Bird On Fire: Lessons from the World`s Least Sustainable City

by Andrew Ross

Phoenix, Arizona is one of America’s fastest growing metropolitan regions. It is also its least sustainable one, sprawling over a thousand square miles, with a population of four and a half million, minimal rainfall, scorching heat, and an insatiable appetite for unrestrained growth and unrestricted property rights. Author and cultural analyst Andrew Ross discusses the prospects for sustainability in Pheonix, offering a compelling take on one of the most pressing issues of our time.

Lemons and Lavender: The Eco Guide to Better Homekeeping

by Billee Sharp

Lemons and Lavender is an inspiring and instructive guide to living the handmade life by consuming less and creating more. Practical and profound, this handy how-to covers every area of life and offers easy-to-do tips recipes, and advice for saving money and the planet. Learn how to ditch your lawn and raise organic vegetables, cook healthy meals for pennies, cure minor maladies from the kitchen cabinet, save big dollars with small repairs and eco-clean your house with lemons and lavender.

Green Washed: Why We Can’t Buy Our Way to a Green Planet

by Kendra Pierre-Louis

Think your cartfull of green/eco/ environmentally friendly groceries and household items will help pave the way for a greener, more sustainable future? Not so much. According to author and environmental researcher Kendra Pierre-Louis (she’s worked with United Nations and various NGOs under Terrapin Bright Green, an environmental consulting and strategic planning firm), while consumers are avidly joining in the march to a more sustainable consumption by altering the contents in their shopping cart, she questions if it is really any better. Though greener alternatives are important, she explains that we cannot simply buy our way to sustainability.