'Being Green'

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Omnivore\'s Dilemmaby Michael Pollan

You’ll never feel the same about your dinner after you read Pollan’s thoughtful and entertaining examination of four American meals. He explores the relationship of food and our society and our feelings about the food we eat.

February 13th, 2009

An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truthby Al Gore

The untimely death of his son left former Vice President Gore with a sense of obligation “to pay attention to what matters.” Gore won the Nobel Prize for his life-long commitment to secure the planet for future generations.

February 10th, 2009

In Defense of Food

In Defense of Foodby Michael Pollan

The opening lines, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants…” is not just a manifesto for vegetarianism. Pollan takes a fresh look at the entire western diet and food culture.

February 10th, 2009

Unbowed: A Memoir

Unbowedby Wangari Mathaai

Maathai, founder of Kenya’s Green Belt Movement and winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, starts a campaign to restore the indigenous forests of her country. Over the course of three decades, she accomplishes this by mobilizing women to plant over 30 million trees.

February 10th, 2009


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