Since my first round of review were nicely received, I decided to keep going and give people the benefit of all the time I have had to read so many new and wonderful books. This bibliography concentrates on books on the literature related to the environment, including but not limited to: climate change, sustainability, history, biological resources, animal behavior, and other personal growth and development resources. As the green business profession is rapidly changing, we as professionals should take a global view of how inter-related the world is. These are not all bestsellers, but most of these books should be readily available in your local library as that is where I found them. (more…)
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Bits about books: An annotated bibliography (part 2)
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Annotated bibliography – A new age reading list
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009This bibliography concentrates on books on the literature related to environmental planning, including but not limited to: climate change, sustainability, history, biological resources, animal behavior, and other personal growth and development resources. As the green business profession is rapidly changing, we as professionals should take a global view of how inter-related the world is. While there has been an onslaught of comprehensive literature addressing climate change and the new economy that can make reading choices daunting, this list is just a sample of new information. These are not all bestsellers, but most of these books should be readily available in the local library. (more…)
Why we need a ‘Renewable Energy Action Plan’ now
Monday, May 18th, 2009Many compelling arguments have been made for renewable energy, although as of
August 2008 renewable energy sources have still only comprised 7% of all energy
sources used in the United States. Out of the total energy consumption, 40% is still
petroleum, 23% natural gas, 22% coal, and 8% of all energy is from nuclear electric
power (EIA, US Energy Consumption by Energy Sources, 2003-2007, May 2008). In
1991 – 18 years ago -, Isaac Asimov and Frederik Pohl, two writers more known for their
science fiction work, collaborated on a scientific survey piece entitled: Our Angry Earth.
The book starts by giving the political history of the U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf
War, which led to one of the biggest “environmental wars” and disasters related to
politics since Hiroshima was dropped in Japan during WW II. What did it take to finally
get people’s attention? Al Gore losing the 2000 Presidential election so he could create
the Inconvenient Truth movement around the globe, which 8 years of real progress was
lost on the federal level in the United States. (more…)
