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• Wonder in Nature Summer Adventure at AC Library

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  Alameda County Library invites people of all ages and abilities to come along for our 2022 Summer Adventure, Wonder in Nature! Complete activities, reading, and more to receive a book gift and prize drawing entries. Pick up an Adventure Guide at any…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Climate Diet

  50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint

  Greenberg, Paul, 1967-

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  Fifty achievable steps we can take to live our daily lives in a way that's friendlier to the planet--from what we eat, how we live at home, how we travel, and how we lobby businesses and elected officials to do the right thing.

• Fresh Banana Leaves

  Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science

  Hernandez, Jessica, 1990-

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  This book shares land, water, and forest management practices born from thousands of years of Indigenous people's knowledge that can restore our relationship to the Earth.

• Regeneration

  Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation

  Hawken, Paul,

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  A comprehensive guide to the climate crisis from the author of "Drawdown." This new book includes an "Action and Connection" chapter filled with reasonable real-world steps.

• Consumed

  the Need for Collective Change : Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism

  Barber, Aja,

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  This book asks us to look at what, how and why we buy things, how they're created, who it benefits, and how we can solve the problems created by a wasteful system.

• Kiss the Ground

  How the Food You Eat Can Reverse Climate Change, Heal Your Body & Ultimately Save Our World

  Tickell, Joshua,

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  It was a book first but it is also an engaging documentary. Learn how regenerating our soil can draw carbon back into the ground and address climate change.

• Urgent Message From a Hot Planet

  Navigating the Climate Crisis

  Eriksson, Ann, 1956-

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  A quick read that outlines the science behind global heating and its root causes, provides ways to take action and honors the efforts of the millions of youth and adult allies from around the world working tirelessly to make a difference.

• Being the Change

  Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution

  Kalmus, Peter,

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  This book is unique in that it is a book about addressing climate change but also a memoir about what one man did to change his life in accordance with his beliefs.

• A Bigger Picture

  My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis

  Nakate, Vanessa,

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  A manifesto and memoir about climate justice and how we can build a livable future for all, inclusive to all, by a rising star of the global climate movement.

• Ever Green

  Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet

  Reid, John W.,

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  An inspiring call to action to preserve Earth's megaforests, which are vital to preserving global biodiversity, thousands of cultures, and a stable climate.

• All We Can Save

  Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis

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  U.N. estimates 80% of those who have been displaced by climate change are women. Women are on the front line of the climate-change battle, and are uniquely situated to be agents of change. This anthology is a collection and celebration of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Speed & Scale

  An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now

  Doerr, John, 1951-

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  A call to arms to act on the climate crisis with urgency and ambition, featuring profiles of many notagble people actively working to address climate change.

• We Are the Middle of Forever

  Indigenous Voices From Turtle Island on the Changing Earth

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  The book draws on interviews with people from a variety of Indigenous cultures who share their perspectives on climate change and ideas to address the challenges we face.