Recommended reading and links to other media on the subject of sustainability and all things green.
If you would like to recommend any resources to add here, please email greencity@charlottesville.org
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The Wump World by Bill Peet The Wumps live in a tiny and perfect world, populated only by themselves. But the peace is soon destroyed by the Pollutians, who arrive in spaceships. The Pollutians invade the Wump World and turn the green meadows into a concrete jungle, bent on covering every part of the Wump's little planet with freeways and skyscrapers. |
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The Lorax by Dr. Seuss In this 1971 classic, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warns against mindless progress and the danger it poses to the earth's natural beauty. Great rhymes and colorful pictures. "UNLESS someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not."
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The Low Carbon Diet - David Gershon This “30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds” is a fun, accessible, easy to use guide that will show you, step-by-step, how to dramatically reduce your CO2 output in just a month’s time. Grounded in over two decades of environmental behavior change research, this illustrated workbook offers much more than a list of eco-friendly actions. It walks you through every step of the process, from calculating your current CO2 footprint to tracking your progress. |
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Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough & Michael Braungart |
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Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability, by David Holmgren, Holmgren Design Services, 2002 www.holmgren.com.au |
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The Transition Handbook, by Rob Hopkins, Green Books Ltd - Foxhole, Dartington, Totnes, Devon, 2008 |
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A Community Guide to Environmental Health, by Jeff Conant and Pam Fadem, Hesperian Foundation, 2008 |
This article by Ridge Schuyler of The Nature Conservancy describes the ways we can improve watershed health. CLICK HERE to download.
Ciclovia! CLICK HERE to view this amazing short film of how the people of Bogota, Columbia have transformed their city at weekends through the imaginative use of alternative transport and alternative road use, and have transformed their way of life and sense of community in the process.
The Story of Stuff - CLICK HERE. From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. A 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns, this film exposes the connections between various environmental and social issues. It'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever!
Transforming Portland - A look at their success in removing traffic from the roads. Please CLICK HERE.
The Charlottesville Podcasting Network site launched in April 2005 as a public affairs website dedicated to expanding the public square through podcasts of local speeches, press conferences and other events that have previously not been available in local media. For more information on Sustainability via the Charlottesville Podcasting Network, please CLICK HERE
NPR has a weekly environmental podcast, and it also is worth checking out the Grist: Environment News which covers current news with a focus on America. From other providers, the BBC podcast You and Yours - Environment is worth a listen, along with TIME's Greencast. All can be downloaded for free from the Apple Itunes site.
Please CLICK HERE for a fascinating look at plastic bags, and their impact on our world.