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In Honor of Earth Day, Check Out Our Spotlight on Sustainability!

Today is Earth Day! 

Go green and check out the Community Library's books on Environmental Responsibility and Sustainability - below is just a sample of the many books we have available. 


Poison Spring by E.G. Vallianatos

Last Stand by Todd Wilkinson

A Climate of Crisis by Patrick Allitt

Toxin Toxout by Bruce Lourie and Rick Smith

Book Summaries (from left to right):

Poison Spring by E.G. Vallianatos: this book gives an insider's account on how political pressure and corporate threats have weakened the Environmental Protection Agency, leading to devastating effects on public safety and the environment.

Last Stand: Ted Turner's Quest to Save a Troubled Planet by Todd Wilkinson: Ted Turner, entrepreneur and media mogul, has another interest that many may not know about: environmentalist. The Last Stand asks the reader to "consider another way of thinking about the environment, our obligations to help others in need, and the grave challenges threatening the survival of civilization." (Publishers Summary)

A Climate of Crisis: America in the Age of Environmentalism by Patrick Allitt: Allitt aims to show, by going through the history of the environmental movement in America, that although our environment is far from perfect, we are not in as dire a situation as some would like us to believe.

Toxin Toxout: Getting Harmful Chemicals Out of Our Bodies and Our World by Bruce Lourie and Rick Smith: Lourie and Smith, two of North America's leading environmental activists, give practical and sometimes surprising advice for removing toxic chemicals from our bodies and homes. 

Click here for more information on Earth Day 2014.

Celebrate Earth Day



Here are some non-fictional reads with practical tips on how to green your daily routine, your cleaning, your diet, your career, your travels, and even your decor in celebration of Earth Day. Click here for a complete list of "green"-themed books, compiled by librarian Jessica O.