Chirping Machine
The human species has substantially altered the Earth. We are even able to artificially recreate nature, such as a machine that can imitate the movement and sound of birds.
The human species has substantially altered the Earth. We are even able to artificially recreate nature, such as a machine that can imitate the movement and sound of birds.
In the 1980s, the findings of Paul Crutzen and his team were used as the basis for the Montreal Protocol’s ban on the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), identified as the primary cause for the hole in the ozone layer.
Soft Energy Paths serves as an important historic milestone: an intelligent and convincing argument for conservation and the use of renewable energy.
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution reveals how today’s global businesses can be both environmentally responsible and highly profitable.
The Ecology of Commerce outlines the environmentally destructive aspects of many current business practices, and offers the vision of businesses adopting new practices to promote environmental restoration.
First published in 1977, Steady-State Economics caused a sensation because of Herman E. Daly’s radical view that “enough is best.”
The Population Bomb criticizes overpopulation and advocates instant action to limit population growth. The author justifies his arguments with huge starvation threats and other trouble spots.
First published in 1854, Walden details Thoreau’s experiences over the course of two years in a cabin amidst woodland near Walden Pond.
Small Is Beautiful was first published in 1973 and still offers a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalization.
In Prosperity without Growth, Tim Jackson—a sustainability adviser to the UK government—makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations.