Sustainability: A Call to Action Part I (2^nd Edition) provides the perfect antidote to environmental despair. The author blends solid science with a recognition that even small individual actions are available and beneficial. Our current path isn't necessarily our fate. Ample tested tools and methods already exist. The author reviews and links to all of these, encouraging readers to find simple and do-able shifts in behavior that don't feel onerous. Chapters look at the restoration of natural ecosystems, changing our use of water, our food and agricultural choices, our built...

Linda Pope is a practical environmentalist with a sense of urgency. Her research has led her to understand that solutions are already abundant. What's needed are doers who can step outside their comfort zones and simply "be the change." From Birdhouses to Tiny Houses describes one of Linda's experiments in environmental courage and her students' willingness to learn hands-on.

The book demonstrates the power of community-based learning in a real-life sustainability project of 60] college students, 20+ volunteers, 10+ benefactors and an enthusiastic instructor. The sub-title...