Books

Coastal Alert
Energy Ecosystems And Offshore Oil Drilling

Coastal Alert explains how citizens can protect coastal resources from the damaging effects of offshore oil drilling.

140 pages
6 x 9

Environmental Restoration
Science And Strategies For Restoring The Earth

Edited by John Berger

Environmental Restoration is the product of a ground-breaking conference on ecological restoration, held in January 1988 at the University of California, Berkeley. It offers an overview from the nation's leading experts of the most current...

412 pages
6 x 9

Race to Save the Tropics
Ecology And Economics For A Sustainable Future

Edited by Robert Goodland; Foreword by Dan Janzen

Race to Save the Tropics documents the conflict between economic development and protection of biological diversity in tropical countries.

225 pages
6 x 9

Fighting Toxics
A Manual for Protecting your Family, Community, and Workplace

National Toxics Campaign; Edited by Gary Cohen and John O'Connor; Foreword by Barry Commoner

Fighting Toxics is a step-by-step guide illustrating how to investigate the toxic hazards that may exist in your community, how to determine the risks they pose to your health, and how to launch an effective campaign to eliminate them.

363 pages
6 x 9

Overtapped Oasis
Reform Or Revolution For Western Water

Overtapped Oasis analyzes the West's water allocation system from top to bottom and offers dozens of revolutionary proposals for increased efficiency and policy reform. Marc Reisner and Sarah Bates argue that the West's underlying problem...

212 pages
6 x 9

Resource Guide for Creating Successful Communities

Developed to assist users of Creating Successful Communities, the Resource Guide for Creating Successful Communities includes a detailed outline of the many tax benefits of private land conservation; examples of ordinances covering...

248 pages
8.5 x 11

Creating Successful Communities
A Guidebook To Growth Management Strategies

Creating Successful Communities is a practical compendium of techniques for effective land use and growth management. It offers a framework for land-use decisionmaking and growth management: techniques for protecting key resources such as...

248 pages
8.5 x 11

Elliott A. Norse and The Wilderness Society; Foreword by Peter H. Raven

Ancient Forests of the Pacific Northwest provides a global context for what is happening in the Pacific Northwest, analyzing the remaining ancient forest and the threats to it from atmospheric changes and logging. It shows how human...

344 pages
6 x 9

Natural Resources for the 21st Century

American Forestry Association; Edited by R. Neil Sampson and Dwight Hair

Natural Resources for the 21st Century is an in-depth assessment by natural resource experts that offers a reliable status report on water, croplands, soil, forests, wetlands, rangelands, fisheries, wildlife, and wilderness.

350 pages
6 x 9

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