Environmental Policy Books

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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,316 ratings — published 2004
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.06 — 56,240 ratings — published 1962
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Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.40 — 4,399 ratings — published 2017
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.20 — 17,593 ratings — published 2021
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.85 — 28,105 ratings — published 2019
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When the Rivers Run Dry: Water - The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century When the Rivers Run Dry: Water - The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,072 ratings — published 2006
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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.28 — 12,107 ratings — published 1986
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,961 ratings — published 2008
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Sold Down the River Sold Down the River (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.74 — 66 ratings — published
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Wounded Country: The Murray–Darling Basin – a contested history Wounded Country: The Murray–Darling Basin – a contested history (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.56 — 25 ratings — published
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Now or Never: A Sustainable Future for Australia? (Quarterly Essay #31) Now or Never: A Sustainable Future for Australia? (Quarterly Essay #31)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.65 — 43 ratings — published 2008
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Dividing the Waters: Food, Security, Ecosystem, Health & the New Politics (Worldwatch Paper, 132) Dividing the Waters: Food, Security, Ecosystem, Health & the New Politics (Worldwatch Paper, 132)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published 1996
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A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health A Healthy Union: How States Can Lead on Environmental Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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Environmental And Natural Resource Economics Environmental And Natural Resource Economics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.53 — 75 ratings — published 1984
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Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.69 — 668 ratings — published 2009
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.50 — 182,402 ratings — published 2013
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The Limits to Growth The Limits to Growth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.17 — 935 ratings — published 1972
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Clean Economy Now: Stories from the Frontlines of an American Business Revolution Clean Economy Now: Stories from the Frontlines of an American Business Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.60 — 15 ratings — published
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A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.23 — 18,335 ratings — published 2024
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Environmental Governance (Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts) Environmental Governance (Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.67 — 21 ratings — published 2011
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Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.56 — 900 ratings — published 2008
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Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,784 ratings — published 2023
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The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,396 ratings — published 2022
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The Peace in Peril: The Real Cost of the Site C Dam The Peace in Peril: The Real Cost of the Site C Dam (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published
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True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.15 — 201 ratings — published
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Out of Sight: The Long and Disturbing Story of Corporations Outsourcing Catastrophe Out of Sight: The Long and Disturbing Story of Corporations Outsourcing Catastrophe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.95 — 86 ratings — published 2015
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Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,625 ratings — published 2017
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Brave Companions: Portraits in History Brave Companions: Portraits in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.06 — 8,163 ratings — published 1991
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Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.84 — 31,113 ratings — published 2021
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Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.11 — 16,180 ratings — published 2022
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The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America's Food Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,034 ratings — published 2014
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Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.61 — 3,172 ratings — published 2022
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Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,127 ratings — published 2022
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Brush Cat: On Trees, the Wood Economy, and the Most Dangerous Job in America Brush Cat: On Trees, the Wood Economy, and the Most Dangerous Job in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.38 — 39 ratings — published 2009
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Food Regimes and Agrarian Questions (Agrarian Change and Peasant Studies) Food Regimes and Agrarian Questions (Agrarian Change and Peasant Studies)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.28 — 32 ratings — published 2013
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Food Food (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.79 — 136 ratings — published 2011
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The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.06 — 21,878 ratings — published 2010
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Desert Solitaire Desert Solitaire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.18 — 55,500 ratings — published 1968
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American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.14 — 964 ratings — published 2014
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The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.86 — 4,777 ratings — published 2016
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The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,443 ratings — published 2019
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The Fish Market: Inside the Big-Money Battle for the Ocean and Your Dinner Plate The Fish Market: Inside the Big-Money Battle for the Ocean and Your Dinner Plate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.95 — 111 ratings — published 2016
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Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.12 — 18,181 ratings — published 2016
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Bicycle Diaries Bicycle Diaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.51 — 7,281 ratings — published 2008
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The Bay: A Naturalist Discovers a Universe of Life Above and Below the Chesapeake The Bay: A Naturalist Discovers a Universe of Life Above and Below the Chesapeake (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.92 — 12 ratings — published 1984
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Ocean's End: Travels Through Endangered Seas Ocean's End: Travels Through Endangered Seas (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.84 — 64 ratings — published 2000
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Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.68 — 2,032 ratings — published 2020
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Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 3.97 — 249 ratings — published 2008
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Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as environmental-policy)
avg rating 4.27 — 7,430 ratings — published 2007
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Olivie Blake
“The actionable items were intangible (no, Belen said repeatedly, actually it was very simple, all you had to do was hold corporations responsible for their emissions, but for whatever reason her voice seemed to get drowned out by something, usually heartwarming ads where oil was being cleaned off of ducks with Very Effective dish soap). And also, they noted with importance, where were they supposed to get the money? Belen said wealth tax, and the wealthy said hm sorry what?”
Olivie Blake, The Atlas Paradox