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A Year of No Garbage

In this book, Eve O. Schaub tackles her most difficult challenge to date: garbage. Schaub and her family attempt the seemingly impossible: living in the modern world without creating any trash at all. For an entire year. And- as it turns out- during a pandemic. Recommended by Beyond Plastics.

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What Can I Do?: My Path from Climate Despair to Action

Inspired by Greta Thunberg and informed by Naomi Klein’s new book, On Fire, about the Green New Deal, Fonda has produced a readable, practical book filled with ideas for how each of us can make a difference before it’s too late.

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The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where We Go from Here

Read about the science behind the key inventions—from electric power to large-scale farming to automobiles—that, even as they help us, release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere like never before. This author explains the current and projected consequences of global warming—from superstorms to rising sea levels—and the actions that we all can take to fight back.

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Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change by George Marshall

If you are looking for ways to convince people that addressing climate change is urgent, or that it’s even real, this book is one of the best. Marshall shows how peer pressure, trusted communicators, social norms, and in-group loyalty can make a real difference.

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Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution

How a climate scientist and suburban father cut his climate impact down to one tenth the US average and became happier because of it. This story merges science, spirituality, and practical knowledge to offer a deeply optimistic message: living without fossil fuels is not only possible, it can be better.

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Last updated on 5/19/2025

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