Global warming is the greatest environmental threat facing humanity. From killer heat waves and increasingly violent weather to the spread of pests and vector-borne diseases, global warming has many effects on our lives. While some are positive, most are negative. People fear potentially catastrophic consequences but there is a disturbing lack of understanding about global warming and what can be done about it. In Global Warming Chris Spence breaks through the jargon, offering rea...

A secret revealed.A technology unleashed.Teenage guitarist Alex Franklin has discovered the truth behind the MeChip, everyone's favorite new technology. But as enemies close in and more shocking secrets are uncovered, can Alex survive long enough to free an entire country from the MeChip's grip?This sci-fi thriller picks up where the acclaimed first book in the Rock Happy series left off, weaving together a dystopian future and high school drama in a grippi...

A twisted technology.A bitter betrayal.A deadly secret.Teenage guitarist Alex Franklin's happy world is rocked when his favorite technology goes haywire, his bandmates start acting oddly and his (almost) girlfriend Abby dumps him for Iggy, his biggest rival.As Alex scrambles to figure out what's going on, his search for truth leads him into a mystery that could change his life forever ... or end it much too soon.George Orwell's 1984 meets

This book provides a step-by-step, insiders’ guide on how to lobby and engage successfully at the United Nations. It reveals how the United Nations, which plays such a key role on issues from climate change to pollution of our air, land and sea, really works.In a world of rapid climate change, a flood of forever chemicals and plastic pollution, and the extinction of so much wildlife around the world, we need the convening power of the United Nations now more than ever. What’s more,...

Co-authored by Louise Stoll, Carol Taylor, Karen Spence-Thomas and Chris Brown, Catalyst: An evidence-informed, collaborative professional learning resource for teacher leaders and other leaders working within and across schools is a collection of specially designed cards created to support and promote the professional learning and development of groups of teacher leaders.Catalyst is a professional learning tool intended to bring to life the findings of a collabor...

Co-authored by Louise Stoll, Carol Taylor, Karen Spence-Thomas and Chris Brown, Catalyst: An evidence-informed, collaborative professional learning resource for teacher leaders and other leaders working within and across schools is a collection of specially designed cards created to support and promote the professional learning and development of groups of teacher leaders.Catalyst is a professional learning tool intended to bring to life the findings of a collabor...

Frank is dead.At least, that's what the government believes.When he wakes up in a remote cabin with no memory of who he is, Frank is forced down a perilous path to find the truth. What he uncovers isn't just his forgotten past, but a high-stakes conspiracy to assassinate America's new President. Can Frank piece together his identity before the clock runs out for his country?Rock Happy 4: Distorted expands the dangerous, dystopian world of the Rock Happy...

Today more than ever, when the world is beset by environmental, social, healthcare and economic challenges, we need courage in our politics, both nationally and globally. This book tells the stories, some for the first time, of twelve individuals who made heroic contributions to protecting our planet through ground-breaking international treaties.Can individuals change the world? Today, when impersonal forces and new technologies seem to be directing our lives and even our entire p...

**• New York Times bestseller •The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world“At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of doom that humanity cannot and will not solve the clima...

A hopeful, inspiring, and honest take on the environmentYes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges — climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we have solutions to these problems. In the past 50 years, a remarkable number of environmental problems have been solved, while substantial progress is ongoing on others.The Optimistic Environmentalist chronicles these remarkable success stories. Endang...

In this compilation of David Suzuki's latest thoughts and writings, the renowned scientist, author, and broadcaster explores the myriad environmental challenges the world faces and their interconnected causes. In doing so, Suzuki shows that understanding the causes-and recognizing that everything in nature, including us, is interconnected-is crucial to restoring hope for a better future. The solutions are there, he argues; we just need the will to act together to bring about change.

The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental changePaul Hawken has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest movement on earth, a movement that has no name, leader, or location and that has gone largely ignored by politici...