connections between the fight for workers’ rights and the rise of the modern … Continue reading →

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Game Theory and Policy Making in Natural Resources and the Environment (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics)

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Game Theory has become one of the main analytical tools for addressing strategic issues in the field of economics and is increasing its influence in other fields of social sciences. With the increased level of extraction of natural resources and … Continue reading →

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You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

In this groundbreaking book, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Green Book Thomas M. Kostigen reveals the vital missing link in today’s environmental crisis: how we as individuals are connected to the most tenuous geography on the planet. … Continue reading →

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Ecologies of Grace: Environmental Ethics and Christian Theology

Posted on February 25, 2008 by singleton

Christianity struggles to show how living on earth matters for living with God. While people of faith increasingly seek practical ways to respond to the environmental crisis, theology has had difficulty contextualizing the crisis and interpreting the responses. In Ecologies … Continue reading →

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Methods and Reagents for Green Chemistry: An Introduction

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

This book aims to stimulate and promote the wide-ranging aspects of green chemistry and its major role in ensuring sustainable development. The book covers the following areas: green chemistry; green reagents and atom economy; safeguarding the atmosphere; industrial green catalysis; … Continue reading →

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