Book Talk

March 15, 2021

The Closing Circle by Barry Commoner

The Closing Circle by Barry Commoner (1971) Commoner says that the earth is a closed circle ecosystem in which everything is connected to everything else. […]
March 23, 2021

Extracted, by Ugo Bardi

by Liz Barker  Extracted by Ugo Bardi (2013) This report to The Club of Rome on the history of mineral depletion renews my faith in […]
March 23, 2021

Age of Consequences by Courtney White

Age of Consequences by Courtney White (2015) Courtney White lives in New Mexico and founded Quivira Coalition, a collaboration between environmentalists and ranchers, after a […]
March 23, 2021

Nature’s Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature by Mark Tercek and Jonathan Adams

Nature’s Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature by Mark Tercek and Jonathan Adams (2013) This could be subtitled How to Have […]
March 23, 2021

But Will the Planet Notice? How Smart Economics Can Save the World by Gernot Wagner

But Will the Planet Notice? How Smart Economics Can Save the World by Gernot Wagner (2011) The previous book extolled working with nature; this one […]
March 23, 2021

More from Less by Andrew McAfee

More from Less by Andrew McAfee (2019) The author begins by saying he is in favor of carbon taxes, regulation of pollution and of trade […]