Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Environmental politics

Dust of the Danakil    by Ian Mathie
Price: $6.99 USD. 71860 words. Language: English. Published by Mosaique Press  on June 15, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

A gripping memoir of the 1974 humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, Dust of the Danakil is a true story of an ill-conceived project in the violent, drought-stricken Danakil region. The author, sent by UK government pen-pushers to harness seasonal flood water and turn the notoriously aggressive Afar herdsmen into farmers, discovered a hostile environment that almost cost him him his life.
Mais Do Que Suficient Ao Amor No Nosso Orb Pouco    by Oz Benson
You set the price! 26130 words. Language: Portuguese. Published on May 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Environmental politics.

Sempre houve na terra mais do que suficiente para cada homem, mulher e criança. Houve apenas uma razão pela qual nós não enfrentar esse: os muito ricos nos obrigaram a viver na escassez de recursos da nossa terra por causa da sua economia baseada no dinheiro.
Spirituality for America: Earth-Saving Wisdom From the Indigenous    by Ed McGaa
Price: $9.99 USD. 101560 words. Language: English. Published on February 27, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Religion & Science.

Using story, history, and personal anecdotes, McGaa demonstrates how America has strayed from the Natural Path. McGaa, an Oglala Sioux, offers arguments, examples and possible solutions to the dangers of climate change in order that generations to come will be free to know the value and purpose of humanity’s place on Mother Earth.
Climate Myths: The Campaign Against Climate Science    by John J. Berger, Ph.D.
Price: $6.99 USD. 26380 words. Language: English. Published on January 8, 2013. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Meteorology and Climate.

Climate Myths is both a primer on climate change and a definitive rebuttal of climate science denial. It puts the campaign against climate science in historical, political, and economic context and juxtaposes the claims of climate change deniers with the facts about climate change as revealed by authoritative climate science.
Pulp Friction in Tasmania: A Review of the Environmental Assessment of Gunns' Proposed Pulp Mill    by Fred Gale
Price: $9.99 USD. 128580 words. Language: English. Published on December 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Environmental politics.

This book documents the failure of Gunns Limited, a giant wood chip exporter, to build a massive pulp mill in Tasmania, Australia. A dramatic lesson in corporate social irresponsibility, the book highlights how government-industry collusion led to serious deficiencies in the environmental assessment process, which generated a massive and so far successful campaign against the mill.
Climate Change and Peak-Oil    by Kar Lee
Price: Free! 35400 words. Language: English. Published by KL Books  on November 5, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Environment.

Why is Climate Change so controversial? Are we running out of oil? Was the burning of Moscow in 2010 a result of Global Warming? What is the science behind all these claims? This book provides a critical but concise analysis of the evidence and anti-evidence of the Global Warming theory and the Peak-Oil claim. Anyone who is interested in the future of our society will find this book informational.
The 13th Commandment Unabridged    by John C Donovan
Price: $4.13 USD. 84390 words. Language: English. Published on October 17, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Environmental politics.

The 13th Commandment depicts the life and times of John Donovan, a 2nd generation Irish descendant growing up in the Southwest oil fields of the USA, starting from prior to WW II to circa 2011. The book covers John's education and career, which spanned across several continents, and the economy. John is a chemical engineer and has included a very enlightening scientific section on the environment.
El Mito del Desarrollo Sustentable    by J.L. Gamband
Price: $10.00 USD. 21230 words. Language: Spanish. Published on October 8, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Environmental politics.

Nos acercamos peligrosamente a una crisis planetaria de tipo ecológica y ambiental. Pero los problemas no se solucionarán haciendo sustentable el desarrollo, ya que las causas van mucho más lejos y son mucho más difíciles de revertir. Este libro pretende desmistificar una solución que intereses poderosos han prometido como verdadera y definitiva, mientras dilapidan enormes sumas de dinero.
Habitat: The Ecopolitical Nation    by Ignasi Ribó
Price: $9.99 USD. 53300 words. Language: English. Published on October 2, 2012. Essay » Political.

At a time when Catalonia, Scotland, Quebec and other small nations may be about to achieve their independence, the Catalan author Ignasi Ribó presents a new and revolutionary theory of the nation. In Habitat: The Ecopolitical Nation, he shows that there is a real alternative to the model of the nation-state and to the modern project of building increasingly larger states.
Energy Innovation: Fixing the Technical Fix    by Lewis Perelman
Price: $3.99 USD. 20650 words. Language: English. Published on June 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Environmental politics.

Energy policy is a mess of tangled problems and political conflicts. Many look to technology to break the logjam. But breakthrough innovations are needed to make "clean" energy cheap. With a plan emphasizing open international participation, crowdsourcing, and crowdfunding, Lewis Perelman's "Energy Innovation" provides an original, timely roadmap toward a more energy-secure global economy.