Books for Gaia

The vanishing face of Gaia

For anyone interested in the people who contributed in various ways to the development of the field, 2008’s Fixing Climate authors Robert Kunzig and Professor Wallace Broecker tell a comprehensive, entertaining and broadly informative story of the history of climate science. (They also offer a technologically demanding and probably unrealistic … [Read more...]

ABC of Carbon

Ken Hickson

HAVE you learned your carbon ABCs? Can you speak knowledgeably of bagasse, Jamaica, Petratherm or xerophily? Beyond Al Gore and Tim Flannery, can you identify Dame Anita Roddick or Vincent Serventy? Are you at a loss in discussions about cap-and-trade, carbon capture or coke? To the rescue comes Ken Hickson, journalist, consultant, author, … [Read more...]

Green Travel

Green Travel: the World's BEST Eco-Lodges & Earth-Friendly Hotels Green travel has arrived.  Coinciding with Richard Branson's efforts to find alternate energy for his Virgin fleet, is Fodor's first guide to eco-travel around the globe.   Entitled Green Travel: the World's BEST Eco-Lodges & Earth-Friendly Hotels, it covers … [Read more...]

Being Food Savy

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Do you ever think about the origins of the food you buy in the supermarket? Of course, you say. Well, would you be able to eat locally, every day, for a year of changing seasons? One American family decided to discover if they could, and they tell their story in the amazing book: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Relocating from the barren Arizona … [Read more...]