Electricity and the power required to fuel cars and for the industry to succeed have gone a long way as civilizations have developed.However, these endeavors can only be powered by fossil fuels, which are themselves dependent on the utilization of energy.They originate naturally but must be refined before they can be used for anything, including power.Coal, natural gas, and fuel are all common names for these three substances.Too much of a reli...

The FBI agent pushed the play button on the remote. The big screen displayed the suspect speaking to prospects. One was an undercover agent and informant. The suspect saw himself and heard his own voice."The human story is much older than we have been taught. The visible universe is just one part of a larger system. What science calls unexplained is evidence of something beyond our physical senses."The suppression of accurate knowledge about such things serves someone's age...

A lot of pleople wonder what homesteading is and how it fits into our modern society. In a nutshell it is a return to being self sufficient, living off the land if you will. As more and more individuals are trying to find ways to save money they are looking at ways to grow what they can.A lot may find it surprising to know that having a boxed garden or a potted garden is an urban way to homestead.This book provides all the information that one could ever want to know on a b...

From the visionary authors of Cradle to Cradle comes the next step in our ecological evolution: The UpcycleIn their groundbreaking book Cradle to Cradle, William McDonough and Michael Braungart presented a revolutionary design framework for creating products and systems that actively improve the natural world. A decade later, The Upcycle shows the green living lessons gained from putting this eco-effective concept into practice with businesses, go...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.It is fortunate for us all that Amory Lovins applies his brilliant ideas to caring for the environment. Here he argues that those industries creating energy-smart products are not only viable but profitable. Not content to merely observe and comment, he jumps in to the designing of new-products design—taking risks, investing time and m...

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.While viewing the impending threat of climate change, Allan Savory invites the audience to take a global view of the current situation of the world. Pointing out that more than twenty civilizations have failed in different regions of the world because of their agriculture practices over the centuries, he suggests a two-level solution t...

Soak up carbon into beautiful, healthy buildings that heal the climate"Green buildings" that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren't enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon — the carbon emitted when materials are mined, manufactured, and transported — comprising some 10% of global emissions. With the built environment doubling by 2030, buildings are a carbon juggernaut threatening to overwhelm the climate.It doesn't hav...

The word eco means nature (in Greek oikos means house), so an Ecohouse would be a place that respects the environment (literally, a house inside a house). It would be easy for all of us to be ecologically friendly, in complete simbiosis with nature: we just need to live the way we did 10.000 years ago, hunting, planting, and living in shelters with no water or energy...It would not be wise, since many of us would die from starvation, diseases or disasters. But the way our ancestors...

**Wasted is a riveting exploration of the complicated, and often surprising, ways that waste occurs in our businesses, our communities, and our lives“A smart, unconventional book that takes readers far beyond what they think they know about a complex subject.”—Kari Byron, former cast member of MythBusters**Waste. We spend a great deal of energy trying to avoid it, but once you train your eyes to look for it, you’ll see it all around you—in your ho...

Urban Pioneers and Hipsters lend me your ears! Because when it comes to converting your urban backyard into a beautiful garden this book has a lot to say on the matter. Taking you from urban blight to urban delight in just a few chapters this book outlines how you can take even the smallest of urban space and turn it into a beautiful and productive Garden that your whole neighborhood can enjoy!With a heavy emphasis on networking and community involvement this book directs not only ...

The power of upcycling both small-scale and large: " Szaky knows of what he speaks when it comes to trash . . . useful strategies that are available to anyone." — Publishers WeeklyEver-expanding landfills, ocean gyres filled with floating plastic mush, endangered wildlife. Our garbage has become a massive and exponentially growing problem in modern society.Eco-entrepreneur and founder of TerraCycle Tom Szaky explores why this crisi...

Are you looking to save money, help the environment, or just live a simpler life? Look no further!This guide will introduce you to the ten steps you should take when considering living a life off the grid. An off the grid lifestyle consists of cutting ties to your community infrastructure. Live by your own rules, gathering your own water, generating your own power, and monitoring your own resource consumption in a sustainable way.Does this all sound too difficult? Don’t wor...